About the Exhibition
Curated by Dona Nelson, this exhibition is comprised of the work of ten women who graduated from Tyler School of Art, spanning the period from 1963 to 2007. Their paintings are distinguished by seriousness, sophistication and ambition. Working in an art form that has been dominated by men, these artists do not feel obligated to make paintings that specifically address their gender. This lack of obligation differentiates these ten artists from some women painters who became prominent in the 1980s and 1990s. The focus of the painters in "The Fluid Field : Abstraction and Reference," is the painterly field, which can include images and figures. The field functions as a broad contextual space that is no less important than the images.
About the Gallery
The mission of the Exhibitions and Public Programs department of Tyler School of Art is to explore and encourage experimentation in artistic practice and interpretation. The department provides a platform for young artists for the production and presentation of their work and a forum for the larger community to examine the most recent developments in contemporary art and their relationships to broader cultural contexts. |
