Monday, October 3rd, 2016

Lois Dickson at John Davis Gallery, Hudson and The Painting Center, New York

When, earlier this fall, I had the chance to examine an extensive group of recent paintings in Lois Dickson’s Columbia County studio something that became very clear was the particular nature of development in her work, whether within a given canvas or from picture to picture or across this segment of her mature oeuvre. Ludic … Continued

Tuesday, November 11th, 2014

Clusterfunk: Six Solo Shows in Two Galleries

Two galleries cluster three solo shows each, a less-than-ideal way to show interesting work by six artists.

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

Learning to Look: “Nature is the Teacher” at the Painting Center

February 2011 exhibition featured Simon Carr, Stanley Lewis, Thaddeus Radell, and Deborah Rosenthal.

Phillis Ideal, Zowie, 2008, 48” x 48”, mixed media on canvas, Photo Credit: Phillis Ideal
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

The Painting Center Moves to Chelsea

After 16 years in SoHo, the Painting Center opens its doors in Chelsea at a new location at 547 West 27th Street on the 5th Floor.  Their inaugural show opens on April 13 with a group invitational show titled Continuing Color Abstraction, curated by Rella Stuart-Hunt the main gallery and Phillis Ideal: Recent Paintings in … Continued

Craig Manister, Figures and Houses with Reflections 2009, Oil on linen, 2" x 36 inches. Courtesy of the Artist.
Monday, November 30th, 2009

Craig Manister at the Painting Center

The eye of the viewer zig-zags in space from overlapping plane to plane, neoclassic style.

Ying-Li, Jim, 2007. Charcoal on paper, 30 x 23 inches. Courtesy of the Artist
Friday, November 7th, 2008

Ying Li at the Painting Center

Ying Li at the Painting Center

Saturday, October 1st, 2005

Emily Berger & Iona Kleinhaut: Paintings and Works on Paper and Farrell Brickhouse:Goodbye Tribeca – The Hudson Crossing Series

The Painting Center 52 Greene Street New York NY 10013 212 343 1060 September 6 – October 1st, 2005 By JOE WALENTINI The Painting Center’s two exhibitions in September found common ground between three very different painters in a painterly approach to abstraction.  Emily Berger and Iona Kleinhaut divided the large space in the gallery … Continued

Thursday, February 26th, 2004

Bill Jensen at Danese, Ying Li at the Painting Center, Marc Quinn at Mary Boone

“Bill Jensen: Duo Duo and Drunken Brush Drawings” at Danese until March 13 (41 East 57th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues, 212-223-2227). Prices: The gallery declined to disclose its prices. “Ying Li” at the Painting Center until February 28 (52 Greene Street, 2nd Floor, between Broome and Grand Streets, 212-343-1060). Prices: $1,800-$4,000. “Marc Quinn” … Continued

Sunday, February 1st, 2004

Ying Li: Recent Paintings

The Painting Center 52 Greene Street New York NY 10013 212 343 1060 February 3-28, 2004 Painting is as old as, well, the hills around Lascaux or Altamira-and yet painters are still finding ways of challenging our expectations. When we walk into a gallery today, we’re liable to be struck by the curiousness of an … Continued