Jim Schantz

Jim Schantz is surely a poet; a poet with paints, brushes, and sticks of pastel. He looks at nature with admiration, wonder, and devotion. His art continues to display his love for bodies of water, reflections, and moments of illumination–the transition from lightness to darkness or darkness to lightness. His recent works are an extended exploration of his affinity for color and the consistent mystery of water and ice.

“In May, 2023, I traveled to Iceland with sculptor Peter Bremers. Peter has been influenced by ice formations in the past and our discussion lead to the idea of exhibiting together.

The idea was to seek inspiration from the landscape and ice formations. Our journey brought us along the southeastern coast. Along Vatnajökull, the largest glacier on the European continent.

The ice floes of this glacier fall into the glacier lagoon, Jökulsárlón.

Seeing it for the first time, I knew this could be my source of inspiration.

These bergs are visually inspiring offering a chance to create new compositions. These formations are also reminders of climate change.  I feel I must pay tribute to these monumental ethereal forms.

As we witness the glacier retracting each year, it is a reminder of the fragility of our planet and that our resources are limited.”

Jim Schantz is represented by

Pucker Gallery in Boston, MA.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA

Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA

Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL

The Boston Company, Boston, MA

Citizen’s Bank, Boston, MA

Congregation Kehillath Israel, Brookline, MA

Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

Everett Jewish Life Center, Chautauqua, NY

Fidelity Investments Corporation, Boston, MA

First Albany Corporation, Albany, NY

Fleet Bank, Western Massachusetts, Springfield, MA

The Jerusalem Foundation, New York,

NY Lowe Art Museum, Syracuse University, Syracuse,

NY Memorial Library, University of California, Davis, CA

Mount Saint Benedict Priory, Erie, PA

Nelson Museum, University of California, Davis, CA

Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA

Pamatnik, Terezin, Czech Republic

Post University, Waterbury, CT

Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

Schick Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

Simon’s Rock of Bard College, Great Barrington, MA

Syracuse University, Center for Holocaust Studies, Syracuse, NY

Tufts University, Medford, MA

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Williams College Museum, Williamstown, MA