MARK POMILIO | UNIVERSAL PATTERNS

February 27 – March 30, 2024
Artist-Attended Opening Reception: Saturday, March 2, 1-3 p.m.
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“It’s strange, and fascinating, how we arrive at our art,” says Pomilio. “Inconceivable from the start but now, decades into my journey, it all makes perfect sense.”

Throughout his career, whether in oil on canvas or charcoal on paper, Mark Pomilio has plucked sense from life’s chaos by using the language of space and form: geometry. He considers how the natural world organizes itself under universal growth patterns and instead of seeking to visually depict those patterns, he creates using his own geometric systems of iterative growth. The work is both subtle and complicated, elegant and alive, and Bentley Gallery is pleased to debut brand new works as part of this exciting solo exhibition. 

Mark Pomilio features in solo museum and gallery exhibitions nationally and internationally, including Luxehill Museum in Chengdu, China; the Chapelle Saint-Louis de la Salapetriere, in Paris, France; Art Resources Transfer, in New York City; and LewAllen Galleries, Santa Fe. Originally from Philadelphia, Pomilio currently lives and works in Phoenix, Arizona. He is a Professor of Painting and Drawing at Arizona State University. 

We invite you to join us for an artist-attended opening reception the first Saturday in March;  Saturday, March 2, 1-3 p.m.

JAN MAARTEN VOSKUIL | SIMILAR PAINTING DIFFERENT OBJECT

January 31 – February 24
Artist-Attended Opening Reception: Saturday, February 3, 1-3 p.m.
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Jan Maarten Voskuil stretches his paintings into the third dimension. His crafted, partly curved wooden constructions are based on simple geometric principles: the circle, the square, and the rectangle. He stretches the frames with linen and usually paints them in monochrome colors. With a minimum of means, he manages to develop a broad spectrum with his work whereby he partly stands in the tradition of the constructive, minimal, and concrete art of the twentieth century. His work is labeled as spatial object, sculpture, autonomous design or even architecture. Over the years, his ingenious stretchers have become primarily modular constructions, which can sometimes be assembled in various ways. This makes him not only a painter but also a “builder” of paintings.

Voskuil was born in Arnhem, Netherlands in 1964. He graduated in Arts at the Rijks University of Groningen and attended the Ateliers Arnhem (post-grad) at the Art Academy of Arnhem. He is a curator and artist, represented, amongst others, by Gallery Rob de Vries and Sebastien Fath Contemporary in the Netherlands and by Bentley Gallery in the US. Voskuil’s work is in several museum collections in the Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, and the U.S., and in private and corporate collections in Europe, China, Japan, Australia, and the Americas. He currently lives and works in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Bentley Gallery is excited to introduce Jan Maarten Voskuil in his first solo exhibition with the gallery. See these architectural paintings and speak with the artist in-person on Saturday, February 3, 1-3 p.m. during the opening reception.

ZIYUN XUN | IMPERMANENCE

January 3 – January 27, 2024
Artist-Attended Opening Reception: Saturday, January 6, 1-3 p.m.
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To describe her creative approach, Ziyun Xun often cites Eastern philosophy, quoting the Buddha: “All conditioned phenomena are like a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow, like dew or a flash of lightning. Thus, we shall perceive them.” Xun applies this concept of the “illusory visual” to generate feelings of impermanence for viewers; here, the more oblique the viewing angle, the greater the emergence of bright colors designed to reward these temporary and atypical vantage points. 

To achieve this effect, Xun’s process is incredibly meticulous: she applies thin strips of painter’s tape to her raw canvases, leaving tight, linear patterns across the surface. Before she removes the masking, she continuously revisits the work with rollers of acrylic paint, adding layer on layer of pigment until significant sculptural lines have built up. Lastly, a final wash of oil paint seals the lines with a contrasting gloss. 

In this macro detail, the high-relief of the paint can be seen against the fibers of the natural linen canvas. 

See Ziyun Xun’s fascinating series of contemporary op-art in person on Saturday, January 6 from 1-3 p.m. during the opening reception, a one-of-a-kind art viewing experience.

HEATHER HUTCHISON | FROM HERE TO HERE

November 29 – December 30
pening Reception: Saturday, December 2, 1-3 p.m.
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In her first solo exhibition with Bentley Gallery, Heather Hutchison is showcasing a brand new suite of eco-feminist constructions that capture the phenomenological essence of light in natural environments. Each artwork is a direct inquiry into the perceptual experience of color, light, and shadow particular to a time of day and place. In recent works, the artist is emphasizing the horizontal world that surrounds us, as she finds inspiration in the ever-present rhythms and syncopations of nature.

