Katherine Keltner,
Crossing Paths, 2014. Archival Injet print on canvas with thread 48 x 34”
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Rhombus Space presents Select,
an exhibition featuring artwork by Katherine
Keltner, Alexandra Posen, Shawn Powell and Aaron Williams.
Curated by Katerina Lanfranco
Exhibition Dates: May 13 – May 17, 2015.
These four artists explore their work in a fresh approach
that expands our notion of abstractions. Katherine
Keltner sews into digitally printed and stretched canvas to draw out formal
connections. Alexandra Posen applies
her experience in fashion to create layered chiffon silk paintings where the
material translucency exposes the inner workings of the piece. Shawn Powell makes paintings on sheet
rock and canvas to explore the distance between the painting and the wall. Aaron Williams' work also questions the
relationship between a painting and the wall by interrupting the viewer's
expectations in making works that show a connection between modes of interior
design and painting.
Keltner, Posen, Powell and Williams respond to current dialogues in abstract art, by making
visually stunning work that presents a thoughtful and disciplined investigation
of form and material in abstraction.
Rhombus Space is presenting "Select" at the Select Art Fair at Booth 408.
Additional Public Programming:
Rhombus Space and TSA Gallery co-moderate: "Artist as Curator". Panel participants include: Mathew Deleget (Minus Space), Ben King (HKJB), Mira Schor, Julie Torres, and Sun You.
Saturday May 16th 4-5:30PM.
Saturday May 16th 4-5:30PM.
Rhombus Space presents Katherine Keltner's One Year: Somewhere in Between (A Life in 365 Days). Books will be available and the artist will be present to talk about the work and sign copies of the book.
Saturday May 16th 3PM.
Saturday May 16th 3PM.
Katherine Keltner, My Right Foot, 2014. Archival print on canvas
with thread, 48 x 34”
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Katherine
Keltner is a New York based artist. Keltner earned her
MFA (Distinction) from American University and AB (High Honors) from Dartmouth
College. Her work has been exhibited at The American University Museum / Katzen
Arts Center, Muriel Guepin Gallery, Arts@Renaissance, Jamaica Center for the
Arts, Max Protetch Gallery, and Creative Time. Keltner is the recipient of the
Arteles Center Fellowship, the Vermont Studio Center Grant and was a finalist
for the Thatcher Hoffman Smith Prize. Her work has been reviewed in L Magazine,
ARTINFO, and the Village Voice.
Alexandra Posen, Aeolis Mons, 2014. Chiffon
silk, ink, pins and wood, 10 x 10"
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Alexandra Posen
was born in NYC. She is a graduate of Brown University, and L’Ecole Jacques Lecoq
in Paris. Posen studied physical & visual theater with an emphasis on mask
making and puppetry. In 2001, she began her wax drawing series FIELDS, and became co-founder and
Creative Director of Zac Posen, working for nearly a decade to establish the
company as a global brand. Alexandra Posen’s extensive knowledge of couture
fabric and technique has translated into a unique formal language in her
abstract paintings. Posen’s work has been exhibited at Lynch Tham, NYCAMS, The
Watermill Center, and reviewed in Bullett Magazine.
Shawn Powell, Drifter, 2014. Acrylic on Hand Cut Sheetrock, 15 x 10” |
Shawn Powell is
a NYC based artist who completed his BFA in art history and painting at the
Kansas City Art Institute and then earned his MFA from Hunter College in
painting. In 2014 he had a solo exhibition Blue
Tomorrows, at Chapter NY. Powel also had another solo show, Cabin Fever, at the Fine Arts Gallery at
the Westchester Community College at the State University of New York. He is
the recipient of the Tony Smith Award, of the H and R Block Artspace Guest Critique Program
KCAI. His work is shown extensively in NYC and nationally.
Aaron Williams, Monochrome 4, 2015. Mounted C- Print in Red
Stained Frame, 24 ½
x 18 ½”
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Aaron
Williams was born in Rhode Island, lives and works in
Queens, NY. He earned his BFA from the Maine College of Art, and his MFA from
the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. Williams has exhibited
nationally and internationally with solo shows at LaMontagne Gallery (Boston),
Mulherin + Pollard (NYC), Max Protetch Gallery (NYC), OH+T Gallery (Boston),
Domo Gallery (Summit, NJ), and Baumgartner Gallery (NYC). His awards include
the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation Grant, Paintings Edge Residency Scholarship,
Idyllwild, CA, Giza- Daniels Endesha Award, and the Rutgers University.
Williams’ work has been featured is many local and national press reviews.
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