I’ll have recent work included in two group shows this summer, both opening in July.
The first is Summer Blend, an invitational exhibition featuring work from 15 New England artists all living and working in what the gallery refers to as “the Near Northeast.”
From the KCP press release: “Summer Blend mixes the contemporary and new, nonrepresentational to figurative, in some of the most interesting and exciting work in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut. From sculpture, installation, prints and paintings, this blend of contemporary practices highlights the unique creative energy of New England. Summer Blend is a visual amalgamation of the vibe that New England artists bring to the scene.”
”Summer Blend features: Matthew Best, Jarid del Deo, Matt Demers, Anthony Falcetta, Jessica Parker Foley, Hilary Irons, Keri Kimura, Isabelle Maschal O’Donnell, Lindsay Gwinn Parker, Dave Pettengill, Michael Andrew Phillips, Damion Silver, Courtney Stock, Trevor Toney and Jimmy Viera. The show is curated by Eric and Julee Katzman, codirectors of KCP. “
Summer Blend opens with a reception on July 22 from 5-9pm, and closes on September 2.
Katzman Contemporary Projects: 42 Dover Point Road, Suite B Dover, NH 03820
Monday through Thursday 8:30-4:30 Saturdays 1-4
director@katzmancontemporaryprojects.com
For more Info: www.katzmancontemporaryprojects.com
The other show I’m in is Break of Day, Edge of Night, a juried exhibition at The Painting Center in New York City.
From curators Steven Cabral, Lisa Petker Mintz and Christopher Schade: “Conceptions of day and night conjure a broad spectrum of emotions and ideas that elicit diverse imagery. This can be an embodiment or meditation on the subjective or perceptual experience of time. One thinks of the serial Haystack paintings of Monet or more recently Byron Kim’s Sunday Paintings. These daily visual shifts echo larger seasonal, and celestial cycles that acknowledge mortality and renewal. Each time evokes a different sensation, ranging from the mystery, vulnerability, and desire of night to the ecstatic and precious clarity of day. Day and night can also suggest light, it’s absence, and how it travels through space. It can be a search for boundaries or an exploration of feeling. In his painting Nighthawks, Edward Hopper conveys the loneliness and isolation of a nighttime urban scene. Artists have sought to capture the spirit of day and night by depicting beauty, decay, rebellion, conformity, the seductive and the strange. The artists included in Break of Day, Edge of Night are inspired by day and night in all its revelations. The works in this exhibition present a broad range of two-dimensional or three-dimensional examples and various media such as photography, digital, sculpture, painting and mixed media.”
Break of Day, Edge of Night will be on view from July 19 - August 13, and will be featured on Artsy with a catalogue of artists works.
Opening reception: Thurs., July 21, 5PM - 8PM
The Painting Center: 547 West 27th St., Suite 500, New York
director@thepaintingcenter.org
For more info: https://www.thepaintingcenter.org/break-of-day-edge-of-night
