As summer turns into fall our attention turns to a selection of work carefully curated for the month of September. While this exhibition is online we welcome studio visits by appointment. Please enjoy the show by clicking the image above.









In reading a brief artist’s statement from Nerey, the opening line landed with an increased gravity in the light of this epidemic. “The premise of my work addresses how existence is questionable without participation.” Now, this certainly pertains to Luis’ work as it exists away from the state of the world we live in today, but it also sounds very much like a call to action. We must fine new ways to interact with and have an affect on our world for us to exist in that world. In this way, artists like Luis Garcia Nerey will help us define our existence.


When artists Gretchen Gammell and Amy Spassov came together to form Mars and Pony their world, and our collective world, was very different than it is today. Both artists are now mothers and time for collaboration is limited. This has not stopped them from planning in earnest for the next iteration of their work. For now, however, their time is spent collaborating with their children, cultivating the next generation of creative people we will look to for solace and solutions in times of crises.




For the last three years I have been focused on home life. This pandemic has not changed a lot in my day to day life. I still juggle the role of mother, artist, partner and gallery owner from home. For every challenge I realize the privileges I have and I do not take my life for granted. I work to focus on simple pleasures while fostering a safe and happy environment for our child and help where I can. With Erik’s assistance, we developed a plan for our gallery to forfeit its commission enabling us to raise over $50,000 that will go to directly to the artists. I do believe this is an opportunity for collective growth and reflection and my optimism remains intact; rooted deep in my belief that nature will take care of itself. We are lucky to take a breath and even exist on Earth. My wish is that we learn to take better care of it and each other.


ARTIST RELIEF BENEFIT
The truth is… The truth is that we would all like a bit more truth. Truth allows us to plan and act. That action allows us to heal. One of the best bits of advice I have ever received and one that has proven true time and again is this… “You don’t need to solve the problem to feel better. You just need to take the first step towards solving it”. It starts with a simple action, a move forward. For us at Hall Spassov Gallery that first step was identifying what we could do that would have the greatest impact. How do we most affect peoples lives and how, in this time, can we maximize that affect? The Artist Relief Benefit represented a way that we could get funds directly into the hands of the artists we represent in a time when many have been left out of government assistance programs and lost sources of revenue that supported their and their family’s lives. With the help of our community of collectors we have been able to raise over $50,000 dollars for the artists! Thank you.