Elizabeth Leach Gallery is excited to feature a new series of paintings on canvas and paper by self-taught artist Lonnie Holley. This is the gallery’s third one-person show with the artist. Painting has been integral to Holley’s forty-year career as a visual artist, and The Movement of Thought: Paintings & Works on Paper consists of new works made with spray paint, oil sticks, gesso and acrylic. Each employs a laborious stenciling technique that unites fragmented silhouettes into wonderfully optical compositions. The exhibition is a continuation of a series he began as a resident at the Elaine de Kooning House in East Hampton, NY in 2020. Imbued with cultural and artistic metaphor, Holley's multi-media practice incorporates places, people, and events. The work is furious, necessary, urgent—always searching and never stopping.
The Movement of Thought: Lonnie Holley
Past exhibition
