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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
On Saturday, May 14, at 3 pm, Two Coats of Paint founder and publisher Sharon Butler will discuss the work in Pauline Decarmo’s solo exhibition “Exit,” on view at LABspace through May 29. The event is free, outdoors, and open to the public. Visitors should bring a chair or blanket, […]
On May 13, to help kick off another online edition of Dumbo Open Studios, Two Coats of Paint has organized a marathon art conversation on Clubhouse featuring a lively crew of DUMBO regulars. Artists and arts organizations will join us throughout the day to talk about art, exhibitions, issues and […]
Contributed by Sharon Butler / Please join me for “Morning in America,” an exhibition of new paintings at Theodore:Art that opens on January 15, 2021. From the press release: “For the past few years, Butler has produced daily drawings on her phone. The Good Morning Drawings, digital sketches uploaded to […]
Contributed by Sharon Butler / I�ve got several upcoming events to share with readers, including: April 17-a panel discussion at the National Arts Club; April 28 & 29-Dumbo Open Studios; May 6-12-Two Coats welcomes Resident Artist Craig Stockwell; May 18-Two Coats of Paint event at the Metropolitan Museum in May; June 1 – keynote […]
Drawing has become an increasingly important part of my art practice, and this weekend, four etching editions produced during a stimulating�residency at Counterproof Press�(located on the campus of the University of Connecticut at Storrs) will be on display in�”Editions+Friends,� a collaborative project organized by�Theodore:Art in Bushwick. The etchings – jumbled […]
Contributed by Sharon Butler / On Friday,�September 15, the Institute of Contemporary Art at the Maine College of Art in Portland is hosting a symposium�in conjunction with �”American Genre: Contemporary Painting,� a sprawling�exhibition curated by Michelle Grabner.�Please join us for the symposium, which will begin with morning coffee and an […]
Contributed by Sharon Butler / �”Painting Not Painting� is an exhibition at ‘sindikit, the�project space run by Tim Doud and Zo� Charlton�in Baltimore.�Artists include Paolo Arao,�Rush Baker,�Sharon Butler,�Dan Devening,�Phaan Howng,�Sabina Ott + Kelly Lloyd, and�Jo Smail. From the�press release: The artists participating in Project 8 are all artists who have […]
UPDATE (May 26): Thanks Erin Langner for including the exhibition in art ltd Magazine‘s “Critic’s Picks“�section. The show is on view through June 3o: New York artist�Sharon Butler�s “Good Morning Drawings”�play with expectations of painting�s role to the digital world. Pushing past the oft-revisited inquiry into the medium�s pending death, […]
I have two shows opening this week: A�solo show�(S-105)�curated by Robert Yoder/SEASON at the PULSE Contemporary Art Fair�and the Paris iteration of ��Deux C�t�s / Two Sides,� at�Galerie Jean Fournier.��This exhibition is the second�of a two-part collaboration, presented with �Theodore:Art�in Brooklyn. If you are in either neighborhood, I hope you […]
On Wednesday evening at Ceres Gallery, I participated in a panel discussion with Jill Conner (art critic, founder of artists-studios.com), Amy Lipton (curator, arts writer, co-director ecoartspace.blogspot.com), and Kara Rooney (managing art editor of brooklynrail.org) about art criticism in the age of the Internet, with a particular focus on women’s […]
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