Largely self-taught, Hutchison has developed and innovated methods and mediums including hand-building and bending Plexiglas forms to facilitate her artistic process. She shares similar concerns with the Light and Space artists and has spent decades observing and contemplating nature, raised between coastal Oregon, Laguna Beach, Marin County, and the mile-high desert along the southern border in Bisbee, Arizona. For the past twenty years, she has lived, worked, and raised her family in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York.

Since her first solo exhibition in SoHo in 1989, Hutchison has exhibited widely and is included in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, Hammer Museum (LA), and Smithsonian Museum of American History (D.C.). She has been included in exhibitions at the Montclair Art Museum, the Knoxville Museum of Art, and in D.C.’s Corcoran Gallery of Art.

See this captivating series in person on Saturday, December 2 from 1-3 p.m. during the opening reception. Our large windows and the angled daylight provide an incredibly unique experience of Hutchison’s work. Please join us! 

JIMI GLEASON | CHROMATIC REALM

November 2 – November 25
Artist-Attended Opening Reception: Saturday, November 4, 1-3 p.m.
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The surfaces of Jimi Gleason’s paintings have always responded to both the light and space of the environment they are in. Working with shimmery pearlescent paints and mirror-like silver deposit, he carefully builds up layers that shift subtly. Many of his paintings feature densely worked edges framing largely vacant centers to keep the focus firmly on the quality of the color and light, and the viewer’s own perception of them. 

His work is included in the collections of Dakota Studios, New York; Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Los Angeles, CA; Hilton Headquarters, McLean, VA; Sun America, Kaufman Broad Home Corporation, Los Angeles, CA; and numerous private collections. He lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.

Learn more about the work directly from the artist on Saturday, November 4 from 1-3 p.m. during the opening reception. See how Gleason’s decades-long exploration of light and material has evolved into his latest body of work. 

MICHAEL MARLOWE | MIDWEST

October 4 – October 28
Artist-Attended Reception: Saturday, October 7, 3-5 p.m.
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Michael Marlowe’s large-scale painting process is rooted in an abstract approach to imagery of our biological world. His painterly transcriptions examine and vibrantly animate isolated aspects of our bodies and their environments, the organic in conversation with the manmade. In MIDWEST, Marlowe invokes the rolling plains and agricultural rows of the region, memories of his own youthful experiences dramatized by way of color and scale. 

“The idea, very abstractly, are these contoured shapes—maybe a hill or a landscape—very minimal, very simple; a gestural line, then, between those lines and that volume, this cavity is created. Between organic lines are more constructed lines. It comes directly from my experiences, as a kid, walking furroughs, walking the fields.”

Michael Marlowe is a studio artist, interior designer, and art director with previous experience as a production designer working in the film and television industry. He attended the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design Architecture and Art and Arizona State University, earning several degrees culminating in an MFA in set design for theater. He has been exhibiting nationally in both group and solo exhibition since 1982.
Please join us Saturday, October 7, from 3-5 p.m. for the artist-attended opening reception of MIDWEST. 

BENTLEY GALLERY | ANNUAL GROUP EXHIBITION – PART II

August 30 – September 30
Reception: Saturday, September 2, 1-3 p.m.
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BENTLEY GALLERY | ANNUAL GROUP EXHIBITION – PART II

August 30 – September 30
Reception: Saturday, September 2, 1-3 p.m.
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BENTLEY GALLERY | ANNUAL GROUP EXHIBITION

June 14 – July 15
Opening: Saturday, June 17, 1-3 p.m.

JAKE FISCHER | INTERPERMEATE

May 17 – June 10
Opening: Saturday, May 20, 1-3 p.m.
Artist will be in attendance

DESERT LIGHT

April 19 – May 13
Opening: Saturday, April 22, 1-3 p.m.

HIGH-DEF COLOR PHASE

March 15 – April 15
Opening: Saturday, March 18, 1-3 p.m.

Los Angeles-based Dion Johnson makes hard-edged, abstract paintings with dynamic color fields and lines. In his works, bold, contrasting swathes droop down and slide across his canvases, existing simultaneously as line, shape, and color. HIGH-DEF COLOR PHASE features the latest works from Johnson’s studio. In the introductory essay for the exhibition’s catalog, art critic David Pagel gives new language to what makes Johnson’s latest body of work so special. Pagel states, “Color has always been integral to what Dion Johnson does as an artist and his new paintings are no exception: They treat color as something so unique and powerful that words cannot come close to naming the peculiar, idiosyncratic colors he mixes in his studio, much less capturing the one-of-a-kind nature of each of his handcrafted shades, tones, and tints.” 

CANVAS II

February 17 – March 11
Opening: Friday, February 17, 6-8 p.m.

