Richard Levy Gallery: That’s Where You Need to Be

That’s Where You Need to Be
Richard Levy Gallery
August 2 – September 19, 2014
Opening reception: Friday August 1 2014, 6 – 8pm

A group exhibition of paintings by William Betts, Xuan Chen, Maria Park and Willy Bo Richardson. The title of the show is named after Richardson’s recent series, “That’s Where You Need to Be”. This multi-year series began with the artist’s death of his mother, the contemplation of impermanence and search for his most important values.

The exhibition is a look at expanding conventions of painting. Each artist executes their own unique styles and methods of application.

You can read about the exhibition in Margaret Wright’s article in Adobe Airstream: Painters Point the Way at Richard Levy Gallery

“Willy Bo Richardson considers the laws of nature as a primary source for his paintings. Vertical lines of expressive layers of color reach for the ground giving evidence to earth’s gravitational pull. Richardson’s gestural large scale paintings embody atmosphere, space, and action. He works within limitations of cause and effect exploring abstract levels of thinking.”

William Betts explores the possibilities of a digital age by using innovative techniques that include the use of proprietary software and a self-designed complex robotic system. This technology applies drops of paint to the canvas one color at a time – one drop at a time.

Xuan Chen creates simple forms on her computer, which she deconstructs to exaggerate anomalies that occur when generating digital images. These digital compositions are hand painted onto cut-out aluminum panels that float off the wall. Complex visual spaces are formed by color, light, dimension and reflection.

Maria Park depicts suburban landscapes to address ways nature can be packaged as a consumable image. Her sculptural plexiglas cubes and wall paintings are executed with a rigorous impasto technique. The scenic environments are shaped by generous layers of paint contained in stencil-like forms.

Photo Album from installation
All Photos courtesy of Kim Richardson:

Richard Levy Gallery
Gallery Hours: Tuesday –Saturday, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: 514 Central Avenue SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Contact: 505.766.9888, info@levygallery.com

The Richard Levy Gallery Program

Founded in 1991 in downtown Albuquerque, NM, Richard Levy Gallery fosters a mission to support cutting-edge artists in all media. The gallery shows six exhibitions per year and participates in selected art fairs.

The Gallery is also an active publisher of contemporary prints and multiples. The artists whose work we have published includes Thomas Barrow, James Casebere, Stanley Greenberg, David Levinthal, Wes Mills, Robert ParkeHarrison, Dean Bienvenido Ramos, Lorna Simpson, Lisa Solomon, Richard Tuttle, and Tom Waldron.

Other projects include co-productions: with the Albuquerque Museum of a citywide exhibit, On The Map, Unfolding Albuquerque Art + Design (2015), with the International Symposium on Electronic Art (2012), and with several organizations for a statewide exhibit, Land/Art (2009).

Other exhibitions at Richard Levy Gallery and representation in national art fairs include:

Texas Contemporary art fair 2014
Miami Project 2014, Art Basel Miami
Solo Exhibition 2015: Clockwork for Oracles
Seattle Art Fair 2015
Art on Paper 2015, New York City
Art on Paper 2016, New York City 
Art Market San Francisco 2015