Anna Hepler and Jeff Kellar

The Leap Show
February 29 – April 11

A set of delicate, sculptural wire spheres of varying sizes suspended from a ceiling against a plain white background. The wire structures are intricate and appear to be handcrafted, creating an airy and artistic visual effect.
Four images of spherical sculptures made from interconnected lines and nodes, each varying in density and pattern, displayed against a white background.
Abstract art featuring a black, intricate mesh pattern resembling a complex, irregular network or web against a white background.
A black and white object with black lines.
A transparent glass fruit bowl adorned with intricate white bead patterns, viewed from above on a white background.
A black circular mesh hat with a wide, floppy brim, photographed against a light background.
A transparent glass sphere with a wire mesh frame inside encased between two clear glass panels that are standing upright and open like a book.
A collection of five images displaying various circular textures in shades of blue, each framed differently, against neutral backgrounds.
A minimalist abstract painting featuring a textured maroon surface with subtle, thin white lines forming an asymmetrical X across the canvas.
Abstract artwork showing a dark, almost black canvas with a thin, diagonal white line dividing it, displayed against a neutral background.
A close-up image of a blank sheet of lined paper with blue horizontal lines.
A plain white sheet of paper featuring multiple horizontal lines evenly spaced apart, creating a lined paper template used for writing.
A minimalistic artwork depicting a white vertical fluorescent light intersecting with a horizontal yellow fluorescent light, forming a cross against a plain white wall.
A green, L-shaped bookstand displayed on a white surface against a light-colored backdrop, showing a minimalist and functional design.
Three rectangular prisms of varying shades of gray overlap to create an abstract sculpture, displayed on a white background.
Three rectangular blocks in yellow, black, and red, artistically arranged to interlock with each other on a white surface.
A minimalist green book standing upright on a white surface, oriented sideways to show the spine and pages, against a plain background.
A minimalistic art composition featuring a vertical black-and-white rod on the left and a circular silver frame on the right, all against a plain white background.
A black square sculpture with a smaller rectangle and a tiny square cutout against a light gray background. The sculpture has a matte finish and simple, geometric forms.
An abstract painting featuring a deep orange canvas with a subtle cross-hatch pattern creating a large X across the surface. The texture is smooth with slight variations in hue.
A wooden cube with patterns of small holes on one side and a tall rectangular cutout on an adjacent side, set against a plain white background.
A minimalist abstract painting featuring a large white rectangle slightly tilted within a black background, intersected by two thin diagonal lines.
Modern abstract geometric artwork with a minimalist design, comprising white and black shapes on a neutral background.

Press Release

Richard Levy Gallery is pleased to present a selection of new works by two Maine based artists Jeff Kellar and Anna Hepler.

Using clay, resin, and wood primarily, Kellar makes surprisingly concise, geometric works that challenge viewers’ sense of space. That is, he makes small sculptures with allusive titles, such as hallway and compartment, in addition to two-dimensional panels that hang on the wall. According to Kellar, the objects that sit on the shelf and hang on the wall are akin in their mutual reference to space, in both form and illusion. Kellar favors the simplest, most pared-down forms, which ultimately reveal an underlying complexity. With a degree in filmmaking from the University of Pennsylvania, Kellar has garnered several awards for his furniture-making skills. He was asked to participate in the 2007 Portland Museum of Art Biennial and was awarded two of the four Purchase Prizes.

While her Maine cohort Jeff Kellar makes rational, solid forms informed by geometry, Anna Hepler is more enamored of the “fleeting moments of suspended geometry.” She is equally inspired by mathematics and craft, but to different effect. Her hauntingly beautiful forms exist in a variety of media: drawings incised in Plexiglas; shadowy, skeletal forms in photogravures; and spheres suspended from the ceiling in constellations of brawny lightness. While the work of both artists investigates form, their work shares a more quiet aspect, perhaps, that of epiphany. 

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Dates: February 29–April 11, 2008
Reception: March 8, 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