NYAB Events - Lyons Wier Gallery

Lyons Wier Gallery - Past Events

Below is a list of all past events for Lyons Wier Gallery. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.

Kaoruko “Animism”
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- 2020-02-27 - 2020-03-21
Lyons Wier Gallery presents “Animism” by former teen pop star and present-day painter Kaoruko. “Animism” explores the complex cultural and ideological divide between traditional and contemporary ideals...More »
Tara Lewis “Hell Yes!”
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- 2020-01-30 - 2020-02-22
Lyons Wier Gallery presents “Hell Yes!” a fresh, new series of portrait paintings by Tara Lewis. “Hell Yes!” portrays real-life subjects adorned with incongruous props, artist-made t-shirts and satin pageant...More »
Edie Nadelhaft “Evening in America”
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- 2019-12-12 - 2020-01-25
Evening in America is Edie Nadelhaft’s second solo show with the gallery. This new group of road-trip paintings picks up where her last series, Big Country (2017) left off. Evening in America focuses on...More »
Kira Nam Greene “Women in Possession of Good Fortune”
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- 2019-11-07 - 2019-12-07
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (1813). Lyons Wier Gallery is pleased to present...More »
James Gortner “Myths and Mirrors”
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- Media: Painting
- 2019-10-03 - 2019-11-02
Lyons Wier Gallery presents “Myths and Mirrors” by James Gortner. Gortner continues to refine and expand on subjects and forms he has explored throughout his career, all the while pushing his work into...More »
Michelle Doll “As Above, So Below”
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- 2019-09-05 - 2019-09-28
Lyons Wier Gallery presents “As Above, So Below” by Michelle Doll. On the surface, Michelle Doll’s meticulous and lovingly rendered figures represent the familiar touch between a couple, the closeness...More »
“Summer Session No. 26” Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Installation
- 2019-07-09 - 2019-08-17
“Summer Session” group exhibition featuring new work by artists Chelsea Gibson, Sullivan Giles, James Gortner, Kira Nam Greene, Laura E. Kennedy, Louise LeBourgeois, Gerald Lovell, Luisi Mera and Cobi...More »
“Fire and Water” Exhibition
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- Media: Sculpture - Installation
- 2019-06-04 - 2019-07-06
Lyons Wier Gallery presents “Fire and Water,” a group show featuring works by artists Michael Boroniec, Jae Yong Kim and Dylan Martinez. “Fire & Water” brings together three immensely...More »
James Rieck “Emotional Support”
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- Media: Painting
- 2019-04-30 - 2019-06-01
James Rieck’s latest series, “Emotional Support”, addresses and celebrates the relationship between people and pets. Animals, both wild and domesticated, have been represented in art since the beginning...More »
“In The Between” Exhibition
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- 2019-04-02 - 2019-04-27
Lyons Wier Gallery presents “In The Between,” a group show featuring work by artists Trey Abdella, Chloe Chiasson and Juan Travieso. “In The Between” examines that awkward, and sometimes disorienting,...More »
Joshua Meyer “Courting Incoherence”
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- Media: Painting
- 2019-02-26 - 2019-03-30
Lyons Wier Gallery presents “Courting Incoherence” by Joshua Meyer. The human figures living within Joshua Meyer’s canvases are beautifully unresolved. Thick layers of paint work to articulate fleeting...More »
James Austin Murray and Mark Zimmermann “In Tandem”
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- 2019-01-29 - 2019-02-23
Lyons Wier Gallery present “In Tandem,” a series of new abstract paintings by New York based artists James Austin Murray and Mark Zimmermann. Opposites attract, we’ve heard that a thousand...More »
Chelsea Gibson “Revolution Starts at Home”
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- Media: Painting
- 2019-01-02 - 2019-01-26
Chelsea Gibson paints very tangible portraits of people and objects in their homes. From this stems a deeper, reflexive awareness of the performance of living that defines “home” as a state of harmony-as...More »
“Autumnal Group Exhibition”
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- 2018-11-08 - 2018-12-08
Group show featuring new work by artists Michael Boroniec, Michelle Doll, Chelsea Gibson, James Gortner, Mary Henderson, Jae Yong Kim, Louise LeBourgeois, David Lyle, Dylan Martinez, Joshua Meyer, Jeff...More »
Cobi Moules “That’s All They Really Want”
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- Media: Painting
- 2018-10-04 - 2018-10-27
Driven by the desire for adventure and discovery, Cobi Moules latest series of paintings document his journey across America not only to explore the country’s natural beauty and diversity, but also to...More »
Anthony Adcock “Foundation”
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- 2018-09-06 - 2018-09-29
Lyons Wier Gallery presents “Foundation” by Anthony Adcock. Every Anthony Adcock exhibition is mounted with the disclaimer, “There is no wood or metal in this exhibition.” In today’s bustling world,...More »
“Summer Session No. 25” Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Sculpture
- 2018-07-12 - 2018-08-25
An Annual Summer Group Exhibition, this one is celebrating our 25th anniversary, featuring new paintings and sculptures by artists Anthony Adcock, Christoffer Munch Andersen, Michael Boroniec, Chelsea...More »
Mark Zimmermann “Meditations”
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- 2018-06-07 - 2018-07-07
Lyons Wier Gallery presents “Meditations” by Mark Zimmermann. Mark Zimmermann’s work is based on the fusion of meditative fields, architectonic structures and an organic gestural line that is one-part...More »
Cayce Zavaglia “Southerly”
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- 2018-05-03 - 2018-06-02
