Augusta Savage Gallery honors the beloved late UMass professor and artist, Richard Yarde, and his former student Susan Montgomery in an exhibition celebrating watercolor painting.

Reserved Passages: Watercolors by Susan Montgomery and Richard Yarde muses on the untouched spaces in watercolor and reflects on the exchange of knowledge and relationship between a teacher and student. The exhibition runs November 14 through February 26.

“He [Yarde] was a master of weaving connections and threads of ideas and encouraging his students to think critically and contribute to this larger tapestry of ideas,” says Montgomery. “To this day, when I meet someone who also studied with Richard, there is an instant shared bond followed by inspiring stories.” 

“When all is said and done, I see the most important thing I have to offer is my art, which is an act of meditation between myself and the awesome mystery of creation.” — Richard Yarde (1939-2011)