Daniel Semeraro Art Opening featuring a live music performance by Joy Sumberg October 4, 2008

Artist Daniel Semeraros exhibit is called "Escape from New Work". The opening will be this evening at 7pm and will feature both his art and musician Joy Sumberg. The exhibit will be on display from Oct. 4th until Nov. 16th. Daniel Semeraro received his certificate of learning from the venerable University of Universities in 1983 under rather awkward circumstances. Two years later (in 1985) he was the recipient of the prestigious Anderson M. Fuchs fellowship, honoring excellence in whatever was deemed excellent in that day. Since that time he has produced a visually unwieldy body of work that has been excluded from a large number of collections and numerous other museums and institutions across this particular planet. He currently lives in a cave on the west side of Providence. Joy Sumbergs magic has been described as her resonant reminiscence of life stages, touching on romance, as well as interpersonal levels. Her sultry timbre is easy as an afternoon rowboat ride. Though she began singing early in life, it wasnt until the late nineties that she began to hone her songwriting and performing skills as a street musician in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA. It was on this proving ground that she first began to share her lyrics and melodies crafted with an extreme personal honesty surrounded by simple acoustic chords. Those early days of singing in the brilliant summer sun solidified her love of beautiful melodies that resonate down the red brick walkways and echo off the historic buildings creating an enchanting music box. Today, Joy continues to create deeply personal songs about love, friendship, beauty, and sometimes unfiltered anger. Her live solo performances layer a teasing humor that contrasts with the intensely personal nature of her songs. The combination creates an intimate evening of folky, rocky, soulful music with a hint of mountain flavor and the welcomed touch of laughter. Born and raised in Northfield, Massachusetts Joy now lives in Cambridge MA, but continues to head to the western part of the state to share music and art with friends. Past collaborations include recording projects with progressive rock band, Plank, lead-singer of Boston-based rock band, Buzzstar, and lead-singer and original song contributor to the North Shore folk/blues band, Neptune Bay.

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