Lyons Wier Gallery presents “Southerly” by Cayce Zavaglia. For the past sixteen years, Cayce Zavaglia’s work has primarily focused on documenting the members of her immediate and extended family....More »
James Austin Murray “Future Proof”
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- 2018-04-05 - 2018-04-28
Lyons Wier Gallery presents “Future Proof” by James Austin Murray. These past two years found James Austin Murray spending much of his studio time experimenting and playing with different materials,...More »
Fahamu Pecou “M E M O R Y”
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- Media: Painting - Drawing - Installation
- 2018-03-01 - 2018-03-31
Lyons Wier Gallery presents “M E M O R Y,” a new exhibition of paintings, drawings and three-dimensional works by Fahamu Pecou. “M E M O R Y” evidences a conscious, nonlinear step into all periods and...More »
David Lyle “Don’t Quit Your Day Job”
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- 2018-02-01 - 2018-02-24
Lyons Wier Gallery presents Don’t Quit Your Day Job, a new body of work by artist David Lyle. Continuing on from his last series, “Everybody’s A Critic,” a wonderfully caustic commentary on the art world,...More »
Aaron Nagel “Cover”
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- 2018-01-04 - 2018-01-27
Lyons Wier Gallery presents “Cover,” by Aaron Nagel. The show introduces us to the artist’s newest direction of combining figures with folds of fabric. Nagel states, “As a figurative artist, I’ve always...More »
Valeri Larko “End Game”
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- 2017-11-09 - 2017-12-16
Lyons Wier Gallery presents Valeri Larko, “End Game” featuring landscapes painted on location at an abandoned golf center in the North Bronx, New York. Larko painted her first landscape there in the...More »
James Rieck “Rapture”
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- 2017-10-05 - 2017-11-04
James Rieck’s newest body of work, “Rapture,” mines that euphoric moment of cognition…that split second when understanding and emotions are born. Using models extrapolated from 1950’s and 60’s commercial...More »
Mary Henderson “Public Views”
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- 2017-09-07 - 2017-09-30
Lyons Wier Gallery presents Mary Henderson’s newest exhibition, “Public Views.” “Public Views,” addresses themes of group identity and the contrast between the public and private self. The series draws...More »
“Humanness” Exhibition
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- 2017-07-13 - 2017-08-12
Lyons Wier Gallery presents the group exhibition “HUMANNESS” independently curated by artist Marc Dennis. The exhibition is comprised of seven emerging artists of varying technique whose depiction of the...More »
Peter Roux “Suspension and Segment”
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- 2017-06-08 - 2017-07-08
Lyons Wier Gallery presents “Suspension and Segment” by Peter Roux. In the Suspension series, Peter Roux is interested in utilizing landscape as a platform for exploring visual dynamics. Paintings...More »
James Gortner “Dimensions Variable”
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- 2017-05-04 - 2017-06-03
Lyons Wier Gallery presents “Dimensions Variable” by James Gortner. In “Dimensions Variable” Gortner hand sculpts each surface using wood, foam, staples, canvas and acrylic paint before using oil paint...More »
Jeff Muhs “Supernature”
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- 2017-02-02 - 2017-02-25
Lyons Wier Gallery is pleased to announce our forthcoming exhibition, “Supernature” by Jeff Muhs. Jeff Muhs uses the idea of supernature as an ongoing manifestation of self-discovery for his painting...More »
Edie Nadelhaft “Big Country: Paintings of the Road Less Traveled”
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- 2017-01-05 - 2017-01-28
“America is not a place, it is a road.” - Mark Twain Big Country: Paintings of The Road Less Traveled is a show of new works by Edie Nadelhaft based on imagery glimpsed in her rear view mirrors as she...More »
Stephanie Hirsch “Indestructible”
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- 2016-11-17 - 2016-12-17
Lyons Wier Gallery presents “Indestructible” by Stephanie Hirsch. Using beads, sequins and embroidery to literally and figuratively illuminate her canvases, Stephanie Hirsch continues her themes of...More »
Fahamu Pecou “Black Matter Lives”
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- 2016-10-13 - 2016-11-12
The first time I viewed Fahamu’s work, I felt his painting prowess was only surpassed by his astute storytelling. Fahamu has long used self-portraiture to shed light on what he felt were social misconceptions...More »
Alex Couwenberg “Left at 69’s”
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- 2016-09-08 - 2016-10-08
Lyons Wier Gallery present “Left at 69’s” by Alex Couwenberg, his first solo exhibition with Lyons Wier Gallery. A native of Southern California, painter Alex Couwenberg creates images that are inspired...More »
“Converging Landscapes” Exhibition
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- 2016-07-28 - 2016-08-26
Lyons Wier Gallery is pleased to present our second group summer show,”Converging Landscapes,” featuring artists Jose Anico, Steve Cope, Valeri Larko, Peter Roux and Mark Zimmermann. The exhibition addresses...More »
“Summer Session” Exhibition
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- 2016-06-22 - 2016-06-23
Lyons Wier Gallery presents the first of its two group summer shows, “Summer Session,” featuring new work by artists Chris Cosnowski, Michelle Doll, James Gortner, Mary Henderson, David Lyle, Cobi Moules,...More »
Anthony Adcock “Marks of the Trade”
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- 2016-05-19 - 2016-06-18
Lyons Wier Gallery presents “Marks of the Trade” by Anthony Adcock. The first time I saw Anthony Adcock’s work it took a while for my head to process what my eyes were seeing. I was transfixed by the...More »
Jae Yong Kim “Pop Goes The Donut”
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- Media: Sculpture - Installation
- 2016-04-14 - 2016-05-14
