Pazo Fine Art

08/10/2024

08/05/2024

06/05/2024

Pazo Fine Art is thrilled to present 𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙙: 𝘼𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙃𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙, a one day exhibition showcasing the works of sixteen Kensington-based artists in conjunction with the annual Kensington Open Studios event.

Join us on Sunday, June 9th, from 1-5 PM at 4228 Howard Ave Kensington MD 20895.

Curated by Valentina Deshler (.deshler), this exhibition features a carefully selected works from each participating artist: Damon Arhos (), Jacqui Crocetta (), Pam Eichner (), Marta Gutierrez, Maggie Gourlay (), Andrew Hladky (), Hedieh Ilchi (), Amanda Kates (), Kristina King (), Jim Maio (), Megan Maher (), Kasey O’Boyle (), Ricky Sears (), Jerry Truong, Clare Winslow (), and Barbara Ziselberger (). The works on display span a wide range of techniques and media, including oil and acrylic paint, charcoal, wood, handmade paper, concrete, bamboo sticks, cardboard, burlap, twine, copper wire, leaves and aluminum. These pieces explore themes such as space and place, the earth and notions of home, and reflections on the relationship between humanity and our environment.

Over the years, Howard Avenue has evolved into a vibrant center for artistic creativity in Maryland. Its warehouse infrastructure, open plan real estate, local galleries, and antique stores have fostered a supportive environment for art studios and creative networks. At Pazo Fine Art, a core aspect of our mission is to nurture artistic talent in Kensington. By upholding and expanding the legacy of Open Studios Day, local artists have a more robust platform with which to showcase their work while enhancing the cultural landscape of our community, further establishing Kensington as an active, flourishing hub for the arts.

Image detail: Hedieh Ilchi, 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙙, 𝙫𝙚𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙙, 𝙚𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙨𝙚𝙙 #7, 2023. Courtesy of the artist and Hemphill. ©️Hedieh Ilchi.

04/16/2024

On the occasion of 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙨, an exhibition showcasing the vibrant paintings of Josef Albers, Thomas Downing, Matthew Feyld, Dorothy Fratt, David Headley, Helene Herzbrun, Howard Mehring, Terry Parmelee, Kimber Smith, and Vivian Springford at PFA-Kensington, art historian and professor 𝗩𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗶𝘇𝘇𝗶 offers a profound exploration into the significance of color within each artist’s practice.

“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘹 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘬𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘢 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭. 𝘕𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳.”

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On view through May 18. Open by appointment. 4228 Howard Ave Kensington MD 20895.

04/08/2024

Caitlin Teal Price’s diptych Orb, study (2023) currently on view at PFA-Washington D.C., is distinctive for the way her etch marks converge into a perfect circle in the center and darkest part of the work. Her precise arrangement of the density of marks creates the illusion of depth, making a spherical shape that, when combined with the smaller marks outside the circle, reminds us of galactic bodies among a sea of stars. There is something deeply meditative about the symmetry and sense of deep space created within Orb. It serves as a reminder of the mind-bending dynamics of all the natural light in the universe; the time travel involved in stargazing, the sheer vastness of space. Today, instead of reflecting the light from the Sun, the moon will instead appear to cross in front of it, creating an eclipse. When we consider the mechanics behind this rare phenomenon, Caitlin’s work helps us find the magic in it all. “𝙊𝙧𝙗 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨,” explains the artist. It is through this careful handling of shape, light, and process that Price has developed a body of works which not only stun with their beauty but also transport us to metaphysical landscapes that fill us with wonder.

Caitlin Teal Price is a Washington D.C., artist who has pioneered a unique process that allows her to create her signature Scratch Drawings. Price begins by laying out paper, sometimes colored, sometimes crinkled, and waits for the sunlight from the window to shine onto it just so. The instant she sees the desired light effect, she captures it with a photograph and develops it into a large pigment print on Hahnemuhle rag paper. Then, she begins the long, laborious, and tactile process of etching thousands of tiny, meticulous marks into the photograph with an Exacto knife, each gesture and form guided in some way by the shape and motion of the initial intrusion of light.

Image: Caitlin Teal Price, 𝙊𝙧𝙗 (𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙮), 2023, X-acto blade etching and colored pencil on Hanahumle rag paper, 14 x 11 in (each panel) Photo by Kristofer Heng. ©️Caitlin Teal Price

04/04/2024

Karin Davie, born in Toronto, Canada and currently based in Seattle, will be featured in our upcoming exhibition, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙡𝙚, opening Saturday, April 6th, at PFA-Washington D.C.

