This exhibit is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

This exhibit is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

This exhibit is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

“Knowing/Unknowing”

OPENING RECEPTION

August 30, 2024 / 5:30-7:30PM

Knowing/Unknowing is about the mystery of abstraction, the push and pull between recognition and confusion, between what is remembered and what is newly discovered. The exhibit features large abstract paintings by Jack Millard and mixed-media work by Virginia Dow and S Moss. The gallery will open to the public on Friday August 30th from 5:30-7:30pm with serenades by Ryder Cooley on singing saw and a special appearance by Ghostbirdsongs. 

Jack Millard

Millards’ paintings are largely an exploration of material, surface, color, texture and form. Ranging from geometric abstraction to distorted figures, landscapes and portraiture, Millard’s paintings suggest deeper, psychological narratives rooted in everyday relationships. Working with architectural paints, Millard paints on the floor and wall with wide brushes, hands and rags. The resulting images are bold, a mingling of familiar shapes and unexpected juxtapositions.

Millard has been painting for over forty years. His artistry began in his youth while attending the Dayton Art Institute­­. In his college years,  Millard set-aside painting to study architecture and received a Bachelor of Architecture at Miami University. He began working in New York City with architects Paul Rudolph and Peter Marino before starting his own firm. Millard's work in architecture taught him to appreciate structure and spatial relations, which he brought to the canvas when he resumed painting. 

Most recently, Millard has been working on large abstract paintings. Investigating elemental and transitional themes, these paintings convey a playful sense of mystery and irony.

Millard lives and paints in Chatham, NY. He has exhibited throughout  New York and New England at venues including Spencertown Academy,, MCLA Gallery 51, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson Hall and Time, Space Limited. Millard's work can be viewed by appointment at his Chatham studio.

Virginia Dow

My art right now is a personal exploration of the relationship between polarities, primarily chaos and order.I’m interested in the challenge of accepting chaos, relaxing with it, and observing the inherent order within.Ultimately my work at this point is all about trust, not panicking, recognizing control opportunities and problems. Staying open and alert…..with pencils and paints.

S Moss

S Moss is a drawing practitioner who writes songs and makes sculptures with glass and mirrors. His abstract paintings are of undefined spaces which suggest doors or windows, and possibly places within the mind and spirit.

This exhibit is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Martina Angela Müller, “Sacred Beginnings”

OPENING RECEPTION

July 27th, 2024, 3-6PM

Artist Talk, 5PM

Sacred Beginnings: An exhibit of large-scale paintings that are meditations on evolutionary forces and Angelic beings of Light, Warmth, Wisdom, Movement, Love, Form, Fire, Time and Protection. An installation of sculptures complements the paintings and expresses different aspects of the theme.

Retrospective: Additionally, the artist will show selections from her work spanning five decades from childhood to the present.

Hilma af Klint Presentation
on the "Tree of Knowledge" Series
and the Sketchbook, "Flowers, Mosses and Lichen"

March 22nd, 7pm

Alkion Press has recently published Hilma af Klint—The Infinite and the Divine, a
hardcover catalogue of the first showing in the United States of the full eight
painting-series known as the "Tree of Knowledge," as well as Hilma af Klint’s
sketchbook, "Flowers, Mosses and Lichen" at Lightforms Art Center in Hudson, NY in
2020. The book contains full color plates of the art work by Hilma af Klint from the
exhibition and over one hundred botanical illustrations by twelve female artists
that complement the abstract sketchbook. Interpretive essays on the works and
the life of af Klint by both former directors Martina Angela Müller, Helena Sophia
Zay and David Adams PhD complete the book.

Please join us at Lightforms Art Center, 743 Columbia Street, Hudson, NY 12534
on March 22, 2024 at 7:00pm for a presentation with slides by Martina Angela
Müller that will highlight some of the content from the book. The catalogue will
be available to purchase at the event for $35. The publication of this
beautiful catalogue is another opportunity to delve into Hilma af Klint’s
groundbreaking artistic output and creative expression of her spiritual
experiences and research.