'Abstraction Today' press coverage

The artist panel discussion that I participated in at Bucknell University a couple of weeks ago received some good press coverage from Matt Farrand of the Standard Journal, a local newspaper in Lewisburg, PA. 

Pictured here is myself on the left, in front of my paintings at the Downtown Gallery, the venue for "Abstraction Today" (curated by Bridgette Mayer), which also featured Neil Anderson, Charles Burwell, Nathan Pankratz, and Rebecca Rutstein. Next to me is Samek Gallery Director Richard Rinehart and Greg Stuart, Bucknell's public programs outreach manager.

Below is a closer view of the text: 

Openings and closings

OPENINGS

Neil Anderson, "Earth Songs: Architecture of the Plane", installation view at the Bridgette Mayer Gallery

Neil Anderson, "Earth Song No. 2", 2013, oil on linen, 36 x 56 inches

Neil Anderson's show of new paintings "Earth Songs: Architecture of the Plane" opened at the Bridgette Mayer Gallery this past week and continues until April 19, 2014.

Also, two painters who have previously shown at the Bridgette Mayer Gallery have shows in Philadelphia this month:

Allen Bentley, "Pull Close", 2013, oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches

Allen Bentley's exhibition of new paintings is on view at F.A.N. Gallery in Old City is on view until March 29, 2014

Keith Crowley, "Effulgent Pause", oil on aluminum panel, 48 x 72 inches

Keith Crowley's "Unseen", a show of new paintings is at Tiger Strikes Asteroid until 

March 30, 2014

CLOSING SOON!

Juri Kim

"Symphony In Red", 2013, acrylic on canvas, 76" x 102"

Spencer & Imler

"The Dexter Side 11", assembled painting on paper, 24" x 24"

This is the last week to catch a great duo show at the  LGTripp Gallery. Juri Kim's "The Harmony of Chaos" and Spencer & Imler's "Assembled Paintings on Paper" close on Saturday, March 15th.

*All images courtesy of the respective galleries and artists*

Scenes from "Abstraction Today" panel discussion...

Neil Anderson and Nathan Pankratz

My works in the show

Neil and Nathan with Neil's wife, Connie

Rebecca Rutstein in front of "In White"

Neil Anderson's paintings

Nathan Pankratz's "Registration Painting I"

Crowd arriving for the panel discussion

Outside

Scenes from Tuesday's "Abstraction Today" panel discussion and reception at Bucknell University's Downtown Gallery in Lewisburg, PA. I was there with Neil Anderson, Nathan Pankratz and Rebecca Rutstein to discuss our work and take questions. 

The event was very well-attended and there were some great questions from the audience. It was also nice to learn some things about my panel mate's work and processes that I had not been aware of previously. Between the panel discussion and car ride there and back, I think I talked more about art with other people than I have in the past year, since my time in the studio is spent talking to myself and at the work in an effort to figure out what the hell is going on with it. It's nice to have real-time confirmation once in a while that I'm really not the only crazy one out there with the same thoughts, hahaha!