Barry McGlashan

BARRY McGLASHAN

02 AUG — 08 SEPT2024

BARRY McGLASHAN

WE DREAM OF THE PACIFIC

MAYA FRODEMAN GALLERY

WE DREAM OF THE PACIFIC

Vicki Sher has crafted a unique personal language of color and form, drawing inspiration from formal relationships and guided by intuition. Within her practice, which spans painting, drawing, collage, and sculpture, Sher skillfully traverses a rich tapestry of color, deftly exploring the nuanced dichotomies that emerge within her artistic domain. With a keen eye for contrast, she delves into the interplay between abstraction and representation, vibrancy and quietude, as well as the juxtaposition of vast expanses and delicate minutiae. Formal balance and harmony are important in the work, sharing equal billing with emotional and narrative concerns. In Sher’s works, the exuberance of color and size confronts the quieter voices of subtlety and nuance, creating a duality that echoes the complex tapestry of human experience.

Sher’s painting practice begins and ends with color. Pouring over color chips, she leans into beauty and joy as she contemplates what elements to bring into her Brooklyn studio. Her interest in color, shape, composition, and the formal elements of painting coexist with a deep connection to the landscape. Sher’s artistic journey consistently circles back to nature, where a circle can transform the entire composition, imbuing it with newfound meaning and depth. Blue Like the Sun presents paintings that emanate joy and exuberance through their bold, clean forms and striking palette, and serve as a canvas for delving deeper into the experiences of joy, beauty, and the natural world.

Over the years, Sher has experimented with many mediums such as transparent cotton scrim, muslin, painted aluminum, and drafting film to illuminate a narrative. Her compositions are built from many layers, which is why drafting film works particularly well for her desired aesthetic. Blue Like the Sun presents a selection of these drawings on drafting film, which act as a compliment and a foil to Sher’s large-scale paintings. While her paintings arise from an additive painting process of balance, Sher’s drawings are

THE ELDERS , 2024

62 1/4 x 54 inches

Oil on canvas

70 1/2 x 60 inches

TUOLUMNE , 2024

Oil on canvas

WE CUT DOWN THE PINES TO MAKE A NEW FLOOR(I) , 2024

39 3/8 x 48 inches

Oil on canvas

DISTANT FIREWORKS , 2024

51 1/8 x 39 3/8 inches

Oil on canvas

16 1/8 x 12 1/4 inches

THE GOLDEN STAIR , 2024

Oil on canvas

Oil on canvas

16 1/8 x 12 1/4 inches

APPALOOSA , 2024

NOSTALGIA

, 2024

16 1/8 x 12 1/4 inches

Oil on canvas

HIGH SIERRA , 2023

Oil, paper and varnish on panel

8 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches

DRIFTERS , 2024

Oil on paper over panel

12 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches

DRIFTERS , 2024

Oil on paper over panel

12 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches

THE SHORE , NEED DATE

Oil on paper over panel

11 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches

, 2024

Oil on paper over panel

12 1/4 x 8 1/8 inches

MANKATO

PTHE FALL , 2024

Oil and pencil on paper over panel

12 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches

RED NIGHT, , 2023

Oil and pencil on paper over panel

8 1/8 x 11 5/8 inches

PALE NIGHT , 2024

Oil and pencil on paper over panel

8 1/8 x 12 1/4 inches

CHALK PASS, 2024

Oil, paper and varnish on panel 8 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches

THE WICKED FLEE, 2021

Oil, paper and varnish on panel

8 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches

16 1/8 x 12 1/4 inches

GOLD CREEK, 2024

Oil on canvas

VICKI

SHER

Born in Washington D.C. in 1966

Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

EDUCATION

1992

M.F.A. University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

1988 B.F.A. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

2014 Virginia Center For Creative Arts (VCCA), Resident Fellow

2012 MacDowell Colony Fellows Award, Summer Residency

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024 Blue Like The Sun, Maya Frodeman Gallery (formerly Tayloe Piggott Gallery), Jackson Hole, WY

2023 Colour Compositions, Paul Smith Wooster, New York, NY

2022 Arrival, George Gallery Charleston, SC

New Work, Galerie Louis Gendre, Chamalieres FR Vicki Sher-Paintings, Galerie Sweeney, Bordeaux, FR