Lyons Wier Gallery presents “Pop Goes the Donut” by Jae Yong Kim. Akin to Pop artists before him, Jae Yong Kim’s work elicits an immediate visceral response. In this case, “DONUTS!” His motif is instantly...More »
James Austin Murray “Super Massive Black Hole”
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- 2016-03-10 - 2016-04-09
James Austin Murray’s paintings seem to undulate as the viewer visually scans the surface of each piece striving to understand the flat plane before them. The way the natural and incandescent light reflects...More »
Cobi Moules “New Kids”
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- 2016-02-04 - 2016-03-05
Lyons Wier Gallery presents “New Kid” by Cobi Moules. Through the re-creation and alteration of New Kids on the Block (NKOTB) posters, trading cards and magazine clippings Cobi Moules is readdressing...More »
“FORETHOUGHT” Exhibition
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- 2016-01-07 - 2016-01-30
FORETHOUGHT features the work of Alex Couwenberg, Jeff Muhs, James Austin Murray & Mark Zimmermann. FORETHOUGHT (fôrˌTHôt): noun, careful consideration of what will be necessary or may happen in the...More »
Cayce Zavaglia “About-Face”
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- 2015-11-05 - 2015-12-12
Lyons Wier Gallery presents exhibition “About-Face” by Cayce Zavaglia. Zavaglia’s meticulously hand-sewn portraits are exclusively of friends and family. Each piece uses one-ply cotton, silk and wool...More »
Valeri Larko “Location, Location, Location”
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- 2015-10-15 - 2015-10-31
Lyons Wier Gallery announces its representation of artist Valeri Larko and her upcoming solo exhibition, “Location, Location, Location”. I first became aware of Valeri’s work a few years ago by way of...More »
James Gortner “Transformer”
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- 2015-09-10 - 2015-10-10
Lyons Wier Gallery presents “Transformer,” a new solo exhibition by James Gortner. “Transformation” continues Gortner’s exploration of artistic production through works that incorporate both original...More »
“Unlimited Potential” Exhibition
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- 2015-07-16 - 2015-08-15
Last year gallery artist James Austin Murray and I engaged in a heated yet compassionate conversation about an onslaught of recent articles by art critics Walter Robinson and Jerry Saltz on the genre they...More »
“Eastmen Collective Presents Kaleidoscope” Exhibit
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- 2015-07-06 - 2015-07-12
Kaleidoscope the a group print exhibition was inspired by the etymological roots of the show’s title. Kaleidoscope is derived from three ancient Greek words, Kalos, “meaning beautiful or of quality”, Edios,...More »
Stephanie Hirsch “Awakening”
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- 2015-06-04 - 2015-07-03
Continuing her use of beads, sequins and embroidery to create canvases that echo her personal journeys, Stephanie Hirsch has delivered her most resolute exhibition to date. “Awakening” is Hirsch’s third...More »
“The Mayfair” Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Drawing - Photography - Sculpture
- 2015-04-23 - 2015-05-23
Lyons Wier Gallery The Mayfair Exhibition a survey exhibition of gallery artists offering local and international visitors who make the annual May art fair pilgrimage to New York City a chance to view...More »
Stephanie Buer “Unknown Ways”
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- 2015-03-19 - 2015-04-18
Lyons Wier Gallery presents Unknown Ways, our first solo exhibition with artist Stephanie Buer. Stephanie Buer, now based in Portland, Oregon, had spent over a decade observing the urban landscapes...More »
David Lyle “Everyone’s A Critic”
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- 2015-02-12 - 2015-03-14
Lyons Wier Gallery presents Everyone’s A Critic, a new body of work by artist David Lyle. Working from found vintage and vernacular photographs, Lyle seamlessly composes works that harken back to 1950’s...More »
Michelle Doll “Between Love and Me”
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- 2015-01-08 - 2015-02-07
“Between Love and Me” explores the dialogue of flesh on flesh, fabric on flesh and the body’s connection with nature; with our private moments of time and objects of space, these are the tactile experiences...More »
Jae Yong Kim “Donut Rush”
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- 2014-11-13 - 2014-12-20
His motif is instantly recognizable and the viewer can’t subdue their immediate hankering for these sculptures. Concurrently, a parallel effect also takes hold of the viewer. Similar to being in a donut...More »
Jeff Muhs “Slipstream”
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- 2014-11-13 - 2014-12-20
Slipstreaming is synonymous with drafting, whereby two moving objects are caused to align in a close group reducing the overall effect of drag due to exploiting the lead object’s slipstream. In the case...More »
James Rieck “ColorSafe”
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- 2014-10-09 - 2014-11-08
James Rieck’s newest body of work, “ColorSafe,” is a continuation of his earlier paintings sourced from clothing catalogs but with a focus on color and pattern. These ‘vintage’ images come with all sorts...More »
Fahamu Pecou “Pursuit of Happiness”
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- 2014-09-05 - 2014-10-04
Michel Foucault’s theory of subjectivation (the construction of the individual) includes what he calls “ethical substance.” This substance forms the basis of our existential angst, the pursuit of happiness,...More »
“Summer Session” Exhibition
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- 2014-07-24 - 2014-08-23
Summer Session is gallery’s annual group summer show. More »
“Voyeur” Exhibition
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- 2014-06-19 - 2014-07-19
There is an undeniable thrill that comes from observing peoples private lives or witnessing something intended to stay concealed. The word “voyeur” evokes trespassing into others’ hidden worlds and seeing...More »
“Everything’s Ok” Exhibition
