Felrath Hines, Overlooked Black Abstractionist, Gets Solo Show at Schoelkopf Gallery

Felrath Hines, a Black mid-century artist and member of the Spiral Group, is finally receiving recognition through an exhibition at Schoelkopf Gallery in New York. The show, on view through August 21st, features five key paintings from the 1950s and '60s, showcasing his bold yet sensuous abstractions. Hines, who died in 1993, was a peer to Romare Bearden and Emma Amos, and was so admired by Georgia O'Keeffe that she hired him as her personal conservator. Despite his talents, he remained largely unknown. Andrew Schoelkopf, the gallery's founder, notes Hines's independent and persistent devotion to abstraction. The exhibition builds on a 2022 solo presentation at ADAA: The Art Show in New York, part of the gallery's ongoing effort to highlight Hines's career.