Kerri Rosenstein and Lisa Solomon

February 23 – April 7

Modern art gallery interior with minimalistic artwork displayed: four framed pieces on the left wall, three on the right, and a sculptural piece on a pedestal near the center.

An art gallery with dim lighting showcasing a modern art installation. A pile of shiny, metallic pieces is displayed on a white pedestal in the foreground, with framed artworks on the distant wall.

An art gallery with white walls displaying two sets of framed artworks, one with white frames and the other with black. In the foreground, two plinths showcase a white spherical object and a pile of small rocks.

Hand-drawn illustration of various paper airplanes on a textured brown background, depicting different angles and stages of flight.

Four geometric leaf shapes with textured surfaces, arranged in a minimalist pattern on a textured paper background.

A large pile of shredded paper on a plain floor against a light-colored background.

Artistic sketch of a partially visible bed with a floral blanket and a pillow, rendered in soft green and brown tones against a blank background.

Three conceptual blue line drawings of benches with intricate designs, floating against a soft white background, displaying varying perspectives and fading visibility.

A collection of light blue mandala prints scattered across a white background, featuring intricate circular patterns with varying designs.

An official 50 ft slow fire pistol target marked with numerous bullet holes clustered mainly around the center bullseye, used in a shooting competition.

Two side-by-side panels with yellow patterned backgrounds; the left shows a faint outline of a classic chair, the right features a bolder red outline of a modern chair, connected by a red line.

A photo of a delicate, circular white paper doily placed on a light surface, with descriptive text explaining how to adjust the pins in a craft project.

Press Release

The Richard Levy Gallery is pleased to present new work by Lisa Solomon and Kerri Rosenstein.

Kerri Rosenstein was born in Baltimore in 1976 and currently lives and works in Missoula, Montana, where she received her advanced degree from the University of Montana in 2002. With a solid history in painting and drawing, Rosenstein is experimenting with transforming her two-dimensional work into dimensional sculptural pieces. Instead of simply creating a traditional print or drawing, Rosenstein now deconstructs her work by rearranging it, imbuing it with a new set of relations to space. She turns a painting into a pile of fragmented paper, carefully cut and composed, refocusing attention on her process. What was a normative print that existed as one whole structure becomes a seemingly infinite network of smaller, divisible, torn images. Minimal in presentation, these works convey a generosity in meaning through overt materiality and exposed reinterpretation of process.

Born in Arizona in 1973, Lisa Solomon lives and works in Oakland, California. She was educated at the University of California at Berkeley, in addition to Mills College in Oakland, receiving her advanced degree in 2003. Her work addresses issues of gender and domesticity reclaiming traditional craft techniques as fine art. Quilting and needlepoint interlace with drawings and paintings in a search for order through the practice of mundane and repetitive tasks. Solomon presents threads hanging from an image of a bed, and stitches puncturing anatomical drawings of body parts to underscore the organic connection between objects and our bodies. Solomon intends for the viewer to see and contemplate her process, the interchangeability of art and craft, and to question the nature of dichotomies.

Dates: February 23–April 7, 2007
Reception: April 7, 6–8 pm
Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 11 am–4 pm
Location: 514 Central Avenue SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Contact: 505.766.9888, info@levygallery.com, www.levygallery.com @levygallery

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