BRATTLEBORO- “Nuclear Family,” an exhibit of new work by Amy Bennett, features small paintings that tackle large topics, including marriage, child rearing, and female identity.
The smallest painting in the exhibit, “Problem Child,” is less than three inches high and  four-and-a-half inches wide. In it, a girl stands near the center of a messy room, her back to the viewer, as a small fire burns in the corner. Like all the paintings in the exhibit, “Problem Child” implies a narrative, raising as many questions as it answers.