Another Country: The Constructed Landscape

Group exhibition Curated by Augusto Arbizo Kate Bright Verne Dawson Steve DiBenedetto Benjamin Edwards Sharon Ellis Maureen Gallace Klaus Hartmann Colin Hunt Merlin James Brad Kahlhamer Eva Lundsager Cameron Martin Carol Rhodes Jennifer Reeves Alexis Rockman Adam Ross Michelle Segre Eric Wolf

Brent Sikkema Gallery and Lawrence Rubin Greenberg Van Doren Fine Art are pleased to present Another Country: The Constructed Landscape, a multi-venue group exhibition of landscape drawings and paintings organized by artist and curator Augusto Arbizo.

Contrary to the notion of painting en plein air, many of the artists in the exhibition construct their landscapes in the studio and are inspired by markedly different ideas, including memory, science fiction, suburbia, surrealism, popular culture, and the actual practice of painting. What is particularly interesting is their concept of place as a reference for travel, fantasy and escape.

The paintings in the exhibition range from the abstracted landscapes of British artist Merlin James and New York artist Brad Kahlhamer, to the representational fantasylands of California based painters Adam Ross and Sharon Ellis, to the quiet countryside imaginings of Cameron Martin and Maureen Gallace. The intriguing relationship between these artists is how they explore, travel, and subvert the traditional genre of landscape.

Artists Included
Kate Bright*
Verne Dawson*
Steve DiBenedetto*
Benjamin Edwards*
Sharon Ellis*
Maureen Gallace
Klaus Hartmann*
Colin Hunt*
Merlin James*
Brad Kahlhamer

Eva Lundsager*
Cameron Martin*
Carol Rhodes
Jennifer Reeves
Alexis Rockman*
Adam Ross*
Michelle Segre
Eric Wolf
Magdalena Z’Graggen
(*) - artists at LRGVD

Brent Sikkema is located at 530 West 22nd Street, New York, NY, 10011. Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10 AM to 6 PM. For more information, please contact the gallery at 212.929.2262.

Lawrence Rubin Greenberg Van Doren is located at 730 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10019. Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM. For more information, please contact the gallery at 212.445.0444