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- 2014-06-08 - 2014-06-12
As an avid cigar smoker, pioneer Soho gallery owner Ivan Karp (1926-2012) opened OK Cigars in 1997 once the gallery forbade the timeless ritual. Unfortunately, with Karp’s recent passing, OK Cigars so...More »
Aaron Nagel “Fathoms”
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- 2014-05-09 - 2014-06-07
“I happened upon Aaron Nagel’s artwork while surfing the art-world blogosphere a few years back. His images had all the makings of a great painting—wonderfully composed, impeccably painted, and slightly...More »
James Austin Murray “Mystery of Light”
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- 2014-04-03 - 2014-05-03
“For the past 20 years, James Austin Murray has worked through many different approaches in his art - from tightly rendered graphite cityscapes to pure white abstraction, works on paper, metal, canvas...More »
Mary Henderson “Sunday Paintings”
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- 2014-02-27 - 2014-03-29
As in Ms. Henderson’s previous work, “Sunday Paintings” sources material from social media and photo-sharing websites to examine class-specific cultural phenomena. What separates “Sunday Paintings” from...More »
“Seeking Engagement NSA” Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Other
- 2014-02-06 - 2014-02-22
Whether entering this arena via perceived or projected indefinites, each artist draws upon popular culture as a reference point to communicate their interpretations of how they view themselves when juxtaposed...More »
“MIA in MIA” Exhibition
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- 2014-01-09 - 2014-02-08
Stephanie Hirsch “I’d Rather Die On My Feet Than Live on My Knees”
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- 2013-11-14 - 2013-12-14
Through her use of beads, sequins and embroidery, Hirsch’s canvases are literally ‘illuminated’ with phrases of enlightenment and hope. Continuing her personal investigations into individual development...More »
Bobby Mathieson “Cheats and Codes”
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- 2013-11-14 - 2013-12-14
Positioning historically and culturally significant subjects within a strongly visceral and highly textured figurative expressionism, Bobby Mathieson’s paintings reflect the emotional complexity shaping...More »
Cobi Moules “Bois Just Wanna Have Fun”
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- 2013-10-10 - 2013-11-09
Driven by the desire for adventure and discovery, Cobi Moules set out across America not only to explore the country’s natural beauty and diversity, but also to reflect upon his position within it. Moules’...More »
Greg Haberny “Burn All Crayons”
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- 2013-09-06 - 2013-10-06
In a nutshell, “Burn All Crayons” is the artist’s first-hand account of the over medication of our youth. Drawing upon his childhood experiences with dyslexia and ADHA, “Burn All Crayons” exemplifies and...More »
“Summer Session” Exhibition
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- 2013-07-10 - 2013-08-17
Chrisa Biddy “Mobile Uploads”
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- 2013-06-06 - 2013-07-06
Chrisa Biddy turns to Facebook and other social networks for inspiration for his oil and watercolor paintings. His subjects are self-represented, captured via their smart phones or digital cameras, and...More »
James Gortner “Now Representing”
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- 2013-05-02 - 2013-06-06
For the last two years, Gortner has been developing a series of paintings based on his relationship with photographer Carolina Palmgren, the symbolism found in the Tarot, and his theories on artistic production....More »
James Rieck "On Location"
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- 2013-03-29 - 2013-04-27
In his latest series of paintings, James Rieck's new muse is his "self-imposed dislocation." Eight months ago, James uprooted his long-time residence and studio/safe house in Baltimore, MD, and transplanted...More »
"Retuning Reality" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Sculpture
- 2013-02-15 - 2013-03-23
By transposing images from his past onto canvas, Toronto based painter Alex Bierk deconstructs source material into abstraction as visceral reclamations of lived experience. He focuses on the connection...More »
Jeff Muhs "The Origin of Nymphs"
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- 2013-01-05 - 2013-02-09
Lyons Wier Gallery presents The Origin of Nymphs by New York based artist Jeff Muhs. With The Origin of Nymphs, Muhs builds upon his ongoing series of paintings, Another History. The artist cites that...More »
Melodie Provenzano "Rock Center"
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- 2012-11-15 - 2012-12-22
Inspired by objects such as figurines, glassware, bows, and plastic toy animals, Provenzano strives to find an intrinsic personality and meaning for each object in her paintings. Once she has created a...More »
Aaron Nagel "Sovereign"
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- 2012-10-11 - 2012-11-10
Sovereign exemplifies Nagel's enduring admiration for classical oil painting, its medium and traditions, and employs them to create lush renderings of the female form. Along with his stringent adherence...More »
Fahamu Pecou "All Dat Glitters Ain't Goals"
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- 2012-09-06 - 2012-10-06
Fahamu Pecou expands upon his 2011 exhibition in Paris, HARD 2 DEATH, by utilizing his familiar trope of self-portraiture to challenge and dissect society's representation of black masculinity in popular...More »
"Born 4 Porn" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Other - Other
- 2012-08-13 - 2012-08-20
The show examines similarities between "The Story of O" and consumerism. Each artist in “Born 4 Porn” was asked to create a piece of artwork using the “Story of O” as a point of departure.More »
"Dexterity: Works On Paper" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Drawing - Prints
- 2012-07-11 - 2012-08-11
