10/28/2025
From working as assistant to Tony Smith and George Sugarman in the late 1960s, professor, internationally recognized avant-garde filmmaker, set designer for the NY Opera, to being one of the principal founders of The Painting Center in New York, artist Dana Gordon (b.1944, Boston, USA) has forged a dynamic and multifaceted career.
Critical acclaim for his work has included Linda Gross, in the L.A.Times, 1978: “... for purists and pioneers in pursuit of new perceptions.” John Russell in the New York Times in 1987 “...well worth seeking out...a painter of whom it would be good to see more.” Helen Harrison, NYTimes, 1994: “...beautiful paintings, filled with the controlled exuberance of a carefully orchestrated spectacle.” Grace Glueck, NYTimes, 1997: “... a very lively eyefest.” James Panero, in the New Criterion, 2014: “While many artists paint widely, Gordon paints deeply.... Gordon knows ‘what only painting can do.’
In Gordon’s first exhibition with Carter Burden Gallery, he presents large-scale kaleidoscopic oil paintings. His canvases are a visual conversation between color, shape, and line, where playful forms and vivid hues animate the surface with striking energy.
Liftoff, 2025, Oil on canvas, 60 x 48 inches