Adventure Painting: NYC
Adventure Paintings: NYC
September 9 - September 12, 2021
Astor Place, Manhattan
Adventure Painting: NYC
1969 Gallery and The Guild of Adventure Painters welcomed the public to Astor Place to watch artists paint en plein air, view an exhibition, and interact with the Guild of Adventure Painters' team.
From September 9 - 12, Johnny DeFeo and Aaron Zulpo, the project's organizers, hosted emerging and leading painters at Astor Place. Each day, there were two groups of artists; 10 AM - 2 PM and 2 PM - 6 PM. At the end of each day, the paintings were exhibited on site and rotated by the next day's work.
Our on-site gallery was made from a customized 31-foot Airstream. Along with the paintings made on-site, the Airstream also exhibited paintings by past attendees of the Adventure Painting Residency. This salon-style exhibition featured landscapes from across America. Our project ended with a subsequent exhibition The Scenic Route at 1969 Gallery’s LES space.
Schedule of participating painters:
Thursday, September 9
10 am - 2 pm: Clark Filio, Sophia Heymans, Kate Klingbeil
2 pm - 6 pm: Gabrielle Garland, Giordanne Salley, Laura Sanders
Friday, September 10
10 am - 2 pm: Rebecca Ness, Justin Liam O’Brien, Michael Stamm
2 pm - 6 pm: Tommy Coleman, Keiran Brennan Hinton, SuSu
Saturday, September 11
10 am - 2 pm: Genesis Belanger, Elizabeth Glaessner, Sharon Madanes, Danielle Orchard, Ryan Wilde
2 pm - 6 pm: Kerry Ammirata, Caleb Hahne, Stave Klitgaard
Sunday, September 12,
10 am - 2 pm: Amanda Barker, Matthew F Fisher, Julian Kreimer, Darryl Westly
About 1969 Gallery
Founded in September 2016, 1969 Gallery is a contemporary art gallery devoted primarily to painting and painters. Through solo exhibitions, exhibitions worldwide and art fair presentations, the Gallery supports the practices, ideas and careers of its represented artists. Our project space broadens our work to include all contemporary art forms, emerging, mid-career and established artists, book projects and artist community-based initiatives.
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About The Guild of Adventure Painters
The Guild of Adventure Painters, founded by Johnny DeFeo, Andrea Heimer, and Aaron Zulpo, hosts the Adventure Painting Residency which is an exploratory painting residency founded in 2018. The residency takes studio artists on a journey that is focused on outdoor exploration and building connections with fellow artists and art institutions along the way. Adventure Painting is set up as a plein air painting adventure; residents are encouraged to make landscape paintings but can interact with the landscape however they see fit throughout the course of the residency. Adventure Painting provides artists an opportunity to travel and explore the American landscape with the hope that it helps advance each artist’s studio practice.