This month: Gabrielle Barzaghi exhibition and reception; the Gallery turns 10; Hamptons Fine Art Fair

Matthew Swift Gallery Newsletter

15 June 2023

Dear Friends,

I am very pleased to announce Matthew Swift Gallery's first solo exhibition of 2023: Gabrielle Barzaghi's Horse Opera will open with a reception for the artist on Saturday, June 24, 5–7pm, and will be on view through Monday, July 31.

Horse Opera is Barzaghi's fourth solo exhibition at the Gallery, and we are thrilled again to present a significant new body of her work comprising more than a dozen new drawings.

The title piece shown below and four other drawings are major new works having dimensions about 50 x 70 inches.

Gabrielle Barzaghi, Horse Opera, 2022, pastel on paper, 50 x 68 in.

Gabrielle Barzaghi, September, 2021, pastel on paper, 50 x 68 in.

Up to Eleven

Matthew Swift Gallery was founded with the name Trident Gallery in April 2013 and first opened its doors four months later in August. This year as Gloucester celebrates the 400th year of its formal founding, we are celebrating our 10th year.

We began the year in an unusual way: two weeks in, we moved completely out of our space to accommodate a major building maintenance project. As that project proceeded, we attended the Art Wynwood fair in Miami. Moving back in was a slow process, interrupted by attending a second fair in south Florida at the end of March, Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary.

I've called the first exhibition of the year Up to Eleven (with a nod to the famous scene in the movie Spinal Tap). It features clusters of six or more works each by Peter Lyons, Erma Wheeler, Winston Boyer, and Aron Leaman, complemented by single works by several other artists. Up to Eleven will be on view through Monday, June 19.

To celebrate the passage of our eleventh year, we are serving cookies and beverages in the Gallery through the month of June (at least!).

Peter Lyons, Mid-century, Tulum, Mexico, 2022, oil on canvas, 45 x 85 in.

Up to Eleven

installation photo: works by Peter Lyons, Aron Leaman, and Erma Wheeler

Up to Eleven

installation photo: works by Kim Radochia, Winston Boyer, Aron Leaman, and Peter Lyons

Up to Eleven

installation photo: works by Erma Wheeler and Aron Leaman

Up to Eleven

installation photo: four Winston Boyer Mask Series prints

Hamptons Fine Art Fair

Southampton NY

July 13–16, 2023

I am also very pleased to announce that Matthew Swift Gallery will be exhibiting eleven oil paintings by Peter Lyons at the Hamptons Fine Art Fair in Southampton NY from July 13–16, 2023. We look forward to this fair, which has grown considerably since we last participated over Labor Day Weekend in 2021.

Peter Lyons, Café, Friday Morning, Querétaro, Mexico, 2023, oil on canvas, 50 x 96 in.

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Conclusion

Thank you for your interest in Matthew Swift Gallery!

Sincerely,

Matthew Swift

Director