Howard Shearman discusses his work with David Cohen on Zoom this evening at 6.30PM EST

by THE EDITORS

Based in his hometown of Houston, Tx and in New York City, Howard Shearman graduated with an MFA from the University of North Texas in 2006 since when his gutsy abstract paintings and assemblages, seen by some as a contemporary form of “action painting”, is much sought after by institutions and private collectors in Texas and beyond. Pictured here is Feeding off the Land Like an Animal, 2015 in a private collection. Shearman is to be the subject of a monograph published by Snap Editions in 2022 with essays by Alex Bacon and Andrea Karnes and an interview with David Cohen, for which this Zoom is preparation.

Meeting ID: 894 5779 0639
Passcode: 060676

Silent Auction at the New York Studio School

David Cohen has been invited to MC the closing of the silent auction at this year’s virtual gala for the New York Studio School, which he feels to be a “signature honor.” You can see the works on offer and start bidding already at bidpal.net/nyssbenefit. Yesterday Cohen recorded an Instagram Live walkthrough of selected treasures, discussing scale and texture in works by Kamini Avril, Andrea Belag, Susanna Coffey, Cora Cohen, Lois Dodd, Angela Dufresne, Bruce Gagnier, David Humphrey, Alex Katz, Medrie MacPhee, Graham Nickson, Janice Nowinski, Sean Scully, Stuart Shils, Kyle Staver and Susan Vecsey.

Kamini Avril’s effulgent small oil painting, Forsythia, 2019, pictured here, is valued at $1800 with an opening bid of $650

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