Winston Wächter Fine Art is celebrating twenty years of business. Representing the highest level of local and nationally recognized artists, in a variety of medium. With years of consulting experience, Stacey Winston-Levitan and her partner opened their New York
gallery doors and were met with immediate success, gaining recognition for the diversity of their artists and exhibitions.
In 2000 Winston Wächter Fine Art expanded to the Northwest, with that same devotion to featuring locally beloved artists like Julie Spiedel, and critically acclaimed painters like Tony Scherman. Bringing her extensive knowledge of the art world and a dedication to her
craft, Stacey has secured Winston Wächter’s Seattle location as one of the city’s most respected and only bi-coastal gallery.
Please enjoy twenty selections for our upcoming year and join Winston Wächter in our celebrations.
Winston Wächter Fine Art 203 Dexter Ave North Seattle, WA 98109 [t] 206.652.5855 [e][email protected] www.winstonwachter.com
2015 Schedule
Andreas Kocks / Robin Layton January 7 - February 25
Betsy Eby / Dirk Staschke March 3 - April 15
Ethan Murrow April 21 - June 4
Installation Mural ICA Boston June 2015 – June 2016
Susan Dory / Group Show June 9 - July 15
Angelina Nasso / Group Show July 28 – September 9
Tony Scherman / Annie Morris September 15 - October 28
Trimpin November 3 - December 24
Andreas Kocks�January 7 – February 25
Untitled, 2013, graphite on watercolor paper on wood, framed, 67.3 x 48.4 x 4 inches Untitled, 2013, graphite on watercolor paper on wood, framed, 46.5 x 35.4 x 2.7 inches
German artist, Andreas Kocks, works in massive and meticulously crafted installations of cut paper. Working solely with paper and a limited color palette, Kocks’ forms seek to evoke and balance elements of four artistic genres: the linearity of drawing, the painterly brushstroke, the site-speci"c element of architecture, and the physicality of sculpture. His works can be seen in museums and private collections in Europe and America.
A Momentary Suspension (#1229G), 2012, Graphite on Watercolor Paper, 181 x 511 x 3 in., Installation at SCAD, Atlanta, USA
Robin Layton �January 7 – February 25�
Clockwise from left: Sundays with Dad, China, Into e Blue, Premium high gloss archival print, varied dimensions
Robin Layton’s photographs have the quiet ability to capture life; the universal places and moments often passed over. Her series have focused on the crashing of waves, the solitude of coastal and country landscapes and the familiarity of the basketball hoop. Layton masterfully forces the viewer to press pause and take breath. During her 25 years as a photojournalist, Robin Layton has produced countless notable photographs and earned a place among the world’s top photographers. By age 24, she was honored by LIFE magazine as one of the top eight most talented photographers in America. Among her numerous awards as a photojournalist, Layton is also a Pulitzer Prize nominee and Nikon Ambassador.
FOG Design and Art January 14 – 18, 2015 Fort Mason Festival Pavillion
Betsy Eby�March 3 – April 15 Northwest native Betsy Eby "nds inspiration in the region’s natural phenomena. Her abstract paintings incorporate a soothing palette and subtly reference wild#owers, #owing water, migratory birds, frost covered leaves, and misty forests. By employing beeswax in her painting process, she slowly builds up the surfaces of her canvases, creating depth and texture that heighten the organic quality of her work. Eby’s paintings have been exhibited widely across the United States and are held in the collections of the Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA, the Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA, the Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA, and several United States Embassies around the world.
Ravel’s Pavine, 2012, encaustic on canvas over panel, 42 x 70 inches
Dirk Staschke�March 3 – April 15
Dirk Staschke’s work reinterprets Vanitas (“vanity”) still life paintings of 16th century Northern Europe, which recognize the #eeting nature of life and question the futility of earthly pursuits and acquisitions. Using sculptural form instead of paint, Staschke employs a transgressive beauty that contradicts commonly held convictions about what makes something appealing. Playing on the human impulse to own and consume, his work uses symbols of longing to explore the complexities of human desire. His work has been included in the collections at e Birmingham Museum of Art, e Smithsonian, e International Museum of Ceramic Art, among others
New York City Ballet 2015 Art Series at Lincoln center January 20 – March 1
Dustin Yellin has taken the contemporary art world by storm with his large scale “sculptural paintings”. Yellin adheres clippings, found objects and painted images to sheets of glass, layering the panels into a single uni"ed block, creating stunning three-dimensions collages. e work re#ects Yellin’s interest in collecting bizarre objects, and mankind’s dubious efforts to construct himself and improve the world he lives in.