Dexterity: Works On Paper, co-curated by Michael Lyons Wier and Lyons Wier Shashoua Residency Artist Jason Maas. Dexterity features seven highly skilled artists who demonstrate their draftsmanship on paper...More »
“Material Matters” Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Photography - Sculpture
- 2012-06-07 - 2012-07-07
A group exhibition featuring four female artists exploring contemporary notions of identity as seen through their unique artistic endeavors. Using various common mixed media such as thread, ribbon, discarded...More »
Jason Bard Yarmosky "Elder Kinder"
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- 2012-05-03 - 2012-06-02
Adding to his earlier works, these meticulously constructed and strikingly life-like new paintings examine the relationship between the limitations of social norms and the freedom to explore, particularly...More »
David Lyle "Misbehaving"
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- 2012-04-04 - 2012-04-28
Working from found vintage and vernacular photographs, Lyle seamlessly composes works that harken back to 1950’s and 1960’s America - not as they were, but skewed and reimagined by the artist. Lyle’s...More »
Chris Cosnowski "American Metal"
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- Media: Painting - Other
- 2012-03-01 - 2012-03-31
Trophies have played a critical role throughout history. Recipients take pleasure in their award, not because the trophy has monetary value, but because it symbolizes success. Those that win them cherish...More »
"Resourced: The Influence of Photography in Contemporary Art" Exhibition
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- 2012-02-02 - 2012-02-25
Lyons Wier Gallery presents Resourced: The Influence of Photography in Contemporary Art, an exhibition of eight contemporary artists who use photography to create and sometimes inspire their art making....More »
Jazz-minh Moore "Is That All There"
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- 2012-01-05 - 2012-01-28
Moore's new series of paintings features her sister, Asia Kindred, amidst the ruins of a deteriorating cabin. The primarily naturalistic pallet is infused with distortion and bright color, causing the...More »
Cayce Zavaglia "Embroidered Portraits"
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- 2011-11-17 - 2011-12-17
Originally trained as a painter, Zavaglia switched to embroidery after the birth of her daughter to avoid using toxic materials around her home. Zavaglia's portraits of friends and family are sewn with...More »
Laura Ortiz Vega "Cosmograffiti"
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- 2011-11-17 - 2011-12-17
"Cosmograffiti", Laura Ortiz Vega's first solo exhibition in New York City, fuses traditional Mexican artisanal techniques with contemporary graffiti imagery, creating bold urban landscapes that entice...More »
Martin Wittfooth "The Passions"
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- 2011-10-13 - 2011-11-12
The Passions, Martin Wittfooth's first solo show in New York, is a contemporary exploration of sainthood, martyrdom, and religiosity that still dominates the ideological landscape of the modern world,...More »
Tim Okamura "Bronx . Brooklyn . Queens"
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- 2011-09-08 - 2011-10-08
Tim Okamura will exhibit a collection of his most recent work in "Bronx · Brooklyn · Queens", his first solo exhibition in New York in more than five years. The show, which runs September 8 - October 8,...More »
"Under the Radar" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Photography
- 2011-07-21 - 2011-08-20
As expressed by the title of the exhibition, Under the Radar features eight New York based artists who have yet to surface prominently on the art scene but whose talent will surely rise to the top. The...More »
"24/7" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting
- 2011-06-16 - 2011-07-16
24/7 will be held in two locations: at our main gallery located at 542 West 24th Street and our Project Space at 175 Seventh Ave., hence the show's title: 24/7. Each artist will have pieces on display...More »
Mary Henderson "Bathers"
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- Media: Painting
- 2011-05-12 - 2011-06-11
Bathers, is Henderson's newest group of hyper-real sociological oil paintings derived from found web images, focusing on a particular cultural experience - in this case, the 'summer retreat'. Her paintings...More »
Vadis Turner "Burial Party"
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- Media: Installation - Other
- 2011-04-07 - 2011-05-07
In the broadest sense, "Burial Party" is a deluge of ideas woven onto canvases and sculpture that address mortal concerns of existence and the experiences forged while contemplating the rites of passage....More »
Fahamu Pecou "ART HISTORY neXt"
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- Media: Painting
- 2011-03-05 - 2011-04-02
In ART HISTORY neXt, Fahamu Pecou questions the concepts of inclusion and exclusion within the historical constructs of fine art. His paintings confront the notion of who gets chronicled in the annals...More »
Andrés Basurto "Inspired By a True Story"
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- Media: Sculpture
- 2011-03-05 - 2011-04-02
Mexican artist Andrés Basurto's glass mosaic sculptures deal with the act of construction through the action of destruction. Using shards from glass bottles that at one time held wine and beer, Basurto...More »
James Rieck "Enter the Dragon"
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- Media: Painting
- 2011-02-03 - 2011-02-26
It seems today that no respectable wardrobe is complete without at least one good ironic T-shirt. This fashionable form of expression spans every possible posture, whether it is the iconic portrait of...More »
THE ART BAZAAR
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- Media: Painting - Drawing - Photography - Other
- 2011-02-01 - 2011-02-13
"Here and Now" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting
- 2011-01-08 - 2011-01-29
