November 19, 2025

The Tremaine Art Gallery at The Hotchkiss School presents Wish You Were Here, a collaborative exhibition featuring artists Fern Apfel and Colleen McGuire, curated by Joan Baldwin. On view from November 4 through January 25, the exhibition invites visitors to consider themes of memory, home, and the passage of time through two distinct yet complementary artistic voices.

Fern Apfel’s meticulously detailed still-life paintings depict letters, diaries, journals, and lists, blending language, painting, and memory into works that feel both intimate and universal. Her pieces encourage reflection on personal histories and the ways memory shapes our sense of place.

Colleen McGuire captures the ephemeral qualities of everyday life, such as light falling on a fogged mirror, rain streaking a window, or fractured sunlight on a porch. Working in oil on board, McGuire translates these fleeting moments into quiet meditations on the spaces and experiences that define daily living. 

The gallery is located on The Hotchkiss School campus at 11 Interlaken Road in Lakeville. It is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday from noon to 4 pm. The gallery will be closed during school breaks (November 22 to December 1 and December 16 to January 5).