Yellow Ben Dowell July 16th-August, 1st 2008 Yellow is a twelve-day group show conceived by artist Courtney Puckett as a way to connect her work to that of friends and fellow emerging Brooklyn artists Ben Dowell, Pauline Halper, and Katy Krantz. The four artists share a rigorous studio practice of thinking through making and of contemplation through experimentation. Their works together reveal unexpected layered and nuanced affinities. The work is fragile, skeptical of resolution and defies categorization. It asserts itself coolly and confidently; like an unexpected breeze on a hot summer day. Please join us for an opening reception on July 16th from 7-10 pm. Ben Dowell received a BFA from University of Kansas in 2001 and a MFA from Hunter College in 2007. He attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2006. www.bendowell.info Pauline Halper received a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art in 2002 and a MFA from University of Pennsylvania in 2004. She attended Temple University’s exchange program in Rome, Italy in 2000. www.paulinehalper.com Katy Krantz received a BA from University of California, Santa Cruz in 1998 and a MFA from Hunter College in 2007. She attended the Studio Art Centers International in Florence, Italy in 1995-1996 and the Frank Mohr Institute in the Netherlands in 2005. www.katykrantz.com Courtney Puckett received a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art in 2002 and a MFA from Hunter College in 2008. She attended the Center for Art and Culture, Aix-en-Provence, France in 2001, the University of New Mexico in 2003-2004, and the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland in 2006. www.cpuckett.com Courtney Puckett would like to thank Ben Dowell, Pauline Halper and Katy Krantz for their collaboration |