Each artist mines the rich and historied vocabulary of Realism in paining. Their individual spirit and interpretive dexterity of the world around them is their common thread, but their inimitable and relevant...More »
"In the Ceramics Studio" Exhibition
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- Media: Ceramics
- 2010-12-10 - 2011-01-04
"Bust & Boom: Ceramic Commentary" Exhibition
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- Media: Ceramics
- 2010-11-11 - 2010-12-10
Sin-Ying Ho, Jeff Irwin, Jeffrey Mongrain and Robert Silverman are four ceramists commenting on the world's recent economic struggles brought about by America's dubious subprime lending and mortgage practices...More »
Jan Huling "Walking Under Ladders"
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- Media: Drawing
- 2010-11-11 - 2010-12-10
Neither sketched nor planned, Huling's three-dimensional works draw inspiration from her travels to India and Mexico, as well as imagined, playful scenes reminiscent of childhood fairy tales and fantasies....More »
Patte Loper "The Sky is Burning, The Sea Aflame"
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- Media: Painting
- 2010-10-15 - 2010-11-07
Patte Loper's exhibition, The Sky is Burning, The Sea Aflame, describes imagined architectural spaces and draws from sources that include utopian mid-century architectural plans, natural history, taxidermy,...More »
"Beast" Exhibition
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- Media: Sculpture
- 2010-10-15 - 2010-11-07
Building upon John Ruskin's notions of the "pathetic fallacy," BEAST takes the observer on a journey into an imagined world, unlocking new ideas about man's symbiotic yet hypocritical relationship with...More »
"October Art Bazaar" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting
- 2010-10-06 - 2010-10-10
The Art Bazaar is a unique artist management agency that has identified an unmet need for emerging or unrepresented artists to further their careers in the seemingly impenetrable New York art market. By...More »
Hebru Brantley “Wait a Cotton Picking Minute”
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- Media: Painting - Drawing
- 2010-09-10 - 2010-10-04
From the absurd and blatant to the subtle and subversive, Hebru Brantley’s work explores the stereotypes and racist propaganda found in American mass media, such as early Warner Brothers and Disney cartoons....More »
Christophe Roberts “Journey of a Thousand Eyes”
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- Media: Crafts
- 2010-09-10 - 2010-10-04
By collecting and re-purposing Nike shoeboxes, Christophe Roberts creates striking and meaningful life-size sculptures of wild animals that invite the viewer to consider the environmental impact of the...More »
"August Editions of the Art Bazaar" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2010-08-24 - 2010-08-29
The Art Bazaar is an open call for unrepresented artists to display and sell their artwork in venues th roughout New York City. Registration is on a “first come, first serve” basis with no visual vetting...More »
"August Editions of the Art Bazaar" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2010-08-17 - 2010-08-22
The Art Bazaar is an open call for unrepresented artists to display and sell their artwork in venues th roughout New York City. Registration is on a “first come, first serve” basis with no visual vetting...More »
Mint&Serf "Special Graffiti Unit"
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- Media: Painting - Photography
- 2010-07-28 - 2010-08-15
Mint&Serf SGU (Special Graffiti Unit) is an exhibition at Lyons Wier Gallery, curated by Derrick B. Harden, featuring new work by New York visual artists Mint&Serf. The exhibition pays homage...More »
"Midsummer Art Bazaar" Exhibition
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- Media: Illustration - Painting - Photography
- 2010-07-23 - 2010-07-25
The Art Bazaar is an open call opportunity for unrepresented artists to display and sell their artwork in venues throughout New York City. Registration is on a “first come, first serve” basis with no visual...More »
David Foox "As Within So Without"
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- Media: Painting - Sculpture
- 2010-06-25 - 2010-07-20
An exhibition curated by David Foox benefiting the New York Organ Donor Network Also featuring the Organ Donor vinyl toy collectables embellished by artists John Dunivant, Kooks Malooks, Audrey Pongracz,...More »
Amanda Besl "Riding Lessons"
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- Media: Painting
- 2010-05-25 - 2010-06-20
Amanda Besl’s most recent body of work entitled “Riding Lessons” straddles the strong bond between adolescent girls and their equine obsessions. Her subjects are at the cusp of adulthood and precariously...More »
Jazz-minh Moore "Slipping Sideways"
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- Media: Drawing
- 2010-05-25 - 2010-06-20
Jazz-minh Moore’s figurative work attempts to capture the emotional spirit of her sitters. Her subjects are often friends and acquaintances, mostly artists and writers, who have a ferocity that they must...More »
James Rieck "Mead Hall"
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- Media: Painting
- 2010-04-23 - 2010-05-21
Inspired by the heroic epic poem Beowulf, and J.R.R. Tolkien's 1936 lecture on this subject, The Monsters and the Critics, Rieck's new show engages not only with medieval themes of violence and romantic...More »
David Lyle "At the End of the Day"
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- Media: Painting
- 2010-04-23 - 2010-05-21
Working from personal family photos, and found vintage prints, Lyle seamlessly composes works that harken back to America of the 1950's and 1960's - not as they were, but as they are reimaged by our contemporary...More »
Anthony Lister “How to Catch a Time Traveler”
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- Media: Painting - Other
- 2010-03-19 - 2010-04-19
Lyons Wier Gallery presents Anthony Lister's second solo exhibition with the gallery, How to Catch a Time Traveler. The exhibition follows directly on the heals of Lister's 50-foot, site-specific mural,...More »
Melodie Provenzano "It's My Birthday!"
