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Margaret Garrett, "Ètude #3," 2023 (Detail). Acrylic on Paper, 22.5” x 30.5.” COURTESY THE ARTIST
Margaret Garrett , "Shimmy," 2023. Acrylic on linen, 41" x 29." GARY MAMAY
Artist Margaret Garrett at Planthouse Gallery in New York City during the run of her recent exhibition "The Still Point." COURTESY THE ARTIST
Now through January 13, the artwork of Shelter Island’s Margaret Garrett will be on view in “The Still Point,” a New York City show featuring her new paintings and works on paper. The exhibition at Planthouse Gallery, 55 West 28th Street, New York, opened on November 30, and the works on view, all created in 2023, continue Garrett’s exploration of translating movement and music into two-dimensional abstract compositions.
“When I begin working on a new piece, I see the paper or canvas as an empty stage and the line as movement: texture, form, the way that colors interact are all different manifestations of motion and energy,” says Garrett.
On Wednesday, January 10, at 6:30 p.m., Garrett will take part in a conversation at Planthouse Gallery about “The Still Point” with culture writer Laura Van Straaten.
“The Still Point” is Garrett’s second solo exhibition at Planthouse. She is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice includes painting, printmaking, collage, dance and video work. Born in North Carolina and raised in Pennsylvania, she was a dancer with the Pennsylvania and Cleveland Ballet companies. In her early 20s, she discovered painting, finding something spiritually akin to dance in the movement of line and color, and switched her focus to visual art. Garrett’s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the U.S.
For more information, visit planthouse.net.
Staff Writer on Nov 17, 2023