Notable East End Artists
“Convergence: Artists of Long Island’s East End” will open at the Drawing Room in East Hampton on Saturday and continue through Dec. 9. In celebration of the gallery’s 20th anniversary, the exhibition spotlights the legacies of influential 20th-century artists who established themselves within the creative community of the region.
The show includes work by Jennifer Bartlett, Robert Dash, Jane Freilicher, Vincent Longo, Sheridan Lord, Costantino Nivola, Ruth Nivola, Betty Parsons, Fairfield Porter, Dorothy Ruddick, Alan Shields, Saul Steinberg, Racelle Strick, Jane Wilson, Albert York, and Jack Youngerman.
Robert Dash’s Evolution
“East of Eden: Paintings by Robert Dash,” a show organized by Alicia Longwell, former chief curator of the Parrish Art Museum, is on view at the Madoo Conservancy in Sagaponack through Dec. 28.
Ten paintings, drawn from four decades of the artist’s work, have been selected to represent Dash’s entire oeuvre and to show the evolution of his subject matter and style.
“The parallels between gardening and painting are a leitmotif in his writings and evince more about his approach to painting than the artist, famously reluctant to speak about his work, ever revealed,” Ms. Longwell said in a statement.
Abstraction at Tripoli
“Halcyon Days,” a show of work by Sally Egbert and Esther Ruiz, will open at Tripoli Gallery in Wainscott on Saturday, with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. It will continue through Nov. 11.
While their mediums differ, both artists deploy circular forms that suggest moons, suns, stars, holes, or portals. In Ms. Egbert’s painting “Rising/Setting,” for example, the artist “emulates what could be a sunrise or a sunset, a blood orange sky . . . the proposed landscape is as earthly as it is supernatural,” says the gallery.
Ms. Ruiz also refers to the landscape in her sculptural work, literally with the use of geodes, stones, seashells, and natural elements, and with such man-made elements as neon, acrylic mirrors, electronic components, glass, paint, and found objects.
Collage Times Three
“Collage,” an exhibition featuring work by Anthony Allison, John Haubrich, and John Brainard, will open with a reception on Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Haubrich Art, 39 Isle of Wight Road, Springs.
From the torn paper and paint of Mr. Allison to image transfer by Mr. Haubrich, and finally to Mr. Brainard’s use of cut paper and found objects, the artists use varied materials to create their own understanding of the meaning of “collage.”
After the opening, the show can be seen through Oct. 26 by appointment via email to [email protected].
Group Show in Montauk
“Swan Song,” the season’s final exhibition at 484 Gallery in Montauk, is on view through Oct. 16. The participating artists are Dalton Portella, Rich Bollinger, Aurelio Torres, Angela China, Phoebe Gianis, Davis Murphy, Chuck Manion, JJ Veronis, Jon Tierney, Nick Weber, Daniel Cabrera, Mark Moynahan, Stephanie Brody-Lederman, and Alicia Suarez.
Artists Alliance at Ashawagh
The 2024 Members Fall Art Show of the Artists Alliance of East Hampton will open tomorrow at Ashawagh Hall in Springs and run through Tuesday. A reception will take place Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m., and a talk by Joyce Raimondo will happen on Sunday afternoon at 1.
Gallery hours are daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; 10 to 4 on Tuesday.
Warren Padula Retrospective
“Warren Padula: A Retrospective” will open on Sunday at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m., and will be on view during regular library hours through Nov. 23. Organized by Elaine McKay, the artist’s widow, the show will include more than 20 of his art-photography projects created between 1988 and 2017.
Born and raised in Southampton, Padula moved to Bridgehampton after graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1970. Working as an independent architect and builder, his love of materials and methods took him, according to the library, through a wood shop, a machine shop, and a darkroom, to a computer studio. He died in 2018.
