NEW YORK, NY.- Nancy Margolis Gallery presents Nate Ethier’s first solo exhibition in New York, with Nancy Margolis Gallery, Speak About The Ocean opening on Thursday, April 7, 2016. The artist’s reception will be held April 7, 6 to 8pm. The exhibition will remain on view through May 14, 2016.
Nate Ethier’s stunning geometric abstractions resonate with intense color and distinct forms. The principal themes and characteristics in his paintings are a loosely formatted grid, striking color, layered marks, and systems structured rigidly, evenly and at times symmetrically. Strong contrasting colors, gestural brush strokes, opaque to transparent layers intertwine austere minimalism with moments of subtle softness. Treasured childhood memories impact Ethier’s consciousness as seen in the rendering of building bricks a link to his father, and in the title of the exhibition, Speak About Oceans, unforgettable memories of the sea growing up in a coastal town. Working comfortably large Ethier acknowledges that his paintings translate naturally and easily to the more monumental scale. Ethier’s paintings reveal themselves in stages, first an explosion of brilliant colors, followed by linear weavings, and last, a recognition of the many layers of intricacy forming the whole. Dynamic, and powerful, Ethier’s paintings affirm a vision and skill that convey his capacity to create gorgeous pow paintings.
Nate Ethier was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1977. He earned his MFA from Boston University College of Fine Arts in 2004, and his BA from Goddard College in 2000. His work has been presented in two and three person exhibitions, as well as group exhibitions at institutions and galleries including most recently Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY, “Small Works: More or Less”, Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York, NY; Morris & Warren Gallery, New York, NY; Geoffrey Young Gallery, Barrington, Mass; and Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA. He is a recent recipient of a Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program Award 2014-2015 and a Rema Hort Foundation Emerging Artist Grant Nomination. Ethier currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.
