The Art Scene: 03.22.18
A Spring Critique
The Victor D’Amico Institute of Art will hold a two-day spring critique on Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. each day at the Mabel and Victor D’Amico Studio and Archive on Napeague’s Lazy Point.
Artists ages 16 and older can provide two to four artworks that can be displayed on an easel or a 24-inch tabletop and easily transported the day of the event. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, photographs, prints, and digital artwork are acceptable.
Two artists, George Negroponte, on Saturday, and Michael Rosch, on Sunday, will conduct critiques of each piece with its artist and fellow participants. A tour of the studio and archive with Christopher Kohan, president of the institute, will be offered, and light refreshments will follow the discussion and tour. The program is free, but advance registration is required at 631-267-3172.
New at Drawing Room
“Spring Forward,” an exhibition of work by 10 artists working in a range of mediums, will open on Saturday at the Drawing Room in East Hampton and remain on view through May 7.
The established artists John Alexander, Robert Harms, Laurie Lambrecht, Kathryn Lynch, Aya Miyatake, and Jean Pagliuso will be joined by four artists with studios on the East End who are new to the gallery: Gustavo Bonevardi, Hector Leonardi, John Torreano, and Fiona Waterstreet. Conceived as a preview of work to be featured in the gallery’s 2018 season, the show will include painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography.
Group Show at Nightingale
The Sara Nightingale Gallery in Sag Harbor will open “No Longer Supported,” an exhibition of work by 16 artists, with a reception on Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. The show will continue through April 19.
The exhibition’s title refers to the idea that “support systems and structures we were once accustomed to are failing us,” including “infrastructure, government, technology, and nature.” The resulting sense of urgency has led to the selection of artworks that are time-sensitive, according to the gallery.
Participating artists are Stephanie Brody-Lederman, Peter Buchman, Darlene Charneco, Bill Claps, Rossa Cole, James Croak, Rose Marie Cromwell, Barbara Friedman, Shirley Irons, Christian Little, Elena Lyakir, Christa Maiwald, Bonnie Rychlak, Maggie Simonelli, Libby Wadsworth, and Ross Watts.
Three at Ashawagh Hall
“Springtones,” a show of work by Phyllis Chillingworth, Annie Sessler, and John Todaro, will be on view at Ashawagh Hall in Springs on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 10 to 5. Juggling and live music from 3:30 to 5 on Saturday will be followed by a reception from 5 to 8.
Ms. Chillingworth, who lives in Montauk, expresses her love of nature in oil paintings and watercolors that focus on color and movement. Ms. Sessler will show a selection of her gyotaku fish prints as well as some new charcoal drawings. Mr. Todaro will be represented by recent color and black-and-white landscape photographs and abstractions.
Rachel Deacon at RJD
“Seductive Reasoning,” an exhibition featuring paintings by Rachel Deacon, will open on Sunday at RJD Gallery in Bridgehampton and continue through April 8. Ms. Deacon, who lives and works in London, paints stylized, often playful or seductive female figures. While she is often inspired by short stories or poems, her paintings are not illustrative but rather suggestive of narratives that retain some mystery.
Paintings by Jack Gerber and Charlotta Janssen, whose work approaches figurative painting with stylized technique, will also be shown.
“Premium Blend” in Bridge
The White Room Gallery in Bridgehampton is presenting “Premium Blend,” a group exhibition featuring work by June Kaplan, Scott Hewett, and Penny Kaplan, through April 8. A reception will be held on Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m.
Joe Currie, Arturo Garcia de las Heras, Nicholas Down, Jackie Fuchs, Lauren Loscialo, David Morico, Joss Parker, Seek One, and Ellyn Tucker will also have artwork on view.
Cornelia Foss in Manhattan
An exhibition of paintings by Cornelia Foss will be on view at the Rafael Gallery in Manhattan from today through April 14. A reception will take place on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m.
Organized by MM Fine Art, the show includes new work by the painterly realist, whose favorite subjects include the beaches and landscapes of the South Fork, her Bridgehampton garden, and views of Central Park. Both monumental landscapes and smaller canvas sketches will be on view.
In a profile by Jennifer Landes published in The Star (Click for link) on the occasion of Ms. Foss’s 2015 retrospective at Guild Hall, the artist said, “The main thing I’m trying to do is capture the beauty of the world that I’m a part of.”
Inspired by Judaism
“Who Art Thou?” — an exhibition by eight Jewish artists whose work explores their connection to Judaism — will be on view at Congregation Tifereth Israel in Greenport from Sunday through May 20. A reception will be held on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m.
The show, which honors Robert Strimban, an illustrator and sculptor who died in December, will also include artwork by Meryl Spiegel, Judith Kaufman Weiner, Saul Rosenstreich, Debra Riva, Roberta Garris, Cookie Slade, and Irma Strimban. The gallery will be open Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m.