Join us one week from today, the third Friday in February, for an opening of new sculpture by Jeremy Thomas. Stemming from a pandemic-era urge to be “cleaner and lighter”, Thomas traded steel for canvas in his latest body of colorful work. Still using the process of inflation to very literally sculpt with air, Thomas coats his stitched design in resin, inflates the work, and then manipulates the form until each crease and fold are just so. Lastly, he leaves the work to harden and cure into its final form before the finishing surface treatments. Of the process, Thomas says, “There’s an immediacy to fabric, and it allows me to get shapes that I’ve always wanted to get with steel but couldn’t.” Learn more about Jeremy Thomas’ fascinating process and see the work in person one week from today. 

PORTALS

January 20 – February 11
Opening: Friday, January 20, 6-8 p.m.

Join us the third Friday in January for an opening of new works by Jim Waid. Waid creates abstract worlds saturated with color, filled with rhythm and movement, and intricately textured. His canvases barely contain the imagined landscape painted upon them; lush with growth they invite the viewer to explore the space. Of his latest works, Waid says, “These recent paintings are the result of a decades long dialog with nature and the expressive possibilities of paint. These paintings are portals for the mind to travel.” The exhibition opens with an artist-attended reception on January 20, from 6-8 p.m., all are welcome. 

BROKEN LOOSE

This Third Friday, November 18, from 6 to 9 p.m., we open our first exhibition in our new home at 250 E. McKinley St. in downtown Phoenix. 

We are thrilled to be opening our new space with a showing of spectacular works by the late abstractionist icon Ed Moses. Fearless in his explorations, Moses engaged in what he saw as the continual process of discovery for over half a century. His compositions include Braque-inspired, semi-representational scenes; abstract, allover patterns; color fields; hard-edged geometric shapes; and his late-career “crackle paintings”. Broken Loose is a curated collection of samples from Moses’ complete oeuvre that showcase the gamut of the artist’s explorations.

TONDO

Main Gallery Exhibition
February 18 – May 21, 2022
Opening Reception: Friday, February 18, 6-8 p.m.
Featuring: Louise Blyton, Andy Moses, Devorah Sperber, Jan Maarten Voskuil, and Jim Waid.

Breaking the convention of the rectangular canvas, this collection of contemporary abstract work is presented exclusively in the round! A traditional renaissance form, the tondo—a circular work of art—gained popularity in 15th century Italy when rounded architectural features were en vogue. Bringing this centuries-old practice into the present day with their own unique flair, the artists of “TONDO” reflect a large diversity of styles, mediums, and aesthetics. From hard-edge matte paintings to those of poured metallics, from spools of thread to shaped linen, this exhibition showcases a wide range of talented artists willing to break an almost cardinal rule of contemporary painting, proving also that history can indeed come full circle. 

CADENCE

Main Gallery Exhibition
December 27, 2021 – February 12, 2022
Opening Reception: Friday, December 17, 6-8 p.m.

Famed jazz musician Count Basie once said, “If you find a note tonight that sounds good, play the same damn note every night!” The artists of “CADENCE” similarly extol the virtues of repetition. Across mediums of watercolor, fiber, steel, paint, acrylic plastic, and charcoal, each artist crafts distinct visual phrases that are then multiply iterated in form, tone, or motion to impressive effect. Through pattern, rhythm, and repetition, the anomalous is amplified and the artist’s hand is brought back to fore.

SARAH BRODSKY’S RING

An Art Installation by Rick Levinson
Exhibition Dates: August 18th to October 9th 2021

Sarah Brodsky’s Ring is a kinetic, multimedia installation featuring paintings on free-hanging linens, sculptural assemblage, and works on paper. Through text and visual narrative, guest artist Rick Levinson creates an experiential journey through time, across generations, anchored by the gravitas of one tragic artifact. 

Annual Summer Exhibition

July 2, 2021 – August 13, 2021
Opening: Friday, July 2, 6-8 p.m.

All of these works start by stopping us in our tracks. That happens when you see something worth looking at: an object or occurrence that is out of the ordinary, that arrests your attention, piques your curiosity, and makes you want to know more—while experiencing more and more.

Chromatic Exhibition

Exhibition Dates: April 9th 2021 to June 26th 2021

Bentley Gallery is pleased to present the CHROMATIC exhibition, a collection of stunning works by Heather Hutchison, Dion Johnson, Michael Reafsnyder, Richard Roth, and Eric Zammitt.

Color Theory Exhibition

Exhibition Dates: January 15, 2021 – April 3, 2021

Bentley Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition by a group of notable artists who use color in distinctly unique styles to create a bold new vision. Artists include Jimi Gleason, Andy Moses, Nellie King Solomon, Jeremy Thomas, Jennifer Wolf and in The Project Room, Donald Martiny.