Installation at Lincoln Center, Stalker, 2013, mixed media, 35.5 x 13 x 8 inches
Ethan Murrow�April 21 – June 4
Ethan Murrow uses "lm and photography to create farcical, theatrical narratives that are then translated into large-scale graphite drawings. ese beautifully rendered drawings focus on characters as outrageous innovators and absurd explorers capturing a sense of adventure, satire, fun and defeat. e absolute con"dence and passion of Murrow’s characters are intended to stand in contrast to the possibly dubious outcome of their efforts. Ethan explains, “I both admire and fear this kind of certainty.
Disney 2014 graphite on paper
e ICA aims to present the most signi"cant national and international contemporary art. eir multi-faceted exhibition program includes the Momentum series, focusing on the work of emerging artists; the Sandra and Gerald Fineberg Art Wall, an annual, site-speci!c commission in the museum lobby; the James and Audrey Foster Prize, a biennial exhibition and award for Boston-area artists; and selections from their burgeoning permanent collection.
Ethan was commissioned by the Institute of Contemporary Arts Boston to create a multi story wall drawing on the Feinberg Art Wall, which is the centerpiece of the ICA's entry into the museum. e wall drawing will be completed in June of 2015 and will stay up for a year.
Ethan Murrow�Gerald Fineberg Art Wall June 2015 – June 2016
Susan Dory June 9 – July 15
Northwest artist Susan Dory uses layers of acrylic paint to create an interplay of depth and translucency. rough a process of under painting and pouring paint that strategically uses elements of color and line, Dory activates each canvas surface. Dory has received both national and local awards including the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, the Willard R. Espy Foundation Artist-in-Residence Fellowship and the Behnke Foundation’s Neddy Artist Fellowship.
Regolith 2, 2014, acrylic on paper, 50 x 38 inches Stack 1, 2014, acrylic on paper, 50 x 38 inches
Angelina Nasso�July 28 – September 9 e work of Angelina Nasso, a New York based artist, is inspired by nature. Nasso sites as inspirations: the night air, the sky, the mist, the clouds, the trees, and the withered leaves. As Nasso carefully establishes layers of transparent paint, she creates a surface upon which luminous spots and disks appear to #oat. Brilliant in color, Nasso’s works employ a vibrant and sensuous richness. Says Nasso of her art: “My imagery occurs within color itself.”
Faith, Joy, 2014, oil on canvas, 30 x 27 inches each
July 30 - August 2, 2015 | CenturyLink Field Event Center�
Tony Scherman�September 15 – October 28�
Tony Scherman is best known for his masterful encaustic techniques, where pigment and wax create lush, textured, and dramatic surfaces. His portraiture and still lifes are carefully imbued with a dream-like intensity and the force of his vision. While Scherman calls upon historical "gures and periods, he chooses to embellish his subjects with modern themes—thereby evoking symbolism and deeper meaning. Scherman exhibits internationally and is also featured in various public and corporate collections.
Unnamed Sufferagette, 2014, encaustic on canvas, 48 x 45 inches Maria Montesorri, 2013-14, encaustic on canvas, 60 x 54 inches
Annie Morris�September 15 – October 28�
Stack 9, Buff Titanium, 2014, plaster, sand, polystyrene, raw pigment, steel and concrete base, 104 in
London-based artist Annie Morris was born in the UK in 1978. Since completing her degree from Ecole des Beaux-Arts Paris in 2002, where she studied under Giuseppe Penone, she has received international acclaim for her immediate and considered approach to drawing, sculpture and painting
Trimpin November 3 – December 24
Trimpin’s work is an ongoing exploration of the concepts of sound, vision and movement, experimenting with combinations that will introduce the viewer’s senses of perception to a totally new experience. Although Trimpin uses the latest technology available, he works with “natural” elements—water, air, light, "re, etc.—and recon"gures them in new and unusual applications, pushing them to the limits, and beyond, of what we traditionally think of as their role.
