Fran O'Neill's breakthrough abstractions at John Davis Gallery in 2009
Fran O'Neill presented her second solo exhibition at John Davis Gallery in Hudson, New York, in April 2009. The show featured a new series of intricate, all-over abstract paintings that blend decorative elements with intense labor. O'Neill, a recent Joan Mitchell Foundation grant recipient, created works with oceanic qualities, characterized by slow evolution and constant undulation. In pieces like 'Reel', negative shapes resembling teeth-like tessarae reveal the white canvas ground through meticulously filled spaces. The paintings draw comparisons to Aboriginal art from O'Neill's native Australia and the work of Gustav Klimt. The exhibition was covered in an artcritical CAPSULE review.
Key facts
- Fran O'Neill had her second solo show at John Davis Gallery
- The exhibition took place in Hudson, New York
- It occurred in April 2009
- O'Neill received a Joan Mitchell Foundation grant
- The series features intricate, all-over abstractions
- Works are described as oceanic with decorative and labor-intensive qualities
- Painting 'Reel' includes negative shapes revealing white canvas
- Art draws from Aboriginal Australian art and Gustav Klimt
Entities
Artists
- Fran O'Neill
- Gustav Klimt
Institutions
- John Davis Gallery
- Joan Mitchell Foundation
- artcritical
Locations
- Hudson
- New York
- United States
- Australia