Davie earned her BFA from Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, in 1987, followed by her MFA from Rhode Island School of Design in 1989. Since the 90’s, her form-and-process centered, gestural approach to abstraction has generated bodies of work that have received widespread acclaim, establishing Davie as a leading figure in redefining the legacy of high modernism. In 2015, Davie received a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship Award. Her artwork has been exhibited extensively across North America and Europe, with notable presentations at Albright-Knox Art Gallery (2006), The Rubell Family Museum in Miami, FL, and The National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC (2015-2017), The Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC (2014); Tate St. Ives International Contemporary Gallery, and Mead Gallery, University Of Warwick, UK (2011-2012); The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT (2008); Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (2008 and 2012); the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City (2007); Mary Boone Gallery, New York (1999, 2002, 2005, 2007); Wetterling Gallery, Stockholm (2006 and 2011); SITE Santa Fe, New Mexico (2004); and The Museum of Modern Art, NY (1998).

Images: [1] Studio portrait of the artist©️Karin Davie [2] Karin Davie, 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙤𝙡𝙤 𝙉𝙤. 2, 2023 (detail) Photo by Jueqian Fang. Courtesy the artist and CHART.

03/28/2024

Currently on view at PFA-Kensington, 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙨 not only invites viewers to immerse themselves in the meticulously crafted experiences of color and hue by the 20th-century color masters but also encourages them to appreciate the enduring legacy of the Color Field movement and its profound impact on the modern art landscape. Highlighting paintings by Josef Albers, Thomas Downing, Matthew Feyld, Dorothy Fratt, David Headley, Helene Herzbrun, Howard Mehring, Terry Parmelee, Kimber Smith, and Vivian Springford.

On view through May 18. Open by appointment.

Image: Installation view, 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘀. Photo by Vivian Marie Doering. ©️The Artists

03/18/2024

Pazo Fine Art is thrilled to announce 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙡𝙚, an exhibition featuring the works of Seattle based artist Karin Davie and Washington D.C. based artist Caitlin Teal Price. Join us for an opening reception on Saturday, April 6, from 6 to 8 PM. The exhibition will remain on view until May 25, 2024.

An essay by art historian and curator Lily Siegel will accompany this exhibition.

Davie and Price are driven by a shared, process-centered interest in the interplay between the finite and the infinite. The works featured in this exhibition suspend viewers in an evasive terrain where physical bodies must contend with their existence in a radically metaphysical world. Within each tactical manipulation of light, color and gesture, the viewer could either be looking through a microscope at a multicellular sample of biomatter, or through a powerful telescope at a vast, intergalactic portal into deep space.

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Images: [1] Karin Davie, 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙈𝙚 𝙐𝙥 𝙉𝙤 3, 2022 (detail) Photo courtesy CHART, New York [2] Caitlin Teal Price, 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨, 2023 (detail) Photo courtesy the artist©️The Artists

03/01/2024

We are delighted to share that our current exhibition 𝙂𝙚𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙭: 𝙀𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝘼𝙗𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 on view at PFA–Washington D.C., has been reviewed in The Washington Post by Mark Jenkins.

The works presented in this exhibition stand as testament to the intellectual power of natural mathematics (in both geometry and color) to shape aesthetic, emotional, and spiritual experiences. “Geometrix: Encoded Abstraction” invites you to immerse yourself in the interconnected world of these artists, where systematic arrangements of abstract choices give birth to profound and transcendent instances of artistic expression and perception.

On view through Saturday, March 16th. Open to the public Thursday–Saturday 11 am to 6 pm and by appointment.

Images: Courtesy of The Washington Post. ©️The Artists.

02/29/2024

We are thrilled to announce 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙧s, a unique exhibition highlighting paintings by Josef Albers, Thomas Downing, Matthew Feyld, Dorothy Fratt, David Headley, Helene Herzbrun, Howard Mehring, Terry Parmelee, Kimber Smith, and Vivian Springford. Join us for an opening reception on Saturday, March 9, from 6 to 8 PM at PFA–Kensington. The exhibition will remain on view until May 18, 2024.

𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙨 delves into the transformative period of 20th century abstractionists whose artistic dialogue underscored an important shift, among pioneers of the avant-garde, into the Color Field movement; often of the variety Clement Greenberg described as “Post Painterly Abstraction.” This conceptual shift signaled a departure from the inwardness and subjective mysticism inherent in second-generation expressionist, gestural abstraction, a legacy of the WWII period. Instead, these emerging painters sought to distill art to its essential elements: color, texture, form, scale, and composition — echoing, in certain aspects, the principles of the Minimalists.

An essay by art historian and professor Vittorio Colaizzi will accompany this exhibition.

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Image detail: Thomas Downing, 𝙎𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙩 𝙋𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣, 1972 ©️Thomas Downing Estate. Photo by Gregory Staley

02/22/2024

We are delighted to share that 𝘿𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝙁𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙩: 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙧 𝙈𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚, the first major U.S. museum exhibition currently on view at SMoCA () on the prolific, yet underrecognized, American painter Dorothy Fratt (1923–2017) has been reviewed by Chadd Scott in Forbes magazine.

“𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘵,” 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘙. 𝘖’𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘚𝘔𝘰𝘊𝘈 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰-𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘴.𝘤𝘰𝘮. “𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘵 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 ‘𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴,’ ‘𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦,’ 𝘢𝘯𝘥 ‘𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘴’ 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.”

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Image: Dorothy Fratt, 𝘽𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙩, 1981 ©️Dorothy Fratt

02/10/2024

𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘅: 𝗘𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, a vibrant, energetic exhibition featuring paintings, drawings, and sculptures by Don Dudley, Jean Jinho Kim, Andrew Masullo, Harvey Quaytman, David Simpson, Li Trincere, Don Voisine, Neil Williams, and Norman Zammitt, opens tonight at PFA-Washington D.C. Join us from 6-8 pm for the opening reception.

The works presented in this exhibition stand as testament to the intellectual power of natural mathematics (in both geometry and color) to shape aesthetic, emotional, and spiritual experiences. 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘅: 𝗘𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 invites you to immerse yourself in the interconnected world of these artists, where systematic arrangements of abstract choices give birth to profound and transcendent instances of artistic expression and perception.

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Image: Installation view, 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘅: 𝗘𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Photo by Vivian Marie Doering () ©️The Artists

02/06/2024

Don Dudley will be featured as one of the artists in our upcoming exhibition, 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘅: 𝗘𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, opening this Saturday, February 10th, at PFA–Washington D.C.

Born in Los Angeles, California, in 1930, Dudley holds a significant position in the art world, acting as a crucial link between the optical and surface-oriented “Cool School” or “Finish Fetish” generation of California artists in the 1960s and the more cerebral, hard-edged Minimalist artists like Frank Stella, Brice Marden, and Ellsworth Kelly.

Dudley’s artistic practice, spanning drawing, painting, sculpture, and installation, results in subtle and sophisticated wall works that captivate with both elegance and formal intelligence. Over his impressive seventy-year career, he consistently challenged artistic conventions by incorporating industrial materials such as aluminum, lacquer, homasote, and plywood into his creations.

Over the course of his career, his work has been exhibited throughout the United States and Europe. His solo exhibitions include Pam Adler Gallery (1978, 1982, 1985), CUNY Baruch College (1982), I-20 Gallery (2011), and Magenta Plains (2017, 2019, 2022), all in New York. Other solo exhibitions were held at La Jolla Museum of Art (1959, 1964), I Gallery (1961, 1964), Comara Gallery (1963), and University of California Art Museum (1979), all in California. Internationally, he exhibited at Galerie Alfred Schmela (1976) and Galerie Thomas Zander (2013, 2018) in Germany, John Doyle Gallery (1975), and Galerie Farideh Cadot (1977, 1981) in France. Don Dudley’s work is featured in public collections such as the Whitney Museum of American Art, San Francisco Museum of Art, and the New Museum of Contemporary Art, among others. He currently lives and works in New York City.

Photo: Courtesy of Magenta Plains

01/29/2024

𝘿𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝙁𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙩: 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙧 𝙈𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚, the first major U.S. museum exhibition on the prolific, yet underrecognized, American painter Dorothy Fratt (1923–2017) opens this week at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, co-curated by Jennifer McCabe (.mccabe.morales), director and chief curator, and Lauren R. O’Connell (.r.oconnell), curator of contemporary art.

