Hyperallergic John Yau October 12, 2019 During her lifetime, Sonia Gechtoff was feted on the West Coast and for many years showed her work in New York, but the art world has yet to adequately address her achievement. Sonia Gechtoff, who lived in San Francisco from 1951 until 1959, actively contributed to the burst of abstract painting that became a worldwide phenomenon in the late 1940s and ‘50s, with the rise of Abstract Expressionism in San Francisco and New York City,

DAVID RICHARD Gallery of New York will present "Shaken, Not Stirred: 1970s Color Abstraction," an exhi­bition dedicated to the work of painter Anthe Zacharias, from October 30-November 30. It will be the artist's sec­ond solo show at the gallery. Zacharias, who began as an Abstract Expressionist in the 1950s, made a major inno­vation in her painting in the early '70s, adopting a brush­less method in which the paint would move across the canvas by the force of gravity. She als

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sonia Gechtoff Paestum, 1991 Acrylic on canvas 60.5 x 54.5" Click here to view exhibition SONIA GECHTOFF Forces of Nature on the Grand Stage: Paintings from 1988 to 1995 September 10 - October 26, 2019 David Richard Gallery, LLC 211 East 121 ST | New York, NY 10035 P: (212) 882-1705 www.davidrichardgallery.com David Richard Gallery is pleased to present, Forces of Nature on the Grand Stage: Paintings from 1988 to 1995, a solo exhibiti

Presenting a selection of smaller works by artists who explore color and non-objective abstraction Geometric, Hard Edge and Gestural through a variety of strategies and methodologies ranging from grids and lines, to pattern and process as well as brushy strokes and collage. The results are masterful studies in color adjacency and interaction that create spectacular compositions and challenge the viewer’s perception of color and spacial geometry. The artworks span from the 196

James Kelly Profile, 1965 Oil on canvas 66 x 77" JAMES KELLY Tubes and Radiators: Paintings from 1964 - 1967 October 16 through November 16, 2019 Opening Reception: Sunday, October 20, 4 to 7 PM David Richard Gallery, LLC 211 East 121 ST | New York, NY 10035 P: (212) 882-1705 www.davidrichardgallery.com David Richard Gallery is pleased to present, Tubes and Radiators: Paintings from 1964 – 1967, by painter James Kelly in the artist’s first solo exhibition wit

Dee Shapiro Rotunda, 1982 Acrylic on canvas 42" diameter This fall, The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles presents With Pleasure: Pattern and Decoration in American Art 1972–1985, the first full-scale scholarly North American survey of the groundbreaking yet understudied Pattern and Decoration art movement. Including painting, sculpture, collage, ceramics, textiles, installation art, and performance documentation, the exhibition spans the years 1972 to 1985 and

Anthe Zacharias Untitled (AZ 214), 1972 Acrylic on canvas 113.5" x 84.5” ANTHE ZACHARIAS Shaken, Not Stirred: 1970s Color Abstraction October 9 through November 9, 2019 Opening Reception: Sunday, October 13, 4 to 7 PM David Richard Gallery, LLC 211 East 121 ST | New York, NY 10035 P: (212) 882-1705 www.davidrichardgallery.com David Richard Gallery is pleased to present, Shaken, Not Stirred: 1970s Color Abstraction, an exhibition by Anthe Zacharias and her second solo exhibi

Dee Shapiro Comfort Zone Ink on paper 2011 30 x 22 in NEW YORK, NY.- David Richard Gallery is presenting a solo exhibition of paintings and collages by artist Dee Shapiro. The presentation debuts Shapiro’s newest body of work, her first ever figurative paintings that examine female nudes in art history, but through the artist’s unique lens of patterns and feminist discourse. Also included are earlier geometric paintings from the 1980s of antique Persian rugs that provide

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dee Shapiro Odalisque, 2019 Mixed media on paper 48" x 42" Click here to view exhibition DEE SHAPIRO Snatched and Reworked September 18 - October 12, 2019 Artist Reception on Sunday, September 22, 2019, 4:00 to 7:00 PM David Richard Gallery, LLC 211 East 121 ST | New York, NY 10035 P: (212) 882-1705 www.davidrichardgallery.com David Richard Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of paintings and collages by artist Dee Shap

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sonia Gechtoff Paestum, 1991 Acrylic on canvas 60.5 x 54.5" Click here to view exhibition SONIA GECHTOFF Forces of Nature on the Grand Stage: Paintings from 1988 to 1995 September 10 - October 5, 2019 Opening Reception: Sunday, September 15. 2019 4:00 - 7:00 PM David Richard Gallery, LLC 211 East 121 ST | New York, NY 10035 P: (212) 882-1705 www.davidrichardgallery.com David Richard Gallery is pleased to present, Forces of Nature on t

