Jack Hanley Gallery

Presentation Details
Jack Hanley Gallery will present a dual exhibition of Johnny Abrahams and Sophie Treppendahl. Abrahams’s abstract compositions, arranged in geometric blocks and curved shapes, meld minimalism with an Op Art sensibility. The paintings are meditative, relying on the balance of color and void. Oil paint is thickly applied with a palette knife in his signature Elemental series, bridging the realms of painting and sculpture. Treppendahl’s vivid interior scenes seek to transfer ordinary moments of joy to canvas. She draws on her own life experiences and recorded observations as a springboard to explore pattern, color, light, and shadow. According to the artist, “Through painting, I aim to capture not the likeness to an image but the overwhelming feeling of the space or a memory.”