Born in Washington, D.C., Fratt showed prodigious talent in art as early as age 9 and garnered much attention at age 15 when her painting won first place in an exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. She received numerous educational scholarships, as well as apprenticeships with cubist painter Karl Knaths and landscape and figure painter Nicolai S. Cikovsky. Originally joining the Washington Color School in the 1950s, Fratt left to forge her own style of abstraction that was more closely tied to the Southwest United States after she moved to Arizona in 1958. Although Fratt’s paintings are often classified as color field and abstract expressionist, her use of color and expression of her surroundings evolved into a prolific body of work that idiosyncratically emotes landscape, atmosphere, gesture, and mood on her own terms.

Spanning more than five decades of the artist’s oeuvre, the exhibition will present a selection of foundational early works and ephemera alongside numerous paintings that exemplify Fratt’s vibrant and distinct style of abstraction. The exhibition will be accompanied by a catalogue in collaboration with Radius Books (.books) to present new scholarly essays on the artist; unpublished writing by the artist; an extensive biography; artist conversations with Teresa Baker (), Caroline Kent (), and Rebecca Ward (); and illustrations of artworks and ephemera.

Image: Dorothy Fratt, Red Mesa, Acrylic on canvas. SMoCA Permanent Collection. ©️Dorothy Fratt. Photo courtesy of Radius Books.

01/26/2024

We are thrilled to announce 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘅: 𝗘𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, a vibrant, energetic exhibition featuring paintings, drawings, and sculptures by Don Dudley, Jean Jinho Kim, Andrew Masullo, Harvey Quaytman, David Simpson, Li Trincere, Don Voisine, Neil Williams, and Norman Zammit. Join us for an opening reception on Saturday, February 10th, from 6 to 8 PM. The exhibition will remain on view until March 16th, 2024.

Derived from the formalist traditions of geometric abstraction and hard-edge techniques, this diverse assembly of artists coheres around a joint venture to instill a sense of logical order and beauty within abstraction, predominantly through a reverence for the pure, foundational aspects of painting. Taken together, their individual explorations of natural sequences, architectural structures, mathematical gradients, and minimalist light and color, function to evidence how systematically arranged elements within a composition can generate not only active optical space, but also emotional and psychological effects that softly and suggestively approximate the realm of the divine.

Link in bio to learn more.

Image detail: Andrew Masullo, 5296, 2011-2012 ©️Andrew Masullo. Photo by Gregory Staley.

01/11/2024

Final days to see 𝓝𝓮𝔀 𝓡𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓻, Kate Sable’s () second solo exhibition with the gallery, featuring new and recent paintings.

On view at PFA–Washington D.C., through Saturday, January 13, 2024. Open Thursday–Saturday: 11 a.m to 6 p.m.

Kate Sable’s abstract paintings are characterized by undulating curves, lush paint handling, and an intuitive approach to image construction. Her creative process is deeply rooted in the materials and physical act of painting, which serves both as means of visual investigation, as well as a conduit for her to explore personal metaphors and touchpoints. Her painted forms probe at and challenge the concept of boundaries, from the curvilinear edges of her shapes themselves, to the literal borders of the canvas, generating a teetering sense of movement and balance. This show is Sable’s second solo presentation at the gallery, and it takes its name from the New River, which she grew up alongside. As this title suggests, her paintings and practice are characterized by a churning flow of images and ideas, a mercurial process that yields works that always feel freshly made, energetic, and ever-new.

Image: Installation view, 𝓝𝓮𝔀 𝓡𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓻. Photo by Vivian Marie Doering () Artwork©️Kate Sable

01/04/2024

Thrilled to kick off the New Year with the placement of this striking Blair Thurman () work in an meticulously crafted design home by Robert Gurney Architect () in Washington D.C.

Image: Installation view, 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣, 𝙋𝙍 𝘾𝙞𝙧𝙘𝙪𝙞𝙩 (𝙋𝙖𝙪𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙞𝙧𝙘𝙪𝙞𝙩), 2023. Photo by Luis Pazo.

12/29/2023

We are beyond thrilled and honored to end our remarkable art year by announcing a glowing review by Mark Jenkins in the Washington Post (), for our ongoing exhibition Kate Sable: 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝑹𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓 at PFA–Washington D.C through January 13, 2024.

