For many artists, fall is application season, from teaching jobs and exhibitions to grants and residencies. The following is a list of some residency deadlines […]
Year: 2013
EMAIL: Wendy White’s studio
In the email press release for “Pick up a Knock,” Wendy White’s upcoming solo show, I received this studio shot of her new paintings. Hard to […]
Stephen Maine on Gorky’s Grandaughter
Stephen Maine has always been a favorite critic at Two Coats of Paint, and recently Gorky’s Grandaughter visited his Brooklyn studio to talk about his […]
Back-to-school at Pocket U-niversity
On August 4th at Pocket Utopia, artist-curator-writer Sarah Schmerler and galler-artist Austin Thomas convened �Session One,” the first of several conclaves dedicated to collaborative learning […]
Joanne Mattera’s new angle
In 2012 Joanne Mattera turned the 12 x 12 inch square that she had been working with for several years forty-five degrees and began exploring […]
MUST SEE: Charline von Heyl at Petzel
On Friday Charline von Heyl’s seventh solo show opened at Petzel, and the paintings look fantastic. Two Coats is putting this exhibition on the top […]
Mark your calendars: September events (and how to get a free backpack)
On Thursday, September 12, 5 – 7 pm, please join me for the opening of “Sharon Butler: Dense Surveillance,” a solo show at the Fine […]
The things around us: Melissa Meyer
Over the past year, curator, writer and gallery director Stephanie Buhmann has been conducting a series of conversations with artists, which she has generously made […]
On view: Arthur Dove, 5th Floor at the Whitney Museum
From the Whitney’s website: Around 1910, Arthur Dove became the first American artist to make a painting that had no recognizable images in it. He […]
IMAGES: Matthew Mahler
Matthew Mahler, O M G #2 [oh my god], 2013, acrylic and dye on canvas, 40 x 44 inches. CMU. Matthew Mahler has been dyeing […]
Fall 2013: Advice for students
Always a good strategy, right? Maybe, but sometimes it’s better not to worry about quality–just keep working. No hand-wringing allowed…! Originally posted on They Draw […]
Secondary usage: Four questions and answers
I recently received an email from artist and curator Brendan Carroll with the following four questions, and since I spent a fair amount of time […]
Peter Dudek: Challenging murals in North Adams
NYC artist Peter Dudek‘s recent undertaking, “House Dreaming (and then some),” is a mural project that includes several related images of architectural structures displayed around […]
EMAIL: Matthew Fisher responds to Adolph Gottleib
Hello Sharon, I hope this summer finds you in good spirits and of course in the studio. I was tickled to read your post on […]
A Day for Detroit: Lovis Corinth
Lovis Corinth (b. 1858, Germany), The Art Student (Herbert Schonbohm), 1923, graphite pencil on wove paper,18 x 13 1/4 inches. A German Impressionist, Corinth was […]
