| Sanchez
Art Center is honored to present an exhibition of artworks by Ward
Schumaker, titled do | undo. The exhibition opens Friday,
February 27, with a reception from 7 to 9 pm, and is on view through
March 29.
Ward Schumaker’s
exhibition, curated by Jerry Barrish, includes large acrylic paintings,
small collages, and mixed media works on paper, as well as some
small sculptures. Several works, such as the small collages and
the larger mixed media works Disappear for a While and
Red Telephone, will be shown for the first time here at
Sanchez. The hallmark of Schumaker’s work is layering with paint,
mixed media, text, and abstract patterns. As the artist says, his
work involves a great deal of “painting in and painting out, doing
and undoing, making marks and erasing them,” hence the exhibit title
do | undo. The effect can be mesmerizing, and yet Schumaker’s
works are ultimately quite simple and straightforward—in a meandering
sort of way. In his work you will find a refreshing sense of humor
and the feeling of storytelling, without any of the guideposts of
conventional stories.
Schumaker has shown
in New York, San Francisco, Shanghai, UC Berkeley, Los Angeles,
Sacramento, Charleston, Miami, and Nashville, and has been collected
widely. In 2013 Jack Fischer Gallery in SF mounted Schumaker’s solo
show titled Years of Pretty. See more of his work at www.warddraw.com.
| Free Artist Talk: Sunday, March 29, 4 pm |
Sanchez Art Center is located at 1220 Linda Mar Boulevard in Pacifica, 1.5 miles east of Highway 1. Following opening night, the galleries are open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 1–5 pm, and by appointment, through March 29.
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