Dots, Gems, Stars
"John Torreano: dots, gems, stars 1968-2023" will open on Friday at the Drawing Room in East Hampton and continue through Aug. 13. The exhibition traces Mr. Torreano's imagery across mediums and over more than 50 years, including early sketchbook abstractions, signature compositions that include multicolored gems, and paintings on paper inspired by galaxies.
Mr. Torreano's connection to the South Fork dates to 1969, when he was the first visual artist invited for a residency at Edward Albee's Foundation in Montauk. Since the early 1990s, he has divided his time between studios in Sag Harbor and Manhattan, where he taught for decades at New York University.
Art in Bloom
"Beauty of Summer," a cross-generational exhibition of work by 18 artists, is at the Eric Firestone Gallery in East Hampton through July 30. Work by Lauren dela Roche, a contemporary painter, and the late Abstract Expressionist painter Elise Asher, will be shown at the gallery for the first time.
Works from the 1960s through the '80s are juxtaposed with contemporary painting and sculpture. Summer motifs -- flowers, gardens, sunbathing -- recur across a wide range of mediums and approaches.
The show also includes work by Robert De Niro Sr., Martha Edelheit, Jane Freilicher, Mimi Gross, Sylvia Sleigh, and Rob Wynne, among others.
Witty Wood
An exhibition of outdoor sculpture by Louis Brawley will open at the Arts Center at Duck Creek in Springs with a reception and talk by the artist on Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m.
The recent works were made from fallen timber the artist collected during and after his pandemic stay in New Jersey, which led him to work outdoors and adapt to the unpredictable elements.
Mr. Brawley's works are eccentric and witty, with wobbly brick-like wooden towers supporting brightly colored human heads, skewed windows, or stacks of bones.
The works will remain on the grounds through Oct. 8.
Ottmann Returns
Klaus Ottmann, who served as the Robert Lehman Curator at the Parrish Art Museum from 2008 to 2010, has returned to Water Mill as the museum's adjunct curator.
Dr. Ottmann will work with Monica Ramirez-Montagut, the Parrish's director, and the curatorial team to re-evaluate the museum's guidelines on acquiring new work, and to organize annual exhibitions based on its permanent collection and art and artists of the region. He is guest curator of "James Brooks: A Painting is a Real Thing," which will open on Aug. 6.
Colors Count
"Primary Colors," a group exhibition, will open at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts in Bridgehampton with a reception on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m., and will remain on view through Aug. 14.
Colored inks create the boundaries of Greg Chann's geometry, and colors surround Maeve D’Arcy’s landscapes. Greg Goldberg's paintings reflect how color interacts with light over long periods, while technicolored shapes seem to grow from Elizabeth Hazan's canvases.
Lisa Hoke repurposes colors printed on commercial objects. In Jill Moser's collages, heightened colors of eccentric shapes mingle. Zuriel Waters applies clear colors to bulbous canvas shapes, while brightly colored lines in Peter Stephens's paintings express natural formulae.
Meet the Artists
An opportunity to meet the artists showing in "Magical Landscape" at ArtSprings Studio in Springs will happen on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. Terry Elkins, Janet Jennings, and Barbara Thomas will be on hand to talk informally about their work.
The exhibition is open by appointment through July 29.
Portraits and Landscapes
MM Fine Art in Southampton will open two exhibitions on Saturday with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. "Where Longing Meets Limits" features the paintings of Alyssa Monks, in which carefully painted flowers, branches, water droplets, and vapor engage in a dialogue with the human portraits they both reveal and conceal. Ms. Monks will discuss her work with Eric Fischl on July 23 at 3 p.m.
"A Changing Landscape" will feature paintings by Rainer Andreesen, Lautaro Cuttica, Peter Drake, Terry Elkins, Cornelia Foss, Susan Grossman, Lisa Lebofsky, Michael Meehan, Michael Quadland, Michael Viera, and Darius Yektai.
Both shows will run through July 23.
Two More at Keyes
An exhibition of work by Carol Ross and Agathe Snow will open at Keyes Art in Sag Harbor on Saturday with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. The physical presence and formality of Ms. Ross's freestanding aluminum sculptures are heightened by her use of automotive paint and aluminum.
Ms. Snow has worked in a variety of mediums, including photography, collage, installation, film, and video. More recently she has created assemblages made from found objects and discarded materials.
A show of works by Rozeal, which opened last week, will remain on view through July as one of a series of overlapping exhibitions at the gallery. Still to come are artworks by Fay Lansner (July 15) and Leslee Stradford (July 22).
Migrants and Rain
A show of new work by J. Oscar Molina is opening Thursday at the Oscar Molina Gallery in Southampton, with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibition features "Bronze Children of the World," a series of never-before-seen sculptures in rich patinas.
The elongated figures represent the many immigrants who have trekked through the desert in search of safety and a better life, a path followed by Mr. Molina as a 16-year-old escaping the violence of war-torn El Salvador. A selection of paintings from his "Rain Drops" series will also be on view.
The exhibition will continue through Sept. 10.
Vibrant Colorists
The Romany Kramoris Gallery in Sag Harbor is opening exhibitions on Thursday of paintings by Adriana Barone and Barbara Groot.
Ms. Barone's vibrantly colored paintings range from pure abstraction to expressionistic figuration. The active, bold brushwork, linear elements, and layered use of color in Ms. Groot's abstract paintings are inspired by the energy and immediacy of nature.
A reception is set for Saturday from 5 to 6:30 p.m.; the shows will continue through July 27.
Life on the Water
Chris Hamilton, a Greenport native, works as a commercial fisherman with his father. His photography is inspired by his love of the natural environment and his perspective as a bayman.
"The Gardiners Dream," a selection of his photographs that capture his life working one of the last remaining fishing trawlers on the North Fork, will open at Estia's Little Kitchen in Sag Harbor on Tuesday and remain on view through Sept. 16.
A reception will be held on July 30 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Loving the East End
"Midsummer," a solo show of paintings by Barbara Maslen, is at the Geri Bauer Gallery at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton through Aug. 31.
Ms. Maslen's personal paintings reflect her love of the East End in landscapes and portraits of farmers, fishmongers, clammers, and wildlife, while her large-scale hand-painted mural commissions include both residential and commercial installations.
A reception will take place on July 19 from 5 to 7 p.m.
