Contributed by Sharon Butler / Cora Cohen panel discussion; Two Coats Open Studio Jun 3; Twenty by Sixteen at Morgan Lehman; Zombie Formalism 12 years later; Last call for Abstract by Definition; more
Tag: studio update
Sharon’s Substack / May 1, 2026
Contributed by Sharon Butler / A couple of weeks ago, I got a letter from Joy Amina Garnett, a friend, painter, and one of the earliest art bloggers. She stopped painting and left NYC in 2020, moved to LA, started writing a memoir about her family of intellectual Egyptian ancestors – now finished and forthcoming as The Bee Kingdom (Gaudy Boy, 2026)– and hasn’t looked back. She invited me to publish some images of my recent paintings in the Evergreen Review, where she has been the art editor for several years. Evergreen is a storied literary magazine founded in 1957 by…
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 Liszt, and Ariel Mitchell as part of our exhibition Street Corner Conversations. Seating is limited, and refreshments will be served.
Sharon’s Substack / November 5, 2025
Contributed by Sharon Butler / If you follow me on Instagram, you probably noticed that the new paintings have been stacking up in the studio […]
Sharon’s Substack / October 6, 2025
Contributed by Sharon Butler / The 2025 brain drain predicted last November appears to be well underway. In the last few months, I’ve had artist friends pack up and leave the city for Taiwan, Scotland, Ireland, London, Portugal, Spain, and most recently Paris.
Invitation: Upcoming events and discussions
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 […]
“Painting Not Painting” in Baltimore
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 […]
Invitation: “Sharon Butler: Good Morning” at SEASON in Seattle
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: […]
Invitations: Miami and Paris
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 […]
My camping residency at Hammonasset Beach
This week I bought a cheap tent and headed to Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison, Connecticut, for a break from the city. I wanted […]
Invitation: “Sharon Butler: New Paintings” opens Friday, January 8, at Theodore:Art
UPDATE: The show has been extended through February 21, 2016. Images of the paintings on view are available here. Big thanks to all the critics […]
Invitations to upcoming events: Minneapolis, St. Paul, Hartford, Greensboro
Contributed by Sharon Butler / I have a few upcoming events in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Hartford, and Greensboro that I’d like to tell readers about. […]
William Faulkner on discrepancies and contradictions
As a guest at Yaddo this summer (studio pictured above with work in progress), I have access to a lovely library, which is located in […]
Studio update: Two Trees Cultural Space Subsidy Program
I’ll be working in Long Island City for the next few months and then heading back to DUMBO, where I’ve been invited to participate […]
SURVEY: Bleaching, staining, and dyeing
Matthew J. Mahler, B T W #1[by the way], 2013, acrylic and dye on canvas, 36 x 40 inches. Courtesy of Sardine. In fall 2012, […]
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 […]
Upcoming show: Dense Surveillance
Good news: I just got the brochure proofs for “Dense Surveillance,” my upcoming solo show at Westchester Community College. The space at WCC is roomy–the […]
Invitation: Gone Wrong at Real Art Ways
Contributed by Sharon Butler / And now, a shameless plug for my show at Real Art Ways in Hartford, Connecticut, which is up through November […]
Studio update: Bushwick paintings
Contributed by Sharon Butler / I haven’t done a Studio Update post since I moved to the new studio in Bushwick, so if readers are […]
A makeshift studio in Georgetown
Since I’ll be spending more time in DC, and I have to paint for two upcoming shows, I turned the apartment into a makeshift studio. […]
