FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

Dorothy Arnold

 

Works on Paper

 

January 12 – February 18, 2006

 

Florence Lynch Gallery is pleased to present the first New York solo exhibition since 2002 of artist Dorothy Arnold.  The exhibition is on view from January 12 through February 18, 2006.  An opening reception will be held at the gallery on Thursday, January 12, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

 

For this exhibition Arnold presents a series of figure drawings which provide us a privileged view of her personal encounters, relationships, and continuous study of human behavior and form.  Titles such as Pleased with myself, Grand Daddy & Colin, Red Beret, Mad Enough, fatuous, Obedience, Timorous, jack Jr., Defeated, Thoreau, and Assured, provide a clear narrative to the drawings and give an explicit indication of what matters to the artist, that is the one on one relationship with her subjects and the continued dialogue which passes on from one figure to the other.

 

Arnold’s own words best describe her approach towards her art:

 

To me visual art, music and words are all wondrous means of communication.  My studio invariably has opera blaring forth.  “Butterfly” withers on the stage.  “Mimi” fades out.  I sniffle.  And then we all are lured and seduced by art, be it painting, drawing, photography or sculpture.  Lastly, and perhaps the most relevant art comes in the guise of words:  a poem, a book, a simple phrase with myriad meanings.

 

Art is for everyone.

 

 

Dorothy Arnold graduated in 1980 from the Museum School of Fine arts in Boston.  Selected group and one-person exhibitions include:  Kimball art Center, Park City, UT, Bakalar Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art,  Arden Gallery, Boston, City Art Gallery & Museum, Kostroma, Russia, Newbury Court Exhibit Hall, Concord, MA, Lemmerman Gallery, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, Galerie Wolfsen, Aalborg, Denmark, Lexington Christian Academy, Lexington; Calderwood Hall Gallery, North Haven, ME; Wang Center, Boston; Duke University, Durham, NC; The Warwick Arts Trust, London, England; Chapel Gallery, Newton, MA; Newport Art Museum; The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA; Chase Gallery, Boston; Boston Center for the Arts; Virginia Lynch Gallery, Tiverton, RI; J&G Gallery, Chichester, England;  among others.

 

Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00 to 6:00 p.m.  For further information and photographic material please contact Florence Lynch or Provie Landor at 212-924-3290.