Nice to Meet You

Reception: Wednesday, June 16th, 6 to 8 pm
Exhibition: June 16 through July 31, 2010*

For our 2009 summer group exhibition (+2) we invited 22 artists who had shown in the gallery previously, in group or solo shows, and asked each of them to invite two artists of their choice. The result was a diverse and energetic show that forged new relationships and was a lot of fun for everyone involved. In fact, it was such a good experience we decided to take the idea a little farther...

This year we’ve invited nine artists who have never shown at the gallery, but whose work we admire, and asked each of them to invite two artists. The result is twenty-seven new works – all 12” x 12” – in a variety of mediums including painting, mixed media and works on paper. Artists range from the well established (David Humphrey & Julie Heffernan) to the recently graduated (Nicole Etienne & Nicholas Rispoldi) and only one artist (Jean-Pierre Roy, guest of Roni Feldman) has exhibited at Sloan Fine Art in the past. See below for the breakdown of artists invited by the gallery and their guests:

Nice to Meet You Artist List:
Justin Amrhein invited Scott Campbell and Charles Clary
Jennifer Coates invited Dana Carlson and Clement Coleman
Roni Feldman invited Max Presneill and Jean-Pierre Roy
Julie Heffernan invited Zachary Wollard and Sarah Zar
Catherine Howe invited Nicole Etienne and Nicholas Rispoli
David Humphrey invited Matthew Bollinger and Dider William
Michael Kagan invited Jane Hamill and John Jacobsmeyer
Tricia Keightley invited Anthony Castro and Elizabeth Cooper
Colette Robbins invited Micah Ganske and Hidenori Ishii

Running concurrently with Nice to Meet You, in the project room, is Amuse Bouche, a collection of small works designed to give visitors a taste of the work of nine gallery artists: Mia Brownell, Clare Grill, Greg Hopkins, Elizabeth McGrath, Marion Peck, Kristen Schiele, Heather Sherman, Nathan Skiles and Aaron Smith.

*Through July 1st, gallery hours are Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 6pm, and by appointment. The gallery will be closed July 2 through 4 for Independence Day weekend and open Wednesday through Saturday for the remainder for July.

Images, clockwise from top left (all are 12" x 12"):
David Humphrey, "Stump," 2010, acrylic on canvas
Anthony Castro, "Black Drawings #10, Fraktured," 2009, acrylic and found image on panel
Julie Heffernan, "Study for Self-Portrait as Heap," 2010, oil on canvas
Charles Clary, “Flamungle Gestation,” 2010, acrylic and hand cut paper on panel