Draw Me a River, a group drawing show curated by Jonathan Greene, will be on view from Thursday October 9, 2008 through Sunday November 9, 2008. An opening reception on Wednesday October 8 will preview the exhibition. The artists participating in the exhibition are as follows: Megan Greene (shown in cooperation with Kinz, Tillou + Feigen), Brian Haverlock, Paul Lorenz, Marci MacGuffie, Christopher Skura and Su-en Wong (shown in cooperation with Danese).
Seen together as a torrent of marks, the works in Draw Me a River share a common focus of obsession, repetition, and the tendency to overflow two-dimensional boundaries. Whether read in the literal sense of expressing themselves through an outpouring of activity on the page (I cried a river over you) – or as implied consolation in response to a negative and unsympathetic remark (oh, cry me a river) – these artists occupy their time by meticulously filling space. Increasing momentum generates the need for self-control, resulting in lines, colors, patterns and figures that interlock in intricate patterns, systems and imaginative narratives. The process becomes its own distraction and reward in a world that otherwise lacks attention and focus.
Megan Greene received her MFA from Rutgers and has recently shown her work in exhibitions at Kinz, Tillou + Feigen in New York City, Hallwalls in Buffalo and Katherine Mulherin in Toronto. She has been featured in New American Paintings among other press, honors and awards. Megan was born in Buffalo, New York and now lives and works in Brooklyn.
Brian Haverlock holds an MA in Theology from Washington Theological Union, as well as a BFA from East Carolina University. He is a 2007 recipient of a Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant, among other awards, and his work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions at Greene Contemporary and Allan Stone Gallery in New York City, and throughout the US. Brian was born in North Dakota and now lives and works in Englewood, Florida.
Paul Lorenz holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Illinois Institute of Technology in addition to participating in the Studio Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for two years. He has been featured at the Triennale International d’Art Contemporain in Paris, France and the Biennale Internazionale dell’Arte Contemporanea in Florence, Italy, as well as in exhibitions at Greene Contemporary, Homey in Chicago and Allan Stone Gallery in New York City among other venues. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and now lives and works in Paducah, Kentucky.
Marci MacGuffie received her MFA from Rhode Island School of Design. She has had numerous solo and group exhibitions at venues including Articule in Montreal, Baumgartner Gallery in New York City, Platform Gallery in Seattle and Goff and Rosenthal in Berlin. She was a Millay Colony resident fellow in 2007 and her work has been reviewed in NY Magazine and Timeout Singapore among other publications. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and now lives and works in Brooklyn.
Christopher Skura holds degrees from the Ringling College of Art and Design and New York University. His work is in public collections and has been shown at galleries and museums throughout Florida, New York, Chicago and New England. He has participated in exhibitions at Greene Contemporary and The Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Dorsch Gallery and Rocket Projects in Miami, Aron Packer Gallery in Chicago and Whitney Artworks in Portland, Maine. Christopher lives and works in New York.
Su-en Wong holds multiple degrees in art and music and received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received grants from NYFA, the Joan Mitchell Foundation, the Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation and the Millay Colony, among others, and was a Skowhegan Fellow. Her work is in public collections in the US, Greece and Israel and she has served as a visiting artist and guest lecturer at academic institutions including Harvard University, the Maryland Institute College of Art, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She was born in Singapore and now lives and works in New York City.