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- Media: Painting
- 2010-02-12 - 2010-03-08
Still-life drawings of toys and figurines are the subject matter included in Melodie Provenzano's artwork, but their arrangements and iconography are the crux of it. These meticulously rendered compositions...More »
Terri Thomas "Hedone"
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- Media: Painting - Sculpture
- 2010-02-12 - 2010-03-08
An investigation of the taboo, Thomas' manipulated self-portraits and Swarovski crystal encrusted object-trophies explore the motivations and contradictions of physical and material desire. Playful, precisely...More »
Mike Lash and Leonardo Nierman Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Sculpture
- 2010-01-08 - 2010-02-05
Mike Lash's new work is a marked departure from his well-known figurative work. While he maintains his wry sense of humor without losing the base banality he has become known for, Lash's new work is less...More »
Artisanal Holiday Bazaar
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- Media: Product
- 2009-12-11 - 2009-12-18
Jewelry by Susan Barth, Magda Menounos, Victoria Strevens, Marianna TrofimovaMore »
Kermit Berg "Nuclear Family / Wohlstandstraum"
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- Media: Photography
- 2009-11-13 - 2009-12-10
In his latest photographic series, American artist Kermit Berg explores the Modernist Postwar period in Berlin and the U.S. when Europeans and Americans alike embraced consumerism and high design for reassurance,...More »
"Art Bazaar" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Photography - Sculpture - Digital
- 2009-11-07 - 2009-11-08
The ART BAZAAR is an OPEN CALL opportunity for any artist not represented by Lyons Wier Gallery to display and sell their work in the gallery, located on the NE corner of 20th Street and 7th Avenue. There...More »
Fahamu Pecou "Blak Presidential: The Inauguration"
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- Media: Painting
- 2009-10-09 - 2009-11-06
Fahamu Pecou's new works, "Blak Presidential: The Inauguration," look at the cultural obsession with the First Couple from an American cultural viewpoint. These stunning acrylic canvases dip into modern...More »
Autumn Art Bazaar
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- Media: Painting
- 2009-10-03 - 2009-10-04
The Art Bazaar is an open call opportunity for any artist not represented by Lyons Wier Gallery to display and sell their work in the gallery, located on the NE corner of 20th Street and 7th Avenue. There...More »
Marc Dennis "American Tourists"
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- Media: Painting
- 2009-09-10 - 2009-10-05
Lyons Wier Gallery announces "American Tourists," Marc Dennis' first solo exhibition with Lyons Wier Gallery. Visual representations of sexuality throughout history have played key roles in the culture...More »
Ryan Bradley "Pretty Party"
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- Media: Painting
- 2009-09-10 - 2009-10-05
Lyons Wier Gallery announces "Pretty Party," Ryan Bradley's first New York solo exhibition. Exploring the true nature of beauty through the deconstruction of the figure, Bradley's large-scale tightly...More »
"Endless Summer" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting
- 2009-08-24 - 2009-09-06
The final group exhibition from the 2009 'Summer Series'. [Image: Cheryl Kelley, "Charger", (2009). Oil on aluminum mounted on panel. 18 x 24 inches]More »
"Prozess" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Drawing - Photography - Sculpture - Film
- 2009-08-17 - 2009-08-21
"Prozess" showcases a collection of artists for whom technique is a combination of intuition, insight and labor intense physical process. Though mediums vary, from drawing and painting to sculpture, photography,...More »
"Instant Art History Immediately: The Fak'try (A 24hr Art Movement)" Exhibition
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- Media: Installation
- 2009-08-10 - 2009-08-14
In the late 60's Andy Warhol's Factory served as the nucleus of the POP art movement. This hip hangout for the artsy crowd was also famed for its parties. Throughout his career, Warhol's subsequent studios...More »
"Remains of the Day" Exhibition
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- Media: Sculpture - Installation
- 2009-08-03 - 2009-08-07
"Remains of the Day", curated by Vadis Turner, is a five-day exhibition featuring artwork [that] serves as evidence of circumstances from the past. The work visualizes the documentation of time or a construction...More »
T8 "What's my Motha Fuckin' Name?"
