Top Ten, 2023

Installation View

Sarah Brenneman

Top Ten, 2023

Acrylic on canvas

60h x 48w in

SBN015

Top Ten, 2023

Installation View 2

Opening Reception at Artisan Lofts (NY, NY), March 28, 2024.

Artist Sarah Brenneman [left]

Sarah Brenneman

Dove, 2024

Acrylic on Canvas

60h x 48w in.

SBN027

Dove, 2024

Installation View 

Sarah Brenneman

Rust Register, 2024

Acrylic and Watercolor on Panel

20h x 16w x 1.50d in

SBN019

Rust Register, 2024 [left]

Rust Register, 2024

Installation View

Rust Register, 2024

Detail

Sarah Brenneman

Schism, 2024

Arcrylic and Watercolor on Panel

30h x 24w x 1.50d in

SBN018

Schism, 2024

Installation View 

Schism, 2024

Installation View 3

Sarah Brenneman Installation

Sarah Brenneman

Pressure, 2023

watercolor on paper

6.25h x 4.25w in

Framed: 12h x 10w in

SBN005

Sarah Brenneman Installation View 2

Sarah Brenneman

Next to Him, 2023

watercolor on paper

8.50h x 6w in

Framed: 14h x 12w in

SBN011

Next to Him, 2023

Installation View

Sarah Brenneman

Open But Empty, 2023

watercolor on paper

8.50h x 6.25w in

Framed: 14h x 12w in

SBN012

Open But Empty, 2023

Installation View

Gary Petersen 

Somewhere Outside, 2020

Acrylic on canvas

34h x 80w in

GP001

Somewhere Outside, 2020

Installation View

Gary Petersen 

Standing Near Me, 2021

acrylic and oil on canvas

60h x 48w in

GP002

Standing Near Me, 2021

Installation View

Gary Petersen 

Hollywood Square, 2018

acrylic and ink on panel

12h x 12w in

GP005

Hollywood Square, 2018

Installation View

Gary Petersen

Pinch, 2018

Acrylic on canvas

36h x 30w in

GP003

Gary Petersen 

Sliding Forward, 2018

24h x 20w in

GP004

Gary Petersen

Caught Between, 2019

acrylic and ink on panel

12h x 12w in

GP006

Gary Petersen 

Untitled GNA #8, 2023

Graphite and ink on paper

11.25h x 7.50w in

GP007

Gary Petersen 

Untitled GNA #9, 2023

Graphite and ink on paper

11.25h x 7.50w in

GP008

Sarah Brenneman and Gary Petersen at Artisan Lofts, in collaboration with McKenzie Fine Art

Artisan Lofts, 143 Reade Street, New York, NY 10013. Opening Reception, March 28, 5 - 7 pm.

March 28 – September 29, 2024

(Tribeca, New York) Garvey|Simon and McKenzie Fine Art are pleased to present Sarah Brenneman & Gary Petersen at Artisan Lofts, a 2-person exhibition exploring contrasting use of color and form in contemporary abstract painting. The exhibition opens with a reception on Thursday, March 28, 2024 from 5-7pm at Artisan Lofts, 143 Reade Street in Tribeca, 5-7pm. After the reception, the exhibition will be on view by appointment only.  Contact Elizabeth Garvey at 917-796-2146 or  liz@garveysimon.com to schedule.

 

Sarah Brenneman begins her work with a brush mark or a painted shape on the canvas and then performs a series of reactions in gestural moves, allowing forms to surface organically. She is aiming to engage the viewer through the universal language of abstraction as the visual representation of everyday experiences.  

 

In contrast, Gary Petersen's jam-packs his geometric abstractions with brightly colored stacked and layered forms that are influenced by a diverse range of sources, including graphic design, cartoons, and architecture. His playful explorations result in an array of shapes, lines, and color that create a precarious tension. 

 

Together, their individual approaches create a dynamic dialogue that celebrates their distinctive artistic viewpoints.

 

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

 

Sarah Brenneman (b.1975, Middletown, OH) lives and works in West Orange, New Jersey. She received her degrees in painting from Columbus College of Art (BFA) and Virginia Commonwealth University (MFA). She has had several solo shows including with Gold Scopophilia (Montclair, NJ) in 2020 and with Jeff Bailey Gallery (New York, NY) in 2004, 2006 and 2011. She has exhibited both nationally and internationally most recently with La Grange Gallery, (Reims, France) in 2022. She has been awarded residencies with Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Millay Colony of the Arts, Chashama, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Liquitex-Just Imagine Residency and VCCA, Moulin à Nef, Auvillar France. Brenneman’s paintings are included in many  private and corporate collections including The Aspen Contemporary Art Collection, Citigroup, Cleveland Clinic, Sprint and The Progressive Corporation.

 

Gary Petersen (b.1956, Staten Island, NY) received his B.S. degree from The Pennsylvania State University and an M.F.A. from The School of Visual Arts. He has exhibited widely in New York City and throughout the United States and Europe since the early 1990s. Petersen's work has been reviewed in many publications including Hyperallergic, Artnews, Art in America and The New York Times. His paintings and drawings are in numerous private, corporate, and public collections including The Dallas Museum of Art, New York’s Jewish Museum, the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, NJ, and the US Department of State. Awards received include The Bogliasco Foundation Residency Fellowship, The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation Grant-Award, The MacDowell Colony Fellowship, The American Academy of Arts and Letters Purchase Award, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts Painting Fellowship, the Sharpe-Walentas Space Program, and the Edward F. Albee Fellowship. Petersen currently has a studio in Brooklyn and resides in Hoboken, New Jersey.

 

For viewing appointments, more information, high resolution images, or sales inquiries, please contact Elizabeth Garvey at liz@garveysimon.com, or 917-796- 2146.

Press

Yale Radio Interview: Sarah Brenneman Interviewed by Brainard Carey.
MEER: Sarah Brenneman & Gary Petersen; 28 Mar — 29 Aug 2024 at the Artisan Lofts in New York, United States