Talya Baharal

Distinguished Artist/Teacher
Written By Susan MacPhee

Blue Reflection #1. 2019. Ink and acrylic on mounted on wood panel. 22x30x2"

GAR Distinguished Artist/Teacher: Talya Baharal 
August 2025

The GAR Distinguished Artist/Teacher (DA/T) is an annual appointment, by invitation of the GAR Committee. The DA/T receives an honorarium and is provided with housing on Rocky Neck. At the start of their seven-day August residency they present a free, public lecture at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, followed by a four-day workshop at Montserrat College. This year, in addition to the lecture and workshop, Talya Baharal, will have a two-week exhibition at Cove Gallery to coincide with the dates of the residency.

What’s In a Voice, Paintings by Talya Baharal Exhibit: August 2025 | Cove Gallery, Gloucester, MA

Talya Baharal is a multi-disciplinary artist, living and maintaining her painting studio in New York’s Hudson Valley. Widely recognized, exhibited and published as a studio art jeweler and sculptor for over three decades she was also the recipient of a NYFA fellowship and other grants and awards and was a juror on NYFA sculpture/craft category in 2011. Baharal was the curator of a well-respected anthology of contemporary silver jewelry published by Lark Books in 2011. While Baharal is primarily a self-taught artist, upon moving to Maine in 2012 she began focusing exclusively on painting and took several workshops with the renowned abstract painter/teacher, Steve Aimone.  Upon her return to New York in 2016 she studied with Fran O’Neill and John Lees at the NY Studio School. Her abstract painting work has since been presented in several solo exhibitions in Chelsea, NYC, Healdsburg, CA, Torrington, CT, and Rockland, ME. Baharal is represented by Lulo Gallery, Healdsburg, CA, and Triangle Gallery, Rockland ME.

Abstract painter and sculptor Baharal, the 2025 Goetemann Distinguished Artist/Teacher, led an inspiring four-day artist workshop, WHAT’S IN A VOICE, at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, MA. Baharal shared her irreverent approach and process to making art and spoke to the role of discovery and growth in non-traditional ways using collage as a dialogue with paint. The workshop focused on exploring the making of a painter’s voice through experimentation and use of prompts to expand participants’ abstract vocabulary. The workshop provided a supportive place to review and discuss current work of the participants.

PDF What’s in a Voice book | Talya Baharal Paintings Website | Talya Baharal Instagram

Susan MacPhee

Susan MacPhee is a Squarespace Circle member and professional partner who has come full circle in her web design journey—finding that the most powerful solutions often come from focused expertise. Over the last 15+ years, Principal Susan MacPhee has stayed on the cutting edge, creating websites and partnering with clientele, brand designers, front-end developers, and marketing colleagues to launch fresh new sites that are easy for clients to control and manage.

As part of the Squarespace Circle community, Susan brings insider knowledge and advanced capabilities to every client project. She takes a no-code, content-first approach to tackle complex data relations and tailor websites that stand out from their peers. Her work circles back to what matters most: empowering clients with beautiful, functional sites they can confidently manage themselves.

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