We are delighted to announce that the gallery is now representing painter and printmaker Sarah Fairchild. Originally from Ohio, Sarah Fairchild lives and works in the New York area. She attended the Columbus College of Art and Design and her work is included in several public and private collections including the Columbus Museum of Art.

Sarah Fairchild’s recent commissions include Floribunda, a two-part temporary installation adapted from an original painting on the exterior and three original mixed media artworks inside the lobby at One Pierrepont Plaza in Brooklyn in 2019, original artworks for the Columbus-based restaurants Brassica in 2019, Tennessee State Wildflower, an original painting adapted into an interior wall installation by Joseph Editions, Cruciferous, a temporary installation adapted from two of her original paintings, adorned the lobby of the Grace Building in New York City in 2018, and the set and prop design for Opera Columbus’ production of Lully’s Armide in 2014.

Recent publications include New American Paintings, International Painting Annual, Studio Visit Magazine and Creative Quarterly.

Heather Jones

At The Contemporary Dayton

THE DR. ROBERT L. BRANDT, JR. GALLERY

25 W 4th Street
Dayton, OH 45402

STORYTELLERS

February 3 – April 16, 2022

Opening Thursday February 17th 6-8pm

Steeped in the history of quilt making and a vast group of anonymous or under-recognized female makers over a vast swath of time, Dayton-based artist Heather Jones’ work is unequivocally feminist. Having grown up in Ohio, on the outskirts of Appalachia, she explores the relationship between gender, place, time, and culture, and sees the practice of stitching individual pieces of fabric together as a metaphor for rebuilding. Inspired equally by the improvisational approach to the composition of the quilters of Gee’s Bend and by the minimalist abstract paintings of Josef Albers, Mark Rothko, and Robert Ryman, her monumentally draped geometric hangings or small, playful, tic-tac-toes of colored shapes tightly wrapped around wood frames have much more in common with paintings–and she refers to them as such. Her unique sensibility has garnered her national recognition and she was selected as an artist-in-residence for the internationally renowned artist, Kehinde Wiley’s inaugural class at Black Rock Senegal in 2019. Jones is represented by Contemporary Art Matters in Columbus.

Erika B. Hess

At Marietta College

Hermann Fine Arts Center

Gallery 310 (3rd Floor)
Butler Street
Marietta, OH 45750

HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE YOU’VE BEEN OUTSIDE

February 3- April 14, 2022

The College is hosting an artist’s reception from 5:00-6:30 p.m., Friday, March 18th, at the Hermann Fine Arts Center. Hess will discuss the work in the exhibition from 5:30-6:00 p.m.

Hess is a painter, curator, and host of the podcast, “I Like Your Work.” Hess’ work includes paintings and drawings about gender, motherhood and the environment. She is represented by Contemporary Art Matters in Columbus, Ohio, and her work has been exhibited nationally including in New York City, Brooklyn, Detroit, Los Angeles, Boston and Philadelphia.

Her work has been featured in various publications and she has served on panels such as Cleveland Institute of Art’s “Feminism Now: Exposing the Truth,” Boston University’s “Building Collaborative Art Spaces,” and she frequently lectures at colleges such as Wellesley University, Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Missouri State University and Eastern Michigan University.