Chromatic Frequency and another painting were selected for a Best in Fair collection at The Other Art Fair LA . Hanging in my virtual booth and my studio at this moment. I hung it vertically and I like its flow both ways. The fair runs through April 4, 2021.
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I am participating in The Other Art Fair LA Virtual Editions, which is open today through April 4- follow the link to explore the fair from anywhere! I created a virtual booth and visitors can peruse on their own time, purchase, or make an appt with me at this link and select my name from the dropdown list for Artist Room One (1). A visitor could click through to many more works for sale on Saatchi Art. After the 4th, my work is still in the TOAF Online Studios, which links back to Saatchi. Here's this 2-min video of me talking about my work. The video is 'installed' in my booth too. Glad I didn't really have to install that big flat screen tv! Or hang any of those canvases! No typical tools required. It was a new and sometimes trying experience, designing a 3-d virtual art space, but they helped me out. I’m very much still in Newburgh NY, but art can take us anywhere. So grab a virtual or actual cocktail and scroll through "over 110 independent artists from across the U.S. and internationally for The Los Angeles Virtual Editions Fair: 3 Artist Rooms x 6 Virtual Fair Days = A virtual art fair experience you don't want to miss! Navigate a 3D Fair environment, chat to artists in real-time, and choose from thousands of affordable, original artworks, and enjoy a unique Fair program of interactive experiences, DIY workshops, and more." Below are three new paintings in the booth.
Yes, my 2021 calendars are here! That's all I can say with certainty regarding next year! It's enough, for now. $22. Available in my etsy shop (where I offer 10% off 'em this week) or by messaging/emailing me to order. Local delivery or US shipping for a few bucks extra. 12 images of paintings made in 2020.
Several recent and new paintings are featured in the exhibition 'The Renaissance Of Resilience' at Grit Gallery, 115 Broadway in Newburgh, alongside the work of two other artists, David Lionheart and Gus Williams.
I only just realized now I had not posted this yet but apparently saved it as a draft. No matter- the show opened Nov 14 with limited fanfare due to capacity restrictions, but it will be up through January 17, 2021, with viewing by appointment and TBA weekend open hours. Contact me for a walkthrough, I can meet anyone there as it is a couple blocks away from my studio. My works are also mostly visible through the large front windows, so grab a coffee from 2 Alices next door and view the art 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' style. PRE-PANDEMIC ART GALLERY CLOSURE: INTERVIEW WITH ERICA HAUSER OF CATALYST GALLERY
October 27, 2020 Back before the time of COVID, there was unease on Beacon’s Main Street, as a turnover of retail establishments was happening, and the drumbeat against landlords was beginning at City Council, spearheaded by Councilperson Terry Nelson, who represents Ward 1. Because business is personal, reasons for businesses closing can be numerous and not always obvious (see past article about the cupcake shop Get Frosted and Underground Beacon - who was saved, but now recently closed due to COVID). Catalyst Gallery, formerly at 137 Main Street, run by husband and wife team Erica Hauser and Jon Reichert, was a gallery based on a pop-up model. An artist could rent the space for the month or longer, and host a show. Catalyst was one of the first locations for the For Goodness Bake fundraisers, and Catalyst’s small-works sales. When Catalyst announced their closure in February 2020, A Little Beacon Blog reached out for an interview, got it, and then the pandemic hit. Our publishing cycle got loopy, thereby delaying this piece. With the opening of 2 new businesses where Catalyst was (the smoothie store Blend just opened in the storefront next door, and a pottery studio has just opened where Catalyst was), we are running this article. Erica was often the face of the gallery, and is a voracious artist herself, when not helping stack wood for her family’s wood cutting business. In February 2020, just before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic and everything shut down, Catalyst announced they were closing. At first there was sadness, which possibly turned to relief after the unexpected shutdown happened. As a background to this location, the Catalyst Gallery was in a block of buildings that had been owned by one family in Beacon - the Piccone’s - who sold it to a new family of Joe Donovan of Hudson Todd LLC. A Little Beacon Blog reached out to Erica to gain some insight into the “Why” behind their decision. Her interview is below. ALBB: How was your landlord? Did you get pushed out with high rent? “Our landlord has been good to us and I want to convey that. The owners before that were On The Square. They were good too because they kept our rent affordable, I can't speak to how they were for any other tenants. To be completely at the mercy of owners, I mean we could have been gone in two years. But it worked out and we were able to really establish something. For a while. “We were lucky in that our rent increased very gradually over the 7 years, even after a change in building ownership. If it had gone up drastically, we would not have been able to sustain it. We could have managed 1 more year at the slight rent increase for 2020. It was still below ‘market value’ as far as current comparison with