The name Painting in New York reflects the shared relationship each artist has with painting in New York City, as well as a connection to the legacy of the New York School artists of the mid to late twentieth century, particularly the teachings of Hans Hofmann.
Hofmann brought to the United States a vision of painting rooted in European modernism that stood in contrast to the commercial and graphic traditions shaping much of American visual culture at the time. He emphasized painting as a spatial and sensorial experience, not merely the illusion of depth, but the creation of form, structure, and energy that could be felt as well as seen.
Originally from West Michigan, Mr. Loftis’ vision for the Painting in New York group was to create a context in which artists could see one another’s solutions and experiments with form, space, and color, and to further the conversation started by artists such as Arthur Dove, Arthur B. Carles, and Hans Hofmann, among others.
The artists in this group share a commitment to painting, and their work engages directly with American culture. References range from film and comic books to billboards, graphic arts, pop art, and folk traditions. This diversity of approaches reflects a contemporary and distinctly American sensibility.
TYLER LOFTIS
Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Tyler Loftis moved to New York City to attend the New York Studio School (1996–98, 2000–02). He later studied anatomy at the New York Academy of Art in Tribeca.
He has spent several years studying in Italy and now lives and paints in Tribeca.
Tyler is the founder of Allartworks in Grand Rapids, Michigan, as well as the creator of the Collectors Show, a biannual fine art exhibition in Grand Rapids, Michigan, produced in partnership with ArtPrize.
His work is included in private collections in New York City, West Michigan, and Europe. In addition to numerous group and solo exhibitions in New York, Tyler exhibits in Manhattan with the collective he founded, Painting in New York.
tylerloftis.com
CHRIS PROTAS
Originally from Norwich, Vermont, Chris Protas attended Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle for one year in the early 1990s before returning to the East Coast to study at the New York Studio School (1996–2000).
After fourteen years in New York City, he now divides his time between New York City and Grand Haven, Michigan.
He co-directed a fine art gallery in Grand Haven for four years (2012–16). Recent solo exhibitions include Kendall College and the Fire Barn Gallery, both in Michigan. He has also participated in numerous group exhibitions in Michigan and New York City.
Chris is a member of the Painting in New York group, which has exhibited seven times throughout Manhattan since the mid-2000s.
chrisprotas.com
DOV TALPAZ
Born in Bryan, Texas, and raised in Israel, Talpaz studied at the New York Studio School from 1999 to 2002 with artists Mercedes Matter and Rosemary Beck. Talpaz currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
His work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, with recent solo and group exhibitions at SARAHCROWN (New York), The TL Studio (New York), 601Artspace (New York), Slag Gallery (New York), EGMS Studio (Austria), Triumph Gallery (Chicago), William Holman Gallery (New York), Fire Barn Gallery (Michigan), and the Muskegon Museum of Art (Michigan), among others.
His paintings have also been presented at Untitled Art Fair (Miami), Dallas Art Fair (Texas), ArtPrize (Michigan), and Spring/Break Art Show (New York).
Talpaz’s work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, Hyperallergic, Whitehot Magazine, and Forbes, and is included in private and public collections worldwide.
dovtalpaz.com
JOREN LINDHOLM
He received his BFA, cum laude, from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. He later moved to New York City, where he attended the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture from 1996 to 1998. In 2004, Lindholm received his MFA in Painting from American University in Washington, D.C.
He was the recipient of the Milton Avery Scholarship in Art and the Beverly Creighton Scholarship, and was a Post-Baccalaureate Fellow in Art Education at Knox College.
He has served as a guest lecturer and assistant instructor at the Delaware College of Art and Design, York College, the Corcoran College of Art and Design, and American University.
Residencies include the Vermont Studio Center, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, and the Charles Cecil Studios in Florence, Italy.
His work has been exhibited in New York City, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Beijing, and New Delhi. He currently lives and works in Washington, D.C.
