Art News

An inside look at events and happenings in the contemporary art world.

T.L. Solien, Iowa Chop, acrylic, enamel and oil on canvas, 20 x 24"

CHROMA
Colors burst from the computer screen in Tory Folliard Gallery’s online viewing room, available at www.toryfolliard.com, during its CHROMA: Color and Abstraction exhibition. Collectors can scroll through a wonderland of bright, abstract works created by a variety of contemporary artists like Richard Taylor, Derrick Buisch, Jason Rohlf, Ben Grant, Michael Hedges and others. There is also an archived section where past viewing rooms will be available for collectors to view.

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David Alvarado, Reminiscence, oil on panel, 28 x 26"

Gold Medal Exhibition
The California Art Club hosts its Annual Gold Medal Exhibition with the distinction of now spanning two pandemics. This year’s 109th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition – A Virtual Experience, available online May 16 through June 13, is presented in collaboration with the Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University. It features more than 160 works of art, ranging from pristine landscapes and seascapes to evocative figurative works and still lifes created by both nationally renowned painters and sculptors, as well as emerging artists.

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Daniel Gerhartz, A Shadow of His Glory, oil, 24 x 30"

Moments of Beauty
The work of realist painter Daniel Gerhartz will be featured at Meyer Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, from July 10 to 16. The show, titled Daniel Gerhartz: The Promise of Dawn: Moments of Beauty, features new landscapes, portraiture and architectural interiors by the Wisconsin-based artist. A highlight in the exhibition is one of Gerhartz’s signature interior church scenes, A Shadow of His Glory.

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James Turrell, Pegasus, Medium Elliptical Glass, LED light, etched glass and shallow space, 71 x 53"

Pace Gallery Online Viewing Rooms
Pace Gallery has created a series of online viewing rooms on its website as a means of seeing and connecting with art. On view through May 23 is a solo exhibition of new works by abstract artist James Turrell-whose work deals with light and physical space-including three from his Constellation series. The show will feature elliptical and circular shapes with a frosted glass surface animated by various LED lights.

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Philip Pearlstein, Model with Pond Boat, oil on canvas, 40 x 36"

Philip Pearlstein at LewAllen Galleries
In the 1960s, the work of Philip Pearlstein challenged the art world by reintroducing realism as a mode of modernist art. He began working at a time when abstract expressionism was at its zenith of popularity and figurative art was viewed as nearly obsolete. Pearlstein reimagined the nude as a serious subject for contemporary art in a manner that has continued to evolve over the course of his career. Resilience of the Real at LewAllen Galleries includes 18 paintings in oil and watercolor created by Pearlstein in the last 25 years. Information about show dates can be found at www.lewallengalleries.com. —