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Pen and Brush Art Gallery’s latest exhibition, “NOW: As a Consequence of Fact,” is the third installment in the ongoing “Now” series. The exhibition, which will grace the gallery from October 12th to December 9th, serves as a spotlight for the captivating multimedia artist, Jill Viney.
Pen and Brush’s “Now” series stands as a testament to the dynamic landscape of contemporary art, offering a welcoming stage for fresh outlooks and emerging talents. “NOW: As a Consequence of Fact” delves further into the elusive notion of “the present” within today’s context, emphasizing the challenge of confining contemporary art within rigid definitions. This exhibition brings together more than twenty artworks from thirteen artists, embracing a diverse array of media, sizes, and temporal perspectives.
Pen + Brush, a nonprofit institution with a rich 129-year history, remains unwavering in its dedication to uplifting women and non-binary artists and writers. Their paramount objective is to provide a platform for these marginalized groups, dismantling the persisting gender-based barriers of exclusion, underappreciation, and undervaluation within the art industry. Location: Pen and Brush Art Gallery, 29 E 22nd St, New York, NY 10010
Concurrently, the organization nurtures and empowers emerging professionals in the arts. All artworks featured in their exhibitions are available for purchase, with 75% of the sales proceeds going directly to the artists, while the remaining 25% supports their mission. The current exhibition, curated by Parker Daley Garcia, with Bird Piccininni as the associate curator, is hosted at the Pen and Brush Art Gallery in New York City.
Among the celebrated artists is Jill Viney, her work spans across diverse mediums, from miniatures and field paintings to plastic and fiberglass sculptures. She has consistently challenged and defied preconceived notions and redefined contemporary art.
The showcase of “NOW: As a Consequence of Fact” shines a light on the diverse and prolific oeuvre of Jill Viney. Her creations encompass expensive paintings that delve into color theory, wall-mounted sculptures that blend plastic and fiberglass into polymorphic collage assemblages, and life-sized sculptures that encapsulate her artistic vision. Viney also constructs intimate “environments” that lay bare the tension between her domestic responsibilities and her creative pursuits.
The “NOW” exhibition features artworks that engage with the pressing social, political, and environmental challenges of our contemporary society. These “NOW” exhibitions are dedicated to offering novel perspectives, avoiding the sway of market trends and the superficial veneer of importance often associated with commercial art. This approach challenges the concept of fixed timelines, underscoring the pivotal role of time itself.
Jill Viney’s artworks deserve particular attention, incorporating her 1970s paintings and 1980s dystopian creations, which interrogate the notion of “newness” within the current artistic landscape, gaining renewed relevance as marginalized voices gain acknowledgment in the art realm. Parker Daley Garcia, curator at Pen and Brush, remarks, “What could be more pertinent than dismantling entrenched system boundaries while amplifying the voice of a female artist whose perspective has long been stifled?”
The exhibition will reveal three remarkable works from Jill Viney’s illustrious four-decade career: “Woman Vacuum,” “Dream,” and “Cathedral.” Jill Viney passionately expresses her anticipation for the exhibition, articulating, “Art is a dialogue. It’s born from one person and then engages with others. That’s when art truly springs to life. If it remains unseen, it hasn’t had the chance to breathe.”
