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Posted 6.06.2008

Omar Chacon has just been awarded a NYFA Artist Fellowship. New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), New York's leading provider of unrestricted funding to individual artists, has awarded 136 Fellowships to 144 New York artists representing eight artistic disciplines that cover the visual, performing and literary arts. Reflected in the total are eight artistic collaborations. A NYFA Fellowship comes with an unrestricted grant in the amount of $7,000. This year's 144 NYFA Fellows – who were chosen from among over 4,500 applicants – include architects, choreographers, composers, fiction writers, painters, photographers, playwrights/screenwriters and video artists. The Fellows were selected by peer panels, which were assembled according to each artistic discipline. To see more about what NYFA does please click here.

Posted 5.03.2008

Omar Chacon just opened a solo exhibition entitled Sancochos a la Cimabue at the Bronx River Art Center. The exhibition runs through June 6, 2008. To see the press release for the exhibition click here.

Posted 5.01.2008

Read the article, Human anxiety takes animal form, written by Kevin Costello for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on May 1, 2008 about the current Heather Sherman exhibition by clicking here.

Posted 4.11.2008

Greene Contemporary is pleased to announce that it has secured its gallery space on the Lower East Side of New York. Located at 9 Clinton Street, between E. Houston Street and Stanton Street, Greene Contemporary is very close to the F, J, M and Z lines stopping at the Essex St. - Delancey stop. Greene Contemporary will have access to the space in June 2008 and will be ready to open with its first exhibition in September 2008.

The gallery is separated into three distinct rooms. An upstairs walkup brings you into the main entrance to the gallery, a long room bordered on the left by brick from the old neighborhood, giving the viewer the immediate sense of the area and its history. Also accessible from the street is a downstairs entry, another long room which may be used as offices, storage or extra exhibition space. These two rooms meet at the back where the exhibition space begins. Approximately 22' x 31', the main viewing space also features 14 foot ceilings and four skylights. A rare find on the Lower East Side, 9 Clinton Street will provide an environment where the possibilities are endless.

Posted 3.28.2008

Read the online article, Relaxing at PooL, Bustling at Bridge, written by Jacquelyn Lewis featuring commentary about the Bridge Art Fair New York and Greene Contemporary by clicking here.

Posted 3.19.2008

Read the article, The Departed, Arts Cover Story in Creative Loafing this week, written by Amanda Schurr about Greene Contemporary's move to New York and the arts scene in Sarasota, by clicking here.

Posted 3.2.2008

I am certain that many of you have heard that Greene Contemporary is moving to New York. I am keeping my hopes up that everything will fall into place over the next several months and the new gallery will open its doors in September 2008 in New York City. I am completing my search for a gallery space in New York and once that is secured, another email will be sent announcing the new address.

I had planned to keep the gallery open until the end of May to finish out the season, however, the City and County are planning a Stormwater Project that will run from April - November 2008 where the epicenter for the construction is right in front of the gallery. This construction will close roads, block windows and disrupt the normal flow of foot and car traffic in all of Burns Square and especially at the intersection of Orange and Pineapple, which is across from the gallery. Based on this, the gallery will close in Sarasota on March 29, 2008. Greene Contemporary will still have its warehouse on Central Avenue and decisions are currently being made on how to utilize that space until the move to New York is accomplished.

In terms of artist representation, the gallery will undergo a major reconfiguration to prepare for the New York market. With careful consideration, I, along with consultants and curators, will review the needs of the gallery and will work to construct a solid core for a much more competitive market. This means that many artists, possibly all at one point, could be removed from the website in preparation for a re-launch with a cohesive program. Please continue to contact us about any artist we have represented or any work of art you have seen at Greene Contemporary in the past.

The final exhibition in our space on Pineapple Avenue will be Steven Katzman, Obsessed with the Found. This exhibition will be open from Thursday, March 6 through Saturday, March 29 with an opening reception on Friday, March 7 from 6-9 pm. Another email will be sent early next week with more information on the exhibition.

The move to New York has required some tough decisions to be made and unfortunately, Mark Ormond's last month officially with the gallery will be March 2008. Mark has been a friend and mentor to me, as well as many of the artists and his contributions to the gallery will not be forgotten.

I would like to personally thank everyone for their support over the past several years, both in Sarasota and at all of the art fairs we have participated in. I see this as a huge step forward for the gallery and I look forward to continuing all of the relationships we have made in New York. All contact information for the gallery will remain the same until further notice.

Posted 2.21.2008

Read the article, "In-between" spaces of the psyche, referencing the current exhibition of Sabrina Small, written by Kevin Costello for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on Thursday, February 21, 2008 by clicking here.

Posted 11.25.2007

Read the article, Art from opposite ends of the spectrum, referencing the current exhibition of Paul Lorenz, written by Joan Altabe for the Bradenton Herald on Thursday, November 22, 2007 by clicking here.

