doesn’t yet hold the esteem attributed to peers like Sam Gilliam and Betty Blayton (although he was included in Something to Look Forward To). Most information on the internet about his work is short bios from auction sites (example). Kolawole lived in Munich in the 1960s before returning to the U.S. His work has been included in a number of museum exhibitions in addition to Something… (which took place at the Morris).
#williamlawrencecomptonkolawole
is committed to rigor, intensity, patience and perception. His work is unique for its melding of concepts from Constructivism, Zen Haiku and Perception Theory with a painterly tradition he shares with Mondrian, Rothko and Reinhardt
#jamesjuszczyk
Bill Hutson, also known as William R. Hutson, (September 6, 1936 – September 21, 2022), was an African-American abstract fine artist, who specialized in painting and collage.
#billhutson
Pat Lipsky is an American painter. Her work is associated with Color Field painting and Lyrical Abstraction.
More (Pat writing about being a woman artist in the 70s)
#patlipsky
Born in Mexico City to a Hungarian Jewish father and a German mother, Gunther Gerzso held a pivotal role within the international community of Surrealists in the 1940s and ’50s.
#gunthergerzso
like Adie gets a nod from Two Coats for work at BAU in their newest (May) Hudson River and vicinity gallery guide.
#robinadler
EC Flamming visits the Atlanta-based studio of Kole Nichols for Burnaway to discuss the value of embracing imperfections and the pathway between spaces.
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#kolenichols
newest is The Grid: Sacred and Secular at Solo. In Rosalind Krauss’s essay “Grids” (link is pdf) she argues that using a grid makes it possible for artists to produce very material objects and speak to the pure materiality of the work while at the same time implying a connection to ideas of spirit and “Being.” In Krauss’s argument, the grid makes a work “sacred and secular” at the same time.”
More (on grids)
#yongsin
is one of the artists in Found and Formed at Pullen Arts Center (along with Andrea and yours truly).
#debbiesecan
practice is influenced by traditional quilt-making techniques she learned from her Grandmothers. They are concerned about the climate crisis and the harmful role the textile industry plays in it, so they use only secondhand, repurposed, or vintage textiles in their work.
#victoriavanderlaan
Michael Brennan notes of Pierre’s paintings, made between 2021 and 2025, in “Some Kind…,” that while his imagery is for the most part recognizably organic it is not easily decipherable, and draws some lovely parallels to Matisse (which makes me think of Josef) although they remind me more of Diebenkorn.
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#pierreobandos
like many artists from Helene Grace (go see The Gift of Attention at NCMA if you live in the Triangle or, soon enough, in Portland) and Ficre to Tamina and even locals like Pete, explores figuration and abstraction. About his practice he says that in his explorations abstraction gradually took precedence, leading me to delve into the creation of abstract landscapes. This unexpected shift revealed to me a fundamental truth: amidst the chaos that surrounds us, I am driven by a relentless pursuit of balance and meaning.
#nikolasantoniou
Nicole Kaak at Art in America did a nice interview with Harmony last month. A defining voice in contemporary feminist and queer abstraction, Hammond has received her due in recent years, including her recent Fringe at SITE Santa Fe.
#harmonyhammond
Painting After Art is Dead 