Ce Roser's First Solo Show in 30 Years at Sebastian Gladstone

Ce Roser, aged 101, presents her first solo exhibition in over thirty years at Sebastian Gladstone in New York. The show, titled 'Ten to Get Ready, and Ten to Go,' features nine paintings from the late 1970s to the 1980s. Roser's work, developed since the 1960s, shows affinities with Japanese calligraphy, Impressionism, and color field painting, but avoids direct comparison. Her studio on the Upper West Side overlooks the Hudson River, and the shifting views of trees, boats, light, and weather inform her abstract compositions. The paintings are built with thin layers of oil, creating surfaces that feel both shallow and deep. Bands of color meet at slight angles, with small marks interrupting or continuing movement. The work evokes comparisons to Hilma af Klint and Charmion von Wiegand, yet stands independent. Roser continues to work with undiminished clarity.