JASON EISNER
A native of Illinois, he moved to New York City to study at the New York Studio School (1996–1998). He lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he continues his image-making practice.
Selected exhibitions include FOUNDATION, BS Gallery, Iowa City, Iowa, 2011; Students of Matter: Five Alive (On the Backs of Animals), Jack the Pelican, Brooklyn, New York, 2009; Knuckle Head Blues, Bushwick, New York, 2007; and the Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa, 2010.
MARIANGELA FREMURA
Born and raised in Livorno, Italy, she now lives in the East Village of New York City.
Her studies took her to the American Academy in Florence (1999), the University of Rome, where she earned a Master’s degree in Art History (2000), and the New York Studio School (2000–2002).
While a student in Italy, she assisted the painter Paul Harbutt and painted the set design for a production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at the Coliseum Theatre in Rome.
Her exhibitions in New York City include Painting in NY Fifth Show, Chelsea, 2010; Bowery Gallery Annual Juried Show, 2009; Painting in NY Fourth Show, New York City; and In Spiritus, RKL Gallery, Brooklyn, 2005.
JASON WILLIAMSON
He studied at the New York Studio School from 1999 to 2002 and currently lives in his home state of Illinois.
He has maintained studios in several cities across the United States. His commitment to painting has also taken him to Europe and India.
Selected exhibitions include There and Back Again, a traveling exhibition in Holland, Grand Haven, and Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2009–10; American Paintings, a solo exhibition at Brooklyn Artists Gym, Brooklyn, New York, 2008; and a group exhibition at Iron Fish Gallery, Beacon, New York, 2008.
GUEST ARTISTS
Paul Resika, Robert De Niro Sr., Ellen Trumbo, Kyle Staver, Janice Nowinski, David Paulson, Anthony Brownbill, Freddy Leiva, Simon Cooper,
Brian Belott, Adam Dahlstrom,
Fran O’Neill, Peter Bonner, Ben Pritchard, and Todd Bienvenu.
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The name Painting in New York reflects the shared relationship each artist has with painting in New York City, as well as a connection to the legacy of the New York School artists of the mid to late twentieth century, particularly the teachings of Hans Hofmann.
Hofmann brought to the United States a vision of painting rooted in European modernism that stood in contrast to the commercial and graphic traditions shaping much of American visual culture at the time. He emphasized painting as a spatial and sensorial experience, not merely the illusion of depth, but the creation of form, structure, and energy that could be felt as well as seen.
Originally from West Michigan, Mr. Loftis’ vision for the Painting in New York group was to create a context in which artists could see one another’s solutions and experiments with form, space, and color, and to further the conversation started by artists such as Arthur Dove, Arthur B. Carles, and Hans Hofmann, among others.
The artists in this group share a commitment to painting, and their work engages directly with American culture. References range from film and comic books to billboards, graphic arts, pop art, and folk traditions. This diversity of approaches reflects a contemporary and distinctly American sensibility.
TYLER LOFTIS
Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Tyler Loftis moved to New York City to attend the New York Studio School (1996–98, 2000–02). He later studied anatomy at the New York Academy of Art in Tribeca.
He has spent several years studying in Italy and now lives and paints in Tribeca.
Tyler is the founder of Allartworks in Grand Rapids, Michigan, as well as the creator of the Collectors Show, a biannual fine art exhibition in Grand Rapids, Michigan, produced in partnership with ArtPrize.
His work is included in private collections in New York City, West Michigan, and Europe. In addition to numerous group and solo exhibitions in New York, Tyler exhibits in Manhattan with the collective he founded, Painting in New York.
tylerloftis.com
CHRIS PROTAS
Originally from Norwich, Vermont, Chris Protas attended Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle for one year in the early 1990s before returning to the East Coast to study at the New York Studio School (1996–2000).
After fourteen years in New York City, he now divides his time between New York City and Grand Haven, Michigan.