other spaces, because our landlord valued us as a tenant, but it would rise again in 2021. We felt that we would be unable to meet our expenses. It would be challenging to support artists and do what we had been doing for the community, for our own shows and for special events (such as local fundraisers and benefits we hosted) if we continued in the same way. ALBB: Did you consider a business pivot in order to stay in your location? ”I considered changing the model in order to generate the funds, but this seemed to go against the spirit and mission I had started with. While missions can change, I felt that in this case the original idea - providing artists affordable opportunities for exhibitions and creative events in a great, well-maintained location - had run its course. These words were still accurate except ‘affordable’. Over the years Beacon got busier on weekends and the space felt more valuable, as artists could potentially sell more work to more people, but how much more could we pay without asking, who is supporting who? “Beacon and its visitors did support us, and we were able to make a strong impression in the art community - that a gallery could sustain itself over time, and that artists could create their own opportunities in a more direct way. It’s still a true idea I will keep in my mind and heart for the future, but I began to feel challenged by the efforts and energy required, and distracted from the potential for new projects either here or elsewhere. So we weren’t forced by the rent or the planned renovation that would reduce our space (which they gave ample notice about and had agreed to postpone). I was able to make the difficult decision based on all factors combined.” ALBB: Where can we imagine you next? ”As far as what I plan to do with the time I am longer spending the gallery, after resting for awhile… I am a painter and I do some sculpture and mixed media. I lived in Beacon 2007-2013 and in Newburgh from 2014-present. I used Catalyst to show and sell my own work, to curate group shows, to meet collectors or curators in a space that wasn’t my cluttered studio, and to connect with artists and friends. I will miss having the gallery as my home base in Beacon, but I am still involved in the community and have already been offered several options to curate shows and exhibit in different spaces in the Hudson Valley. So that’s exciting to think about. “I’ve done some local public art installations - on view are ‘Chromatic Substation No 1’ at Beekman and High St in Beacon, a collaboration with Jon - and ‘Colorgarden’ on Carpenter Ave in Newburgh - and would like to do more, including murals. I have been working with a design studio that produces my prints for West Elm, and am doing an artist pop-up with Madewell; I am focusing on new ways to support my work and reach a wider audience. I will be speaking to a college class about my use of color, and perhaps teaching art to teens. Some people know that I stack firewood as a seasonal job, as that slows down by winter’s end I will be able to allocate more time to painting and finding opportunities to keep making, connecting, living a creative life.” See pictures of what did happen in Catalyst’s life here. At West Elm, you can buy Erica’s wall art, follow her on Instagram, and support her in various ways. The easiest way is to visit her website for latest works! These are also on view in 'Indian Summer' at La Plage, opening today, with a reception Saturday 5-8pm. I will not be present, as Sag Harbor is just a little too far from Newburgh for an evening's jaunt, but I'm sure it is lovely out there. These are now framed in maple wood, painted to complement the pieces. To inquire, contact [email protected].
I will have three paintings in the group exhibition 'Indian Summer' at La Plage, a social-impact shop and gallery space at 25 Washington Street in Sag Harbor, NY.
This event will exhibit Fine Art + Photography from the Robin Rice Gallery. There is an opening reception Saturday October 10th, 5-8pm. The first Sunday Salon in the garden will be Sunday October 12th, 3- 5pm, with artist Luciana Pampalone. I have 5 paintings in Fall Salon: Group Show at the Robin Rice Gallery in NYC. I am pleased to exhibit alongside Beacon-based artists Emil Alzamora and Matt Kinney and a selection of Robin Rice's gallery photographers. It will be up through the fall, closing date tba.
Due to the city’s Covid-19 regulations, the exhibition will be the focus of bimonthly Saturday Salons. The first 10 people who RSVP through the gallery's email blasts will be able to attend each Saturday afternoon event. View the works online at www.robinricegallery.com and join the email list for updates. The gallery is also open Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays 12-7pm. From the press release: "..Also in focus is Hauser’s collection of abstract paintings featuring an alluring vintage color palette of acrylic paints. Butternut Stack (2020) uses cutout collage and Meditation: Goldenrod (2020) plays with resonant shape impressions reminiscent of Ellsworth Kelly and Josef Albers." Here is the shirt design I made as a collab with Utensil for Wear Together this summer. Local business/local artist support. They’re sold out as it was a limited run. But I thought I should model mine, which I tinted with avocado dye and ‘hemmed’. The drawing is a bouquet of Utensil’s utensils and some vintage tools in my own rotation. The shirt may be available to order again around the holidays, contact me if you would like to be notified about it.
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