This is an expanded version of an essay that first appeared in the catalogue published by George Adams Gallery,in conjunction with their exhibition: Joan Brown “Drawn from Life” (October 8 – December 19, 2020). Throughout the summer of 1976, five Bay Area artists met every Sunday to draw. Among them were Joan Brown, her former […]Read Post ›
This essay originally appeared in Juxtapoz Magazine on September 30, 2020. Alex Kanevsky’s exhibition of new work at Dolby Chadwick Gallery focuses on the human figure. Whether lying on a bed, sharing a meal, or riding a horse, each subject appears in syncopation with their surroundings. Each painting comprises still life, landscape, and portrait. Interior and exterior […]Read Post ›
LewAllen Galleries // August 30th, 2019 through October 12, 2019. This article originally appeared in Juxtapoz Magazine, September 5th, 2019. David Ligare: Elements of Radical Renewal By Tamsin Smith David Ligare had his first solo exhibition in New York in 1969. Elements at Santa Fe’s LewAllen Galleries marks his forty-eighth. In the way that Homer, Virgil, […]Read Post ›
Gina M. Contreras, Sola Chola @ Park Life Gallery, 220 Clement Street, San Francisco, July 12-August 18, 2019 A review by Tamsin Smith, first published by Juxtapoz Magazine on August 12, 2019. What would a film reel of your inner thoughts look like? Close your eyes and imagine all those looping voices, memories, desires, and […]Read Post ›
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first published in Juxtapoz, March 19, 2019 Martin Machado, “Unalaska, Alaska (Dutch Harbor)”, 20 x 24 inches, oil on canvas, 2018. Martin Machado’s Odyssey By Tamsin Smith & Matt Gonzalez Martin Machado’s solo show Hove To at Park Life Gallery chronicles scenes from his days at sea working on…
Emilio Villalba: Modernist Recoding by Tamsin Smith. This article originally appeared on November 27, 2918, in Beautiful Bizarre Magazine. Known for his arresting portraiture, Emilio Villalba has blazed a quick and dynamic path in art communities from California to New York and across the globe with multiple exhibitions and an active and impressive social media following. […]Read Post ›
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first published in Juxtapoz, October 25, 2018 Hilary Pecis, “Favorite Vase”, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 48 in., 2018. Hilary Pecis’ Familiar Views in San Francisco Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco September 29 – October 26, 2018 Paint what you know seems an anachronistic chestnut in an age of immediate interconnectedness, when…
NOVIO ELECTRICO: TODO LA NOCHE BY TAMSIN SMITH What to say about Novio Electrico’s eponymous debut album? Considering that I’ve been carrying their clever harmonies around in my head and rolling their lyrics around on my tongue all week, my first thought is: bravo. From there, I’d add: delicious, flirtatious, unique, groovy, distinctly-pleasing, and totally […]Read Post ›
first published in Juxtapoz, August 17, 2018 Cycle, oil and acrylic on canvas, 80 x 170 cm, 2018. Kevin Earl Taylor’s New Exhibition Apex Opens in Berlin Tamsin Smith & Matt Gonzalez Circle Culture in Berlin, Germany, recently opened Apex, a solo exhibition by San Francisco-based painter Kevin Earl Taylor, which runs until September 15, […] […]Read Post ›