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- Media: Painting - Sculpture
- 2009-07-28 - 2009-07-31
Drawing inspiration from and referencing such artists as Marcel Duchamp, Claes Oldenburg and Louis Vuitton, artist T8 introduces his newest series of painting/sculptures entitled: "What's My Motha Fuckin'...More »
Derrick B. Harden "Vast Wasteland: A Hollywood 187 Film"
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- Media: Film - Performance Art
- 2009-07-28 - 2009-07-31
"Vast Wasteland: A Hollywood 187 Film," is an experimental film and performance by newcomer Derrick B. Harden, aka Couture Ink (who hit the College Charts with his song, "GhostTown"). The work is a fusion...More »
"Northernmost Southern Exposure" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Installation - Video installation
- 2009-07-21 - 2009-07-24
Four days of interesting actions and modern day signs and wonders. A crack team of Baltimore artists, performers and aesthetic misfits cross the Mason/Dixon line to join other forces with their NYC brethren...More »
"Figuratively Speaking" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Drawing
- 2009-07-13 - 2009-07-17
"Figuratively Speaking" is a group exhibition curated by David Lyle. The curator's emphasis behind this exhibition is to weave together his East Coast and West Coast connections and render an investigative...More »
Mike Lash "Consumption"
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- Media: Painting - Other
- 2009-07-06 - 2009-07-10
"Consumption” is a conceptual exhibition whereby the artist takes an ironic poke at the current state of affairs borne by the rabid consumerism of an unchecked society and the sobering effect it is having...More »
"Art Bazaar" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Drawing - Photography - Sculpture - Installation
- 2009-07-04 - 2009-08-16
The Saturday and Sunday Art Bazaar is an open call opportunity for any artist not represented by Lyons Wier Gallery to display and sell their work in the gallery. The Art Bazaar is an artist driven market...More »
"Another Damn Good Painting Show" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting
- 2009-05-27 - 2009-06-28
Vadis Turner "Dowry"
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- Media: Sculpture - Installation - Crafts
- 2009-04-24 - 2009-05-23
As handmade objects are passed down through time, they become increasingly precious and culturally relevant. Turner’s work engages in the transformative legacy of object to heirloom to historical artifact....More »
James Rieck "Issues with Authority"
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- Media: Painting
- 2009-04-24 - 2009-05-23
All of James Rieck's compositions have been inspired by and gleaned from commercial catalogs. Having delved through corporate annual reports, couture fashion catalogs, ‘How-to-Knit’ and wedding catalogs,...More »
Cayce Zavaglia "Painting with Wool: New Embroidered Portraits"
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- Media: Painting - Crafts
- 2009-03-20 - 2009-04-20
Over the past 15 years, Cayce Zavaglia's paintings have focused exclusively on the portraits of friends, family, and fellow artists. The gaze of the portrait toward the viewer has remained constant, as...More »
"New Contemporary Realism" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting
- 2009-03-20 - 2009-04-20
Lyons Wier Gallery will host a group show of gallery artists who share a contemporary realism agenda and explore a representational vocabulary ranging from Photo-realism to Expressionism. Each artist approaches...More »
Matt Straub "Stand Still, You Buzzards -- Don't Go for Those Guns!"
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- Media: Painting
- 2009-02-13 - 2009-03-15
Born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Matt Straub reveals his deep nostalgia for the American West in his latest work. Featured in Straub's painting are the classic Western iconography images of cowboys, cowgirls,...More »
"Buckle: The Art and Craft of the Western Belt Buckle" Exhibition
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- Media: Fashion
- 2009-02-13 - 2009-03-15
The gleam of pure silver meets the punch of pop art in a groundbreaking exhibition opening February 13 through March 15. Gallery director and curator Michael Lyons Wier combines the bold, iconoclastic...More »
"Narrative Thread" Exhibition
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- Media: Installation - Crafts
- 2009-01-09 - 2009-02-09
Narrative Thread, co-curated by Orly Cogan and Michael Lyons Wier, is　an exhibition of 15 international fiber artists who have created a　contemporary vocabulary using traditional fiber techniques such...More »
Mary Henderson "Forces"
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- Media: Painting - Photography
- 2008-10-10 - 2008-11-10
Mary Henderson’s latest exhibition, “Forces”, continues the artist’s hyper-real painting style that documents a particular American subculture or experience. In her previous exhibition, “Right Clique”,...More »
Melodie Provenzano "Debutant"
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- Media: Illustration - Painting
- 2008-09-05 - 2008-10-04
Still-life paintings of toys, figurines, and printed fabrics are the subject matter of Melodie Provenzano's Debutant exhibition and the arrangement and iconography of these items is the crux of it. These...More »
"Summer Salon: Works on Paper" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Other
- 2008-08-01 - 2008-08-31
Jeffrey Beebe "The Ape Machine"
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- Media: Painting - Drawing - Other
- 2008-06-26 - 2008-07-26
The Ape Machine, Jeffrey Beebe's first New York solo exhibition of new watercolor and mixed media works on paper on view from June 26th – July 26th, 2008. The Ape Machine is a ubiquitous and parasitic...More »
Cheryl Kelley "Chrome"
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- Media: Painting - Other
- 2008-05-22 - 2008-06-21
Using the automobile as a point of reference, Cheryl Kelley continues her exploration into issues of gender, power, and freedom. Through exquisitely rendered canvases, Chrome displays the luminosity and...More »
Miki Lee "New Abstraction"
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- Media: Painting
- 2008-04-18 - 2008-05-17
Ms. Lee continues her exhaustive exploration into pure geometric abstraction. As in her previous bodies of work, each oil painting has deftly hand-rendered hard-edged bands of colorful concentric patterns....More »
James Rieck "Annual Report"
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- Media: Painting
- 2008-03-14 - 2008-04-12
For the last five years, James Rieck’s compositions have been inspired by and gleaned from commercial catalogs. Having delved through couture catalogs of the 1960’s, “How To Knit” catalogs of the 70’s,...More »

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