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CULVER et al: Group Exhibition 2023

By Mathias | Published July 13, 2023

JULY through OCT 15, 2023

Hours: Wed-Sun 12-5pm & by appointment

Mathias Fine Art is presenting a changing display of paintings, works on paper & mixed media & sculptures by Clinton Adams, Chris Alexander, Martha Holland Bartsch, Max Bartsch, Brenda Bettinson, Michael Culver, Michael Eisemann, Paul Feyling, Patt Franklin, John Lorence, Lesia Sochor.

Michael Culver is the featured artist of the show. Michael Culver has garnered praise for his use of color and the dynamic application of paint. He works on different surfaces in small and large formats. He is also an exhibiting photographer who has received recognition for that part of his oeuvre. Two of his photographs are included in Iconic New Hampshire now on view at Plymouth State University, NH until Sept 30. A number of his photographs are also available at Mathias Fine Art. Culver’s paintings are interspersed here with works, which range from mid 20^th century to the 2020s.

The photo shows Culver‘s dynamic painting Wet Fall in center, surrounded by two Eisemann serigraphs and a 3-D painting by Bettinson & a bronze by Holland Bartsch.

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Gallery Talk

By Mathias | Published August 9, 2022

gallery talk by Cordula Mathias: Aug 12 3:30 – 4:00 pm

Gallerist Cordula Mathias will present a short gallery talk about the current exhibition BLUE & YELLOW: persist.

The talk will cover the reason for the show, the background of included artists and their approach to the theme, and will touch on some of the hallmarks of the represented artists. Shown on the left is Forget-Me-Nots by Kate Marohn a work created earlier this year. The medium is acrylic, ink & oil stick on paper. The work is 16 × 20” and surrounded by a wooden frame.

Questions and comments are welcome. The event is free and open to the public. The space is air-conditioned. Join us.

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‘SUBTLE’ an exhibition of drawings by BRENDA BETTINSON

By Mathias | Published September 24, 2019

Twenty impressive drawings by virtuoso artist Brenda Bettinson are now on display at Mathias Fine Art. The range of subject matter takes the viewer from the natural to the mechanical. There are subtly colored forms and monochrome compositions. Botanical images of much greater than usual size are juxtaposed with expressive creative depictions of machinery or machine parts. Gorgeous, innovative and elegant!

Gallery hours: through October 20, 2019 Wed – Sun noon to 5pm and by appointment.

Reception: 10/5/19 2:30-4:30pm

Gallery Talk: On 10/10 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm

gallerist Cordula Mathias will speak about ‘SUBTLE’ the current exhibition at Mathias Fine Art. ‘SUBTLE’ is a selection of drawings by Brenda Bettinson. To say that Brenda is an expert would be an understatement. Her credits include an impressive teaching career, both inside and outside academia. She has a solid exhibition record and has contributed to the arts as juror, commentator and life-long practitioner.

image info: © Brenda Bettinson “Found Object”, 1999, pencil & colored pencil, 19½ x 24″ (49,53 x 60,96 cm); photo credit: Melville McLean

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TREES June 19 – Sept. 8, 2019

By Mathias | Published June 7, 2019

TREES in their essence and beauty are presented in works by Chris Alexander, Martha Bartsch, Max Bartsch, Brenda Bettinson, Kimberly Callas, Michael Culver, Paul Feyling, Patt Franklin, Brigitte Keller, John Lorence, Lesia Sochor.

Log Pile Lesia Sochor’s convincing canvas is shown here.

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Bettinson Exhibition

By Mathias | Published August 16, 2018

‘LEST WE FORGET’ the new solo exhibition will be on view 8/15 -11/11/18. Bettinson’s 21 new paintings commemorate the centennial of the WW1 battles in Belgium and Northern France. They come as a sequel to her series “The Earth Remembers” and are part of a decade long preoccupation with the impact of total war upon the landscape and its populations.

Brenda Bettinson has exhibited extensively in Europe and the US. She has had one–person showings of her work in prestigious galleries and museums such as, in Maine, the Ogunquit Museum of American Art. Her work hangs in numerous public and private collections.

https://www.boothbayregister.com/article/new-exhibit-commemorates-armistice/106156

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Genetta McLean’s Approach

By Mathias | Published August 14, 2017

A gallery talk by Cordula Mathias is scheduled in connection with Genetta McLean’s solo exhibition Abundance (Xenia). The talk will explore McLean’s approach to her subject matter. Questions from the audience are welcome.

The event is free and suitable for visitors in any age bracket.

photo credit: Melville McLean (partial view)

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