Todd Arsenault and Kristopher Benedict Room on Alter, 2017 Oil on canvas 68" x 80" Copyright © Todd Arsenault and Kristopher Benedict, Courtesy David Richard Gallery David Richard Gallery is pleased to present, Surly Puppet, an exhibition of new collaborative paintings by Todd Arsenault and Kristopher Benedict. Their process of collaboration is similar in spirit to how improvisational musicians take cues from each other, melding creative impulses that may lead to diverg

A fantastic selection of very colorful, bold paintings by artist Mokha Laget. These new and recent paintings are shaped canvases elegantly interwoven with stunning palettes and color juxtapositions that literally make the paintings pop out of the wall. Laget is a master of color, her pristine hued surfaces combined with keen insights into spacial geometry tempt viewer's with the possibility of three-dimensionality and monumentality on a two-dimensional picture plane. Laget is

Artwork on Front Cover: Sonia Gechtoff Flag Icon, 1962-63 Pastel, graphite and collage 18.75" x 14.75" Copyright © Sonia Gechtoff, Courtesy David Richard Gallery Works On Paper: Unique Paintings, Watercolors, Pastels and Collages Online Presentation Featuring Abstract Expressionism, Color Field, Hard Edge and Op Art Selections By: Alcopley Ernst Benkert Dean Fleming Sonia Gechtoff Theo Hios George Hofmann James Kelly Oli Sihvonen Nina Tryggvadottir David Rich

Mokha Laget, “Watershed,” 2018, at the David Richard Gallery (©Mokha Laget) Harlem: Manhattan’s Newest Art Zone WhereTraveler.com By Jean Lawlor Cohen A must-see art show in a just-opened gallery north of Central Park Attention pilgrims of the ever-changing Manhattan art map! You’ve got more reason to turn eyes north, thanks to gallerists relocating from SoHo, Chelsea and points as far away as Santa Fe. The New York Times advises tracking both sides of Harlem—on the west, f

Left: Rebecca Allan, Pruning Season (Iroki Garden), 2019, Acrylic on canvas, 52” x 60” © Rebecca Allan Right: Dean Fleming, Pueblo, 1980, Acrylic, Libre soil, Roplex on canvas, 66” x 65.5” © Dean Fleming David Richard Gallery is pleased to present the work of Rebecca Allan and Dean Fleming in a two-person exhibition, "Landscape Medicine", opening Wednesday, June 12th and continuing through July 13th. The exhibition title refers to the artists’ shared dedication to reveal

Mokha Laget Signal Drift, 2018 Acrylic and flashe on shaped canvas 108" x 108" x 2" Copyright © Mokha Laget, Courtesy David Richard Gallery MOKHA LAGET Polychrome Polygons June 12 through July 13, 2019 ARTIST RECEPTION: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 5 to 8 PM David Richard Gallery, LLC 211 East 121 ST | New York, NY 10035 P: (212) 882-1705 www.davidrichardgallery.com David Richard Gallery is pleased to present, Polychrome Polygons, an exhibition of new paintings on shaped

Mark Dagley The Death of Mary Meyer, 2013 Acrylic on canvas 63" x 48" x 1.25" Click here to view artwork David Richard Gallery, LLC 211 East 121 ST | New York, NY 10035 P: (212) 882-1705 www.davidrichardgallery.com Mark Dagley, like many others in Washington, D.C. knew of the artist Mary Pinchot Meyer, but had not seen much of her artwork. He was interested in seeing her paintings first-hand, particularly since she was very active in the early 1960s, the time of the bu

Spring Gallery Guide: A Quick Tour of Harlem It would take half the gallerists in America to make the vast expanses of Harlem into an arts district as pedestrian-friendly as SoHo, so take it in pieces. Galleries worth visiting on the east side include 1) David Richard Gallery, lately of Santa Fe, which is currently showing the brightly colored steel of the Canadian sculptor Robert Murray (through May 4); the nonprofit 2) WhiteBox next door, just relocated from SoHo, and inaug

Harmonic Convergence Art & Antiques May 2019 ON MAY 11, David Richard Gallery opens “Elliott Lloyd: Color Wave, Paintings from 1973 to 1977” and “Lester Rapaport: Convergence” at its exhibition space in New York’s East Harlem neighborhood. Born in Sioux City, Iowa, Lloyd studied at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and arrived in New York in 1961. Throughout the ’60s, Lloyd rigorously planned the palette and composition of his paintings, which he achieved through

Elliott Lloyd Untitled (22) Acrylic on canvas 1973 63.5 x 87 inches ELLIOTT LLOYD Color Wave, Paintings from 1973 to 1977 May 11 through June 8, 2019 OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, May 11 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM David Richard Gallery, LLC 211 East 121 ST | New York, NY 10035 P: (212) 882-1705 www.davidrichardgallery.com David Richard Gallery is pleased to present Color Wave, Paintings from 1973 to 1977, an exhibition of a seminal series of works by New York artist El