“𝘼𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙎𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚’𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡, 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙞𝙙-20𝙩𝙝-𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙮 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙨 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙝, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙤𝙗𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙨, 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙨. 𝙎𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙨 “𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝙈𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝” 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙨, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡. 𝘿𝙖𝙮-𝙂𝙡𝙤 𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙯𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮, 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙢”

Link in bio for further reading.

Please note that both galleries are closed for the holiday season, reopening on January 4, 2024.

Images: [1][2]The Washington Post. [3] 𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝙈𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝, 2022 [4] 𝙏𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙊𝙣 𝙈𝙮 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙, 2021 [5] 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙃𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙈𝙚, 2023. Photo by Vivian Marie Doering () Artwork©️Kate Sable

12/23/2023

As the year draws to a close, we want to take a moment to extend our heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support and patronage throughout this extraordinary year. Upon reflection, we’ve been honored to curate and present a series of remarkable exhibitions. Your incredible enthusiasm and engagement with our program have been instrumental in making each exhibit an undeniable success.

May this season be filled with joy, warmth, and treasured moments with loved ones. We eagerly look forward to welcoming you back in the new year. Wishing you a delightful holiday season and a prosperous New Year!

Please note that both of our galleries will be closed from December 24, 2023, for the holiday season, reopening on January 4, 2024, for the final weeks of Kate Sable's second solo exhibition 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙍𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧 on view through January 13, 2024 at PFA–Washington D.C. During this time, our online platform remains available for browsing and inquiries.

Image: Installation view, 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙍𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧. Photo by Vivian Marie Doering () Artwork©️Kate Sable

12/19/2023

Closing this week 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨, an exhibition of new paintings by Olivier Mosset, Michael Scott, and Blair Thurman.

In a rare convergence, three artists who lived and worked near one another in New York City since the late 1980s present their inaugural three-person show, 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨. The works featured exemplify formal abstraction through bold colors, shapes, and stark forms, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in open-ended physical encounters with surface, scale, and pattern. United less by a common aesthetic than by the intensity of their commitment to individual practices of conceptual abstraction amid the dominating forces of Postmodernism and Neoexpressionism throughout their formative years, these artists exemplify the dynamic spectrum of post-minimalism.

On view through Thursday, December 21, 2023 by appointment only.

Image: Installation view, 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨, September 30–December 21, 2023. PFA–Kensington ©️The Artists. Photo: Vivian Marie Doering ()

12/14/2023

A glance at Sable’s titles makes it clear that for her, painting is not a purely formal occupation. Her exploratory approach to painting embraces a search for allusion, and titles like Cut by My Own Quip connect the paintings to broader situational and emotional landscapes. These connections aren’t made based on a doctrine of similarity, but a free associative openness to the idea that anything can be in the work, and the deeper one digs, the richer the yield. –Jacob Cartwright ()

𝑵𝑬𝑾 𝑹𝑰𝑽𝑬𝑹, featuring new and recent paintings by Kate Sable () currently on view at PFA–Washington D.C., through January 13, 2024.

Open Thursday–Saturday: 11 a.m to 6 p.m and by appointment.

Image: 𝘾𝙪𝙩 𝙗𝙮 𝙢𝙮 𝙊𝙬𝙣 𝙌𝙪𝙞𝙥, 2022, Oil on linen, 24 x 18 in (61 x 45.7 cm) ©️Kate Sable. Photo by Vivian Marie Doering. ()

12/07/2023

An exhibition of new and recent paintings by Kate Sable (), titled 𝑵𝑬𝑾 𝑹𝑰𝑽𝑬𝑹 is currently on view at PFA–Washington D.C.

This show is Sable’s second solo presentation at the gallery, and it takes its name from the New River, which she grew up alongside. As this title suggests, her paintings and practice are characterized by a churning flow of images and ideas, a mercurial process that yields works that always feel freshly made, energetic, and ever-new.

On view through January 13, 2024. Open Thursday–Saturday: 11 a.m to 6 p.m., and by appointment.

Image: Installation view, 𝑵𝑬𝑾 𝑹𝑰𝑽𝑬𝑹. Photo by Vivian Marie Doering () Artwork©️Kate Sable

12/04/2023

Since the mid 1980s, 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁 has created paintings that are visual experiences pushed to the extreme. In his paintings he has juxtaposed narrow vertical lines, at times in different colors and patterns, on aluminium panels. His artworks produce an optical impact that makes them difficult to look at and compels the viewer to see them differently each time. This disruptive experience underlines the artist’s extreme approach to visual art. In the 1990s his paintings were known to be programmatic, in the sense that they were precisely calculated and the patterns were systematic. Later, they became more intuitive, allowing chance and the process to be evident. Steering away from subjectivity, Michael Scott currently explores a systematic approach to painting which, though pure and linear in form, remains painterly.

