Exhibition Viewing and Roundtable Discussion - The Azorean Spirit: The Art of Domingos Rebêlo

Thursday, April 7

Exhibition Viewing and Reception
6:00 - 7:00pm

Roundtable Discussion
Featuring Naomi Slipp, NBWM Chief Curator, Memory Holloway, Onésimo Teotónio Almeida, and Jorge Rebêlo
7:00 – 8:00pm
In-Person and on Zoom
Advance Purchase Required

In-Person: $10 Members, $15 Non-Members - REGISTER HERE
Virtual: Free - REGISTER HERE

Celebrate the seminal exhibition The Azorean Spirit: The Art of Domingos Rebêlo, which runs from March 31-September 22, 2022 at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, with a private exhibition viewing and reception, followed by an hour-long lively talk surrounding Rebêlo’s paintings, works on paper, and his legacy.

During the roundtable discussion, the Whaling Museum's Chief Curator, Naomi Slipp, preeminent scholars of Azorean and Portuguese culture and identity, Memory Holloway and Onésimo Teotónio Almeida, and researcher and grandson of the artist, Jorge Rebêlo, will discuss the art, life, and influence of twentieth-century painter, Domingos Rebêlo.

Learn more about the exhibition here.

An oil painting of a farmer in the field with cows and his wife.

Azorean Triptych, circa 1920s, oil on canvas, private collection. Tríptico Açoriano, cerca década 1920, óleo sobre tela, colecção particular.

An oil painting of a bust of a fisherman.

Fisherman of Mosteiros, 1924. Oil on canvas, private collection. Pescador de Mosteiros, 1924. Óleo sobre tela, colecção particular.

An oil painting of boats and fishermen in Mosteiros.

Boats and Fishermen in Mosteiros, circa 1924. Oil on canvas, private collection. Barcos e pescadores nos Mosteiros, cerca 1924. Óleo sobre tela, colecção particular.