April 1, 2015 | R.W. Witt Gallery, California State University - Sacramento
A fellow art student, Lindsey Rose McGrath, had a show last week that I was able to get a private viewing of during my Art Gallery Management class. We took a field trip over to the Witt Gallery and she was able to walk us through the whole process: how she applied for the exhibition, applying for grants and scholarships to help fund the show, setting up and hanging the pieces, reception planning and everything else that was involved. It was very interesting to learn all that she had to do. I was excited for her as I had spoken with her in class quite a few times about all of it and I know she worked hard and paid attention to every detail involved.
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| Me and artist, Lindsey Rose McGrath |
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| Professor Hitchcock and our Art Gallery Management class |
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| A portion of Lindsey's exhibition |
Lindsey's paintings are all relatively similar in size and shape, making it a very intriguing show to walk in to. They are quite large canvases and she did not have a hard time taking up the wall space in the room. She laid them all out on the walls very nicely and had number keys instead of placards, which helped you focus solely on the works. She works with a subject matter that is repetitive and cohesive throughout the paintings (broken glass). I love the moodiness of each of the paintings and how she creates an almost surreal moment or space.
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| Perception, 2014 Oil on Canvas |
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| Damage, 2014 Oil on Canvas |
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| Submerge, 2014 Oil on Canvas |
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| Sunrise at Sunset, 2014 Oil on Canvas |
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| Aurora, 2014 Oil on Canvas |
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| Fracture, 2014 Oil on Canvas |
I think, for this body of work as well as her gallery exhibition, Lindsey was quite successful. I am looking forward to seeing more of what she does in the future - if she ventures away from the broken glass subject as the focal point or if she moves towards something different. Either way, she is a talented painter and I know there will be great things to come!
(more of Lindsey's work here)
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