He began exhibiting his conceptually based abstract paintings at the Tony Shafrazi gallery in the late 1980s. Since then, his work has been exhibited widely in the US, Asia and Europe, in both gallery and museum exhibitions. His paintings are included in many public collections, including Le Consortium (Dijon, France); Le FRAC Nord-Pas de Calais (Dunkerque, France); MAMCO (Geneva, Switzerland); Le Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts (Lausanne, Switzerland); Kunsthalle Bern (Bern, Switzerland); Fonds Cantonal d’Art Contemporain, Switzerland, Musee des baux-arts, la Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, MACBA (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LACMA (Los Angeles, USA).

Images: [1] 𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘥 (𝘓154), 2023 (detail) [2] Installation view, 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨, September 30 - December 21, 2023, PFA–Kensington.©️Michael Scott. Photo by Vivian Marie Doering ()

On view through December 21, 2023. Open by appointment Tuesday–Saturday.

12/01/2023

Our current exhibition 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙓𝙄𝙈𝙄𝙏𝙄𝙀𝙎 on view at PFA–Kensington, reviewed in The Washington Post () by Mark Jenkins.

“𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴, 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘪𝘯 “𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.” 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦-𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘵, 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘴-𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘖𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬. 𝘠𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘵 𝘗𝘢𝘻𝘰 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵’𝘴 𝘒𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.”

Link in bio for further reading.

Due to the popular demand the exhibition has been extended through Thursday, December 22, 2023.

Open by appointment Tuesday–Saturday.

Image: Courtesy of The Washington Post. Photo by Vivian Marie Doering ()©️The Washington Post

11/30/2023

Heraclitus upended ancient philosophical ideas about the static nature of being with his epigram: “No person ever steps in the same river twice. For it’s not the same river and they are not the same person.” This bit of classical wisdom has stuck around because it rings so clearly true. Likewise there is a recognizable honesty to Sable’s paintings, in the way she forgoes an attachment to what has been, allowing the past to feed her curiosity of what may yet be. Those who have lived in a river town know the answer to the riddle of how a watercourse can be both ancient and new. –Jacob Cartwright ()

𝑵𝑬𝑾 𝑹𝑰𝑽𝑬𝑹, featuring new and recent paintings by Kate Sable () currently on view at PFA–Washington D.C., through January 13, 2024. Open Thursday–Saturday: 11 a.m to 6 p.m and by appointment.

Image: Installation view, 𝑵𝑬𝑾 𝑹𝑰𝑽𝑬𝑹. Photo by Vivian Marie Doering () Artwork©️Kate Sable

11/25/2023

𝗟𝗶 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗲 has exhibited her work internationally for the past 30 years, including in Australia, Belgium, Germany, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the United States. During the early 1980s, she was heavily involved in the East Village abstract painting scene and showed at many of the landmark venues of the time, including Mission Gallery, Pyramid Club, Kamikaze Club, and The World. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, she exhibited at key galleries presenting new abstraction, such as Julian Pretto/Berland Hall, Stark Gallery, and Gabriele Bryers Gallery (all NYC), as well as the legendary Galerie Rolf Ricke in Cologne, Germany. During these critical formative years, she participated in two-person and group exhibitions alongside other pioneering abstract painters, such as Olivier Mosset, Alan Uglow, Steven Parrino, Don Voisine, Mark Dagley, Daniel Levine, Sharon Brant, Neil Campbell, and Gary Lang, among many others.

Li has received awards from the National Endowments for the Arts, Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Edward Albee Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, and Artists Space. Her work has been reviewed in The New York Times, Bomb Magazine, The Brooklyn Rail, and Kunstforum, among others. Li holds an MFA in Painting from Hunter College, NYC, and a BFA in Printmaking from Southampton College, Southampton, NY.

Image: Untitled (Red Black), 1990, Acrylic on shaped canvas, 36 x 36 in (91.4 x 91.4 cm)©️Li Trincere. Photo by Gregory Staley.