Annual Group Exhibition

Exhibition Dates: Sep 26, 2020 – Jan 9, 2021

Bentley Gallery invites you to our Annual Group Exhibition. We are showcasing a variety of mediums from our distinguished roster of artists. Come visit our spacious gallery as we rotate unique works of art throughout the span of the exhibit. Please check our website for updates on recommended guidelines for viewing work.

$2,500 x 18

May 22 – TBA, 2020

10% of sales will be donated to Artlink, an Arizona nonprofit organization.

More than ever, we all need to get lost in a work of art. In these times of necessary caution, the joy found in a sublime composition, an intuitive mark, a compelling idea, some luscious textures, a satisfying hard edge, or a surprising splash of color is essential to our well being. We’ve been staring at the same four walls for weeks and we can all use a meaningful shift in perspective.

Repetition

Showed: March 20th, 2020 – May 22th, 2020

Repetition was a two-person show featuring works by Peter Millett and Jeremy Thomas. Both artists are pragmatic in their artistic approach, adhering to a process-based practice that employ the use of recurring forms to create inspired sculptures. Millet constructs distinct structures through an additive process born from intuition and curiosity. Thomas inflates sumptuous metal shapes with pressurized air to bring them into full dimensionality. Each artist explores a geometric language of shape and space, underscored by a high degree of skill and imagination.

Pigment

Showed: January 17th, 2020 – March 14th, 2020

Pigment was a group show featuring works by Louise Blyton, Makoto Fujimura, Raphaëlle Goethals, Judith Kruger and Hiroko Otake. These notable artists delved into the exploration of color not merely as visual sensation, but its physical manifestation as raw pigment and all that it conjures.

The fact that color is not tangible tends to be overlooked. Our eyes detect light with wavelengths that bounces off objects, determining the particular color we see. This selection of artworks engages with the corporeal material that governs what we perceive as color. Whether it’s the application of natural minerals to affirm our relationship with the earth or the vibrancy of pure pigment to accentuate form. Each of these artists utilizes the physical aspect of color to give meaningful insight into our visual faculty and beyond.

Natural Rhythms

Showed: November 15th, 2019 – January 11th, 2020

Natural Rhythms was a two-person show featuring work by David Kessler and Jim Waid. Both artists have explored the delicate wonder of nature for decades. Their work reveals a heightened sense of our desert environment through skilled mark making and exceptional technique. In these artists’ masterful hands, one does not merely view the landscape; it becomes an experience.

Digital Process

Showed: September 20th – November 9th, 2019

Digital Process, was a two-person show featuring new works by Mike Jacobs and Travis Rice. These two artists highlight the shift occurring in art making today through the use of cutting-edge technology. They explore our post-digital world where instead of exclusively working with paint and canvas they integrate bytes and pixels. Both artists use digital tools to create exquisitely crafted works of art that cut through the visual noise of our everyday.

Annual Summer Show

Showed: July 23 – September 14th, 2019

Bentley Gallery invited art enthusiasts to escape the heat and come into a very cool inviting gallery filled with hot artwork. Artists and artwork were rotated through the course of the show.

In the Absence of Color

Showed: May 17 – July 13th, 2019

In the Absence of Color was a group show that featured works by Bryan David Griffith, Daniel Brice, Robert Kelly, Ricardo Mazal, Udo Nöger, George Thiewes, Jeremy Thomas, Denise Yaghmourian, Judith Foosaner, and Chul Hyun Ahn.

After a successful Color Spectrum show, Bentley Gallery proudly presented In the Absence of Color as a counterpoint. We show works by artists that use a monochrome palette; in doing so we are able to focus on elements such as composition, value, gesture, and form. Whether a hard edge drawn with charcoal, a sprinkling of paint or built up residue from smoke, the restrained use of color is the unifying thesis.

Color Spectrum

Showed: March 14 – May 11th, 2019

Color Spectrum was a group show that featured works by Chul Hyun Ahn, Dion Johnson, and Eric Zammitt. Working across disciplines including fluorescent lights, mirrors, and acrylic paint, the artists in this exhibition expanded our understanding of both the complexity and variant nature of color and how it operates within a two and three-dimensional surface. Making daring visual choices and utilizing a wide array of materials, these artists explored the tensions between content and materiality, symmetry and asymmetry and light and dark.

In, On & Of Paper

Showed: January 18 – March 9th, 2019

Bentley Gallery featured 22 artists who recalibrate the limits of the traditional paper surface, breaking boundaries and challenging preconceived notions of materiality.