GARRISON- Garrison Art Center (GAC) is pleased to announce ‘Painting Out Loud,’ an exhibition of paintings by Stanford Kay. This is the artist’s first solo show at GAC. The exhibition will run from February 17 – March 10, 2024, with an opening reception on Saturday, February 17, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Stanford Kay’s exhibition ‘Painting Out Loud’ is a dialog between unconscious impulses and the desire to create meaning. Kay endeavors to paint intuitively and work without an agenda, maintaining a state of mind where he is present and open until resonant forms and relationships assert themselves in his work. As he paints, words and phrases that serve as working titles and veritable signposts enter Stanford’s mind and persist throughout a number of paintings. Kay’s critical thinking takes over, and the painting is then steered to where he thinks it needs to go, but he also embraces spontaneity and the unknown, allowing for the artistic journey to occur.
‘Painting Out Loud’ will be on view concurrently with ‘Sideway Glances,’ an exhibition of paintings by Tatana Kellner. The galleries at Garrison Art Center are open Tuesday – Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A second exhibit, ‘Sideway Glances,’ an exhibition of paintings and prints by Tatana Kellner is also coming to the art center. This is the artist’s second solo show at GAC. The exhibition will run from February 17 – March 10, 2024, with an opening reception on Saturday, February 17, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
A founder of the Women’s Studio Workshop in Rosendale, NY, Kellner’s personal history has led her to
think about how society as a whole learns about the past and how that interpretation affects our
understanding of contemporary culture and, ultimately, our lives. The current political landscape, with
the erosion of civil liberties and the deterioration of public dialog, parallels her experience growing up
in communist Czechoslovakia as the daughter of Holocaust survivors.
Contemplating today’s stressed and troubling world, Kellner utilizes painting and printmaking to create
new pathways and visions to allow us to breathe and find a way to move forward in our troubled yet
beautiful world. Her process is organic, expressive, and intuitive. Tatana is interested in exploring the
unknown, welcoming each day with bravery and an open heart. Through a process of accumulation
and subtraction, Kellner embraces the subjectivity of her particular experience and perspective.
‘Sideway Glances’ will be on view concurrently with ‘Painting Out Loud’, an exhibition of paintings by
Stanford Kay. The galleries at Garrison Art Center are open Tuesday – Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
