Ellen Heck 2025

In this exhibition, both figurative and abstract works explore a panorama of perspectives. Life-size monochromatic aquatint portraits of children in the process of having their faces painted hone in on varying expressions of almost religious deliverance at known and unknown hands holding tools of transformation. In this series of varied editions, Being Painted, each child's face is individually painted in different familiar motifs. Of these, the show features masked adventurers, clowns, and star...   view video »

posted on 1/8/2025

   

Will Klemm Elevations Show 2024

Wally Workman will notably open Will Klemm's 25th show at the gallery. A decades-long relationship, Klemm was one of the first painters to show with the gallery, which will celebrate its 45th anniversary next year. In this show, Klemm’s large scale, richly textured canvases illustrate his trav...   view video »

posted on 12/17/2024

   

America Martin 2024 Solo Show

Of Columbian-American heritage, America is renowned for her robust works using form and figure. Inspired by mid-century masters deconstructing the figure, she uses concentrated line and flat color to create colossal, vibrant subjects appearing to barely be contained by the canvas. There is a joy and...   view video »

posted on 11/7/2024

   

Floral Realism Group Show

Floral Realism features the work of Molly Smith, Carol Dawson and James Andrew Smith. Each artist captures the natural beauty of flora in a realist manner, each with a different medium and approach....   view video »

posted on 10/11/2024

   

Julia Lucey | Trying to Fit In

Lucey’s body of work is deceivingly playful. In her depictions of nature, the eye is drawn to the bright colors and intricate details of her craft, but the underlying messages in them reference the issues facing wildlife, its dissolution, and the attempt by many to redirect its path. Animals a...   view video »

posted on 9/12/2024

   

Joseph Janson + Stephanie Strange Group Show

Viewing Janson's sculptures is like walking through a line drawing. Working with baling wire, his works ebb and flow like marks on a page to create recognizable forms: people, animals, and objects such as tables and lamps. He groups his figures by working with one continuous wire, and therefore one ...   view video »

posted on 8/14/2024

   

Patrick Puckett | Western Civ.

His paintings are known for their bold colors and languid figures, executed with confident interaction between paint application, shape, color and texture. The works on paper emit intimacy, with more subtle features and evidence of the artist’s hand through drawn elements. The works on canvas ...   view video »

posted on 7/9/2024

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