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Saturday, February 7, 2026
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Hudson Valley (+ Vicinity) Selected Gallery Guide, February 2026
Contributed by Karlyn Benson / February's highlights include the opening of Geary's new location in Salisbury, Connecticut with a solo show of …
Alex Kwartler: Open to the world
Contributed by Shirley Irons / In a dream, I asked Alex Kwartler if his work was about the unreliability of …
Choong Sup Lim: Eastern ode to a Western city
Contributed by Ben Godward / Choong Sup Lim says that he doesn't paint his sculptures but rather finds the color …
NYC Selected Gallery Guide, February 2026
Contributed by Sharon Butler / It’s February and my head is already spinning. I saw a few shows yesterday and …
Street Corner Conversations: Sharon Butler, Wendy Fulenwider Liszt, Ariel Mitchell at McBride/Dillman
Join us on Sunday, February 8 at 2 pm for a lively conversation with abstract painters Sharon Butler, Wendy Fulenwider …
Lucas Blalock and Julia Rommel’s well-oiled machine
Contributed by Jacob Patrick Brooks / Consider the hunk as a deliberate, usable form, as Julia Rommel does. Her paintings …
Hedda Sterne’s infinite space
Contributed by Jason Andrew / Hedda Sterne was the only woman made famous by Nina Leen’s photograph The Irascibles for …
Anne Russinof: More than a gesture
Contributed by Michael Brennan / Anne Russinof passed away a year ago at the age of 68. “Gestural Symphony” is …
Trisha Donnelly: The real thing strange
Contributed by Talia Shiroma / The drawings in Trisha Donnelly’s show at the Drawing Center are a succession of curving …
John Kelly: The body is never abstract
Contributed by Bill Arning / In the mid-1980s, great art experiences of every conceivable stripe seemed to bloom prodigiously and …
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