
Author: John Greiner-Ferris
John Greiner-Ferris is a writer and playwright. He is the co-founder of Boston Public Works Theater Company and the founding artistic director at Alley Cat Theater. John has written many articles for Cape Cod LIFE over the years, including artist profiles for our annual Cape Cod ART issue.

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Artist Profile: Jane Eccles
Writer: John Greiner-Ferris
It’s the 1950s, and Jane Eccles, with a degree in art history from Mt. Holyoke College and graduate work at…
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Artist Profile: Joe Diggs
Writer: John Greiner-Ferris
The complexities of race in America perplex, anger and sometimes even amuse Osterville painter Joe Diggs. “I want to be…
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Artist Profile: Julija Mostykanova Feeney
Writer: John Greiner-Ferris
When people ask Julija Mostykanova Feeney what she does for a living, she doesn’t tell them she’s an artist. “I…
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Artist Profile: Maurine Sutter
Writer: John Greiner-Ferris
Maurine Sutter first traversed the Province Lands dunes in 1998, embarking from the tiny lot opposite Snail Road, trudging up…
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Cape Cod Camera Clubs
Writer: John Greiner-Ferris
Cape camera clubs share insights into their photographic pursuits There’s one undeniable truth about photographers: They are all geeks, every…
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Master and Commander: Cape Artisan Walter Baron
Boat builder Walter Baron stays grounded in his craft The unadorned sign reads, “Boats Built And Repaired” and a seven-digit…
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Magic Moments
A true Cape Cod tradition, the Chatham Band continues to strike a chord There is more than a bit of…
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Handcrafting history
Writer: John Greiner-Ferris Photographer: Teagan Anne
Sculptor David Lewis finds redemption in art Like many histories of families on Cape Cod, Osterville sculptor David Lewis’…
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Emerging Artists: Irene Lynch
Writer: John Greiner-Ferris
Little art, lot of heart Artist Irene Lynch grew up on the beaches of Cape Cod. When she was 5…
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Emerging Artists: Alex Curtiss
Writer: John Greiner-Ferris
Nurse puts her healing hands to work on the canvas When you are dealing with life and death situations on…
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Artist Profile: Julie Tremblay
Writer: John Greiner-Ferris
Photographer Julie Tremblay never dreamed she’d own a successful gallery in Provincetown right in the middle of Commercial Street. After…
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Artist Profile: Thanassi
Writer: John Greiner-Ferris
There is so much to keep up with when talking to Thanassi. He is a Provincetown bon vivant of the…
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Artist profile: Thomas Watson
Writer: John Greiner-Ferris
When is a painting of a landscape not a landscape? Perhaps when the painting is really a memory of your…
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Artist profile: Deborah Quinn-Munson
Writer: John Greiner-Ferris
Over the course of a career in painting spanning more than 40 years, Deborah Quinn-Munson says she continues to enjoy…
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Artist profile: Ruth Odile
Writer: John Greiner-Ferris
From the initial scene she chooses to paint, to the actual act of painting, to the experience she hopes the…
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Artists profile: Larry Folding
Writer: John Greiner-Ferris
The desire to paint was always there, even during his career as an engineer in high-tech plastics molding. After work,…
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Artist profile: Ramon Alcolea
Writer: John Greiner-Ferris
It’s a busy time in Ramon Alcolea’s studio. Already a high-energy person who works on several projects at once, he…
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Artist Profile: Paul Baldassini
Writer: John Greiner-Ferris
It seems that for most of his life, Paul Baldassini has lived in two worlds—the modern world, where he founded…
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