2021 Spring Formal, Frosch&Co. Gallery, New York, NY

2020 Beside Myself, Tayloe Piggott Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY

2019 Second Nature, George Gallery, Charleston, SC

2018 Fountain, frosch&portmann, New York, NY

2017 Into the Light, Red Arrow Gallery, Nashville TN Field Day, George Gallery, Charleston, NC

2016 VOLTA Art Basel, with frosch&portmann, Basel, Switzerland PULSE NY Art Fair, with Uprise Art, New York, NY

2015 The Voice At 3AM, frosch&portmann, New York, NY

2013 Always Bring Flowers, frosch&portmann, New York, NY

2012 Yes/No, frosch&portmann, New York, NY

2005 Nature Walk, Jessica Murray Projects, New York, NY

2002 Vacation from Murder, Jessica Murray Projects, Brooklyn, NY

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023 Future Fair, with Frosch & Co. Gallery, New York, NY

Epode, Uprise Art, New York, NY

Thresholds of Abstraction, BAM Art , Larchmont, NY

2022` Cakes and Shapes, Tayloe Piggott Gallery. Jackson Hole, WY

2021

Groundswell, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX

Art Paris, with Galerie Louis Gendre, Paris, France

Stacks, Frosch&Co. Gallery, New York, NY

Groundswell, Beatrice Haggerty gallery, University of Dallas, TX

2020

Art on Paper fair, New York, NY, with frosch&portmann

Yes we Change, New York, NY, frosch&portmann

2019 Paper Giants, Part V, UNI Gallery, Cedar Falls, IA

Trio, Goldscopophilia Gallery, Montclair, NJ

NewYork/Berlin, at Galerie Louis Gendre, Chamalieres, FR

Art Paris , with Galerie Louis Gendre, Paris, FR

Art on Paper Fair, New York, NY, with frosch7portmann

2018 Drawing In/Drawing Out, Phillips Museum of Art, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA

Group Show, Tayloe Piggott Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY

Art on Paper Fair, New York, NY, with frosch&portmann

Paper Giants LA, Lois lambert Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2017

2016

Cross Sectional Views, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Paper Giants, Part 3, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA

At Home, Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville,TN

Paper Giants, Part 2, The Volland Store, Alma, KS

2015 Cosmicomics, frosch&portmann, New York, NY

South of North, East of No West, Lowe Mills Gallery, Huntsville, AL

Family Ties, 500X, Dallas, TX

“so different, so appealing”, frosch&portmann, New York, NY

2014 Soccer Mom, curated by Danielle Tegeder, New York, NY

White Silver, and Gold, Callicoon, NY

Second Family, curated by Julie Torres, New York, NY

Paper Giants, Proto Gallery, Hoboken, NJ

DUSK Editions, opening exhibition, Brooklyn, NY

Do It Yourself, BOS (Bushwick Open Studios), organized by Julie Torres, Brooklyn, NY

2013 End Times, Sphinx gallery, NYC, curated by HKJB (Jay Henderson and Ben King)

2011 Tompkins Projects West - at Dan Graham, Los Angeles, CA

ChainLetter, Samson Projects, Boston, MA

2010 Santa, Frosch & Portmann Gallery, New York, NY

No Plans For Today, Fun Times Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2009

2008

2007

2005

2004

2003

Kickoff, frosch&portmann, New York, NY

Mother/mother, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Lineweight, TSU Gallery, Kirksville, MO

Landscape, Portrait, Pattern, Hallway Bathroom Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Works on Paper Benefit, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, NY

A Soft Place to Land, OAG Gallery, Livingston Manor, NY

Summer Group Show, OAG Gallery, Livingston Manor, NY

NADA Art Fair, Miami, FL, with Jessica Murray Projects

Grotto 2, Jessica Murray Projects, Brooklyn, NY

Grotto, Jessica Murray Projects, Brooklyn, NY

1999 Artist files 1999-present, Pierogi 2000, Brooklyn, NY

CURATORIAL

2015 Cosmicomics, frosch&portmann, New York, NY

2012 Cannonball!, frosch&portmann, New York, NY

2010

Observant, ISE Gallery, New York, NY

Mean and Sneaking, Five Myles Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

No Plans For Today, Fun Times, Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2021 Art As Form, Interview with Anastasiya Shellet

2017 Hutson, Laura, Nashville Scene, Critics Pick-Vicki Sher at Red Arrow Gallery

2016 Gotthardt, Alexa, Artsy, PULSE’s 15 Best Buys under $10,000

Purssey, Amy, Artreport, Conversation Between Artists at Pulse NY

2015 D’Agostino, Paul, BKMAG, Space Specters- From Calvino to Tarantino

Micchelli, Thomas, Alien Forms-.‐Cosmicomics at Frosch&portmann

2014 Peyton, Cydney, A Common Task, Catalogue Essay: Paper Giants

Young, Geoffrey, Catalogue Essay: Paper Giants

2013 Rutherford, Michael, Vicki Sher at frosch&portmann,

2012 Wright, Dusty, Talk, Talk, Talk, Culture Catch

2011 Butler, Sharon, Vicki Sher, New Work, Two Coats of Paint