He co-directed a fine art gallery in Grand Haven for four years (2012–16). Recent solo exhibitions include Kendall College and the Fire Barn Gallery, both in Michigan. He has also participated in numerous group exhibitions in Michigan and New York City.
Chris is a member of the Painting in New York group, which has exhibited seven times throughout Manhattan since the mid-2000s.
chrisprotas.com
DOV TALPAZ
Born in Bryan, Texas, and raised in Israel, Talpaz studied at the New York Studio School from 1999 to 2002 with artists Mercedes Matter and Rosemary Beck. Talpaz currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
His work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, with recent solo and group exhibitions at SARAHCROWN (New York), The TL Studio (New York), 601Artspace (New York), Slag Gallery (New York), EGMS Studio (Austria), Triumph Gallery (Chicago), William Holman Gallery (New York), Fire Barn Gallery (Michigan), and the Muskegon Museum of Art (Michigan), among others.
His paintings have also been presented at Untitled Art Fair (Miami), Dallas Art Fair (Texas), ArtPrize (Michigan), and Spring/Break Art Show (New York).
Talpaz’s work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, Hyperallergic, Whitehot Magazine, and Forbes, and is included in private and public collections worldwide.
dovtalpaz.com
JOERN LINDHOLM
He received his BFA, cum laude, from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. He later moved to New York City, where he attended the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture from 1996 to 1998. In 2004, Lindholm received his MFA in Painting from American University in Washington, D.C.
He was the recipient of the Milton Avery Scholarship in Art and the Beverly Creighton Scholarship, and was a Post-Baccalaureate Fellow in Art Education at Knox College.
He has served as a guest lecturer and assistant instructor at the Delaware College of Art and Design, York College, the Corcoran College of Art and Design, and American University.
Residencies include the Vermont Studio Center, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, and the Charles Cecil Studios in Florence, Italy.
His work has been exhibited in New York City, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Beijing, and New Delhi. He currently lives and works in Washington, D.C.
JASON EISNER
A native of Illinois, he moved to New York City to study at the New York Studio School (1996–1998). He lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he continues his image-making practice.
Selected exhibitions include FOUNDATION, BS Gallery, Iowa City, Iowa, 2011; Students of Matter: Five Alive (On the Backs of Animals), Jack the Pelican, Brooklyn, New York, 2009; Knuckle Head Blues, Bushwick, New York, 2007; and the Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa, 2010.
MARIANGELA FREMURA
Born and raised in Livorno, Italy, she now lives in the East Village of New York City.
Her studies took her to the American Academy in Florence (1999), the University of Rome, where she earned a Master’s degree in Art History (2000), and the New York Studio School (2000–2002).
While a student in Italy, she assisted the painter Paul Harbutt and painted the set design for a production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at the Coliseum Theatre in Rome.
Her exhibitions in New York City include Painting in NY Fifth Show, Chelsea, 2010; Bowery Gallery Annual Juried Show, 2009; Painting in NY Fourth Show, New York City; and In Spiritus, RKL Gallery, Brooklyn, 2005.
JASON WILLIAMSON
He studied at the New York Studio School from 1999 to 2002 and currently lives in his home state of Illinois.
He has maintained studios in several cities across the United States. His commitment to painting has also taken him to Europe and India.
Selected exhibitions include There and Back Again, a traveling exhibition in Holland, Grand Haven, and Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2009–10; American Paintings, a solo exhibition at Brooklyn Artists Gym, Brooklyn, New York, 2008; and a group exhibition at Iron Fish Gallery, Beacon, New York, 2008.
GUEST ARTISTS
Paul Resika, Robert De Niro Sr., Ellen Trumbo, Kyle Staver, Janice Nowinski, David Paulson, Anthony Brownbill, Freddy Leiva, Simon Cooper, Brian Belott, Adam Dahlstrom, Fran O’Neill,
Peter Bonner, Ben Pritchard, and Todd Bienvenu.