Throughout the last decade, Robert completed over one hundred and fifty paintings in a limited palette ranging from white to soft gray to black, often incorporating raw canvas or linen as a compositional element of the work.
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NYC Selected Gallery Guide, September 2026
Contributed by Sharon Butler / We are into September, which is a grueling month for the art community, like hanging out with an old friend from high school who’s developed a proselytizing passion for endurance sports: exhausting, but in the end, with luck, inspiring. Note that 56 Henry has moved to 46 Walker, changed its name to the Ella Rines Gallery, and invited Christopher Ho to do the inaugural show. After a short hiatus, Garth Greenan reopens…
Two Coats Resident Artist Scott Wolniak, September 13–18, 2026
Contributed by Sharon Butler / In September, Two Coats of Paint welcomes Scott Wolniak, a Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist working primarily as a painter, with occasional forays into sculpture, video, and curatorial projects. Scott has taught for many years in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Chicago. The outdoor world, from the vastness of the American West to the defiant weeds that push through cracks in city sidewalks, have shaped his aesthetic since childhood.
Hudson Valley (+ Vicinity) September 2026
Contributed by Karlyn Benson / Late summer is arguably the best time in the Hudson Valley, with mild temperatures, sunny skies, flowers blooming everywhere, and loads of fresh produce at local markets. There is a similar sense of abundance in the galleries. Openings on September 5 include Escape Hatch: Felix Beaudry, Samantha Bittman, Chris Edwards at Roundabouts Now; Dirty Joke at Utopia, Amy Jacobs at Headstone; Jim Denney and Dennis Gordon at Time and Space Limited; knee deep in this body of water at The Re Institute; Brett De Palma, RM Fischer, and Judy Glantzman at CAS; Joseph Fucigna and group show Material Culture at G-Town Arts, and Ted Dixon at WAAM.