EXHIBITION CHECKLIST

Woodstock Artists AssociAtion & MuseuMSOLO GALLERY

CHRIS GONYEA: HYpHEACONNECTING wITH THE fOREST

July 21 - August 26, 2018

March Morning, oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches

ARTIST TALK saturday, July 28, 3 PM RECEPTION saturday, July 28, 4-6 PM

1. Autumn Hill oil on board 36 x 24 inches $4,500

2. Autumnal Study oil on board 20 x 14 inches $1,600

3. Upon Walker’s Hill oil on canvas 30 x 60 inches $12,000

4. solstice sunrise oil on board 26 x 30 inches $3,500

5. Mycellic Trees (Diptych) oil on canvas 36 x 44 inches (each) Por

6. March Morning oil on canvas 48 x 36 inches $7,500

7. Mycellic Study (Diptych) graphite on paper 18 x 23 inches (each) $2,400

8. From Ashes (12/1/11) soot on paper 15 x 8 inches $700

9. Micelles (6/6/11) soot on paper 6 x 7.5 inches $450 / $750 (both 9 and 10)

10. Micelles (6/9/11) soot on paper 6 x 7.5 inches $450 / $750 (both 9 and 10)

11. Tree Study (1/18/14) soot on paper 7 x 5 inches $325

12. March Morning Study (3/21/14) soot on paper 8 x 12 inches $700

13. West Tisbury Ramble oil on canvas 18 x 48 inches $4,500

14. Ramble Study (3/31/13) soot on paper 6 x 16 inches $700

15. Walker’s Hill (11/16/14) soot on paper 8 x 14 inches $700

16. Finn’s Diptych charcoal on paper 48 x 18 inches (each) $5,000

17. Entering the Hill charcoal on paper 47 x 30 inches $6,000

Juror, 2018 solo show Artists: Kenise Barnes - director, kenise Barnes Fine Art

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CHRIS GONYEA: HYpHEA CONNECTING wITH THE fORESTARTIST’S STATEMENT

From Ashes (12/1/11), soot on paper, 15 x 8 inches

chris Gonyea is a native of the Hudson Valley and graduate from kingston High school in 1982. His interest in art continued with studies in fine art at Pratt institute, during that time he spent a semester in Florence italy at the studio Arts center international (s.A.c.i.) with a concentration in art history.

After returning from Brooklyn in 1992 chris worked with the James cox Gallery at Woodstock. during his tenure, he opened his own space in 1994, the Loft, in midtown kingston. At that time he served on the board of the Arts society of kingston and continued to be active in the local arts scene. during this period he developed a relationship with the city of kingston which resulted in the 1999 rondout Biennial (a city-wide show of sculpture).

Later chris would move to uptown kingston with a new gallery called the Livingroom. the artist-owned gallery survived for over ten years and brought

exhibitions to kingston that ranged from international exchanges to drive-in movies on the street. As well as pursuing the artistic endeavors of this period, chris also served as an Alderman for the city of kingston (Legislator Ward 2)

Always a painter first, Chris Gonyea has been active on the local art scene for many years while his work has been shown extensively in the Hudson Valley as well as in europe and nYc.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

images (top to bottom): West Tisbury Ramble, oil on canvas, 18 x 48 inchesUpon Walker’s Hill, oil on canvas, 30 x 60 inches

I am an artist who abstracts the landscape in order to find patterns in nature. I was strictly an abstract artist until i made the leap to explore the possibilities of incorporating the realistic image into the realm of the abstract. trees have emerged as the motif in which i could explore that possibility. The tree in many ways can be seen as a figure or the vertical against the horizontal as in a common figure/ground relationship. Within this context I discover relationships between elements of the forest. Groupings, dynamics and subtext occur to me as the images emerge. The figure (tree) stands in the landscape but at the same time is the landscape itself.

A very important consideration for me is the negative space. Branches create connections that are easily described by the graphic line. there are times i equate the branches to our own nervous system with synapse and transference of energy making the leap which creates cognitive thought. the tree is as connected to the air as it is the earth. the space between is as solid as the subject. new shapes emerge as result. Forms and patterns become apparent as one looks deeper into these forests.