These In-Between Days
Rachelle Krieger
November 3, 2020 - January 12, 2021
Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, NY
Rachelle Krieger’s return to painting en plein air came about a few years ago as she began to examine her life and what it means to be at a ‘mid-point.’ Mid-career and mid-life, Krieger began to reinstate more physical elements into her work to accompany the atmospheres she captures so masterfully—sunshine, wind, fog and so on. The recent pandemic reinforced her practice of outdoor painting, which helped to provide a soothing balm for Krieger during these uncertain and challenging times.
Counterbalance
Lisa Fellerson and Liz Rundorff Smith
September 17 - October 22, 2020
Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, NY
While each artist approaches abstraction from different places, Fellerson and Rundorff Smith share the characteristic of being skilled colorists and masters at layering their oils and acrylics. Blocks of color come forward while other parts recede, lopsided shapes find their footing against other wedges, but nothing feels unsteady. Just as each painting finds balance within itself, each artist balances the other.
AMERICANA Part II
Marcus Jansen, Barry Johnson and A’Driane Nieves
July 28 - September 4, 2020
Online Exclusive Exhibition
‘Americana’ deals with themes of nostalgia and longing, tradition and the complicated history of the country we call home. But for whom and of what? It would be remiss to ignore the fact that Americana means very certain things for a small group of people (read: white and/or privileged). The work selected for Part II tells very different stories.
AMERICANA Part I
Charles Buckley, Rachel Burgess, James Isherwood and Maria Passarotti
June 11 - July 24, 2020
Online Exclusive Exhibition
Americana denotes a certain type of nostalgia for the ‘good old days.’ Were times really that much better, easier and clearer? This nebulous cloud that surrounds ‘Americana’ includes physical items, memories, ideas and people larger than life.