April Gornik's 'Liminal States' at Miles McEnery Gallery
At the Miles McEnery Gallery in New York, April Gornik presents her exhibition 'Liminal States' from April 2 to May 9, 2026. This showcase features five large canvases alongside seven smaller pieces, all illustrating landscape fragments set against dynamic skies. Gornik's technique blends meticulous draftsmanship with expressive painting, showcasing intricate variations in brushwork, texture, and color layering. Her iterative approach often leads to repainting due to dissatisfaction with initial strokes, creating a strangely familiar overall effect. Notable works include 'Spirit Clouds,' reminiscent of Jacob van Ruisdael, and 'Annunciation (after da Massina),' which pays homage to Antonello da Massina. Gornik's contributions over 30 years have significantly impacted contemporary American landscape art, alongside peers like Renate Aller and Richard Kooyman.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Liminal States' at Miles McEnery Gallery, 525 West 22nd Street, New York, NY.
- Dates: April 2–May 9, 2026.
- Features five large-scale and seven smaller paintings.
- Paintings include 'Spirit Clouds' (2024), 'Annunciation (after da Massina)' (2026), 'The Palm at the End of the Mind' (2026), 'World of Light (for GMH)' (2026), 'White Sky 1' (2024), 'Shredding Light' (2025), and 'Lightbound' (2025).
- Gornik lives near Sag Harbor.
- Technique involves mixing colors without mediums, then glazing with medium and mineral spirits.
- Cobalt blue is a favored base color; Mars violet and Fanchon Red are used.
- Reference to Charles Burchfield's 'Conventions of Abstract Thoughts' and his watercolor 'Midsummer Afternoon' (1952) at Vero Beach Museum of Art.
Entities
Artists
- April Gornik
- Jacob van Ruisdael
- Morris Louis
- Antonello da Massina
- Charles Burchfield
- Renate Aller
- Joellyn Duesberry
- Richard Kooyman
- James Lavadour
- Melanie Parke
- Rebecca Allan
Institutions
- Miles McEnery Gallery
- Vero Beach Museum of Art
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Sag Harbor
- Ohio