Posted 11.17.2007

Greene Contemporary is proud to announce that BRIAN HAVERLOCK has been awarded a $20,000 Pollock-Krasner Grant. The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc. was established by Lee Krasner a painter and the widow of Jackson Pollock at her death in 1985, with the sole purpose of providing financial assistance to individual visual artists of established ability. In 2006-2007 the Foundation awarded 148 artists awards to total over 3 million dollars.

Posted 11.08.2007

Read the online article, Bridge: Prince Harry and Everyone Else, a review of the recent Bridge London Art Fair by David Grosz for Artinfo.com by clicking here. Greene Contemporary owner/director, Jonathan Greene, is quoted in the article.

Posted 10.14.2007

Read the article, 'Divine source' guides this artist, about the current exhibition of Brian Haverlock, written by Nancy Chapman for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on October 13, 2007 by clicking here.

Posted 10.01.2007

Click here to read about the V|07 Venice Video Art Fair in San Servolo Island, Venice, written by Suzie Walshe for Art Fairs International featuring an image and review of videos from Greene Contemporary artists Robyn Voshardt / Sven Humphrey who were being shown at the fair by Bleu Acier in Tampa.

Posted 9.20.2007

Read the article, Artists feel connection to the work of masters, referencing the concurrent shows of Nicole Mauser and Jeffrey Schwartz, written by Joan Altabe for the Bradenton Herald on September 20, 2007 by clicking here.

Posted 9.06.2007

Read the article, Continuing Education: Greene Contemporary pairs a Ringling alum with a Ringling prof, referring to the concurrent shows of Nicole Mauser and Jeffrey Schwartz, written by Megan Voeller for Creative Loafing on September 6, 2007 by clicking here.

Posted 9.02.2007

Read the article, Contrast in styles in Greene exhibits, referring to the concurrent shows of Nicole Mauser and Jeffrey Schwartz opening this Friday, written by Kevin Costello for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on September 2, 2007 by clicking here.

Posted 8.09.2007

Read the article, Dave Piurek gets back to basics by distressing art, by Joan Altabe for the Bradenton Herald on August 9, 2007, which also features a piece on Mike Solomon, by clicking here.

Posted 8.04.2007

Greene Contemporary appeared on Art In Your Ear with JoEllen Schilke, WMNF 88.5 FM, this past Friday to talk about the current show, Assemblage. Jonathan Greene, Brian Haverlock and Mike Solomon all were on the program. To listen to the show, click here and scroll down to the archive link for 8/03/07 to download the audio. Greene Contemporary appears 34 minutes into the hour-long broadcast. WMNF is community based, listener-supported radio.

Posted 7.30.2007

See Art Fairs International's Top 10 from Scope Hamptons, including Trong Nguyen's cake, Who the fuck is Sophie Calle ???, shown by Greene Contemporary, by clicking here.

Posted 7.19.2007

Read the article, Tampa Museum Lines Up 4 Summer Shows, written by Esther Hammer for the Tampa Tribune, referencing Andrew Junge's Styrofoam Hummer (American Detritus) by clicking here.

Posted 7.06.2007

Read the article, Artists on display at Tampa Museum of Art, written by Joan Altabe for the Bradenton Herald, including reference to the upcoming move of Andrew Junge's Styrofoam Hummer (American Detritus) from the Greene Contemporary warehouse to the Tampa Museum of Art by clicking here.

Posted 7.02.2007

Read the new review in the July/August issue of NY Arts Magazine, written by Megan Voeller, about Andrew Junge's Styrofoam Hummer (American Detritus) by clicking here.

Posted 6.22.2007

Read the recent article in the Naples Daily News, Fierce Configurations, by Janice Paine, about the work of Aaron Board by clicking here.

Posted 6.16.2007

Andrew Junge's Styrofoam Hummer (American Detritus), featured at the Greene Contemporary warehouse in association with Lincart, San Francisco, CA, is featured in the June/July edition of Art in America. On pages 211-212 you can find a review of the show at Greene Contemporary warehouse, written by Paula Harper. In addition, Junge's Styrofoam Hummer will be going from Greene Contemporary to the Tampa Museum, where it will be in display from July 11 to September 16, 2007.

Posted 6.14.2007

Read the article in today's Creative Loafing, Point of views: Art that demands a second - maybe even a third - look, by Megan Voeller, by clicking here.

Posted 6.06.2007

Read a new online interview of Sabrina Small at myartspace.com by clicking here.

Posted 5.23.2007

Read the online verison of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune article, Pair's multimedia exhibit touches on growth, written by Kevin Costello, about the current show at Greene Contemporary : Robyn Voshardt/Sven Humphrey's Controlled Growth by clicking here.

Posted 4.26.2007

Read the online version of the Bradenton Herald article, Photographer makes the ordinary extraordinary, written by Joan Altabe, about the current show at Greene Contemporary : Patricia Prince Tunnell's photograph exhibition, New York Reflections by clicking here.

Posted 4.08.2007

Read the online version of the new Creative Loafing article, Humming Along, written by Megan Voeller, about both of the current shows at Greene Contemporary : Patricia Prince Tunnell's photograph exhibition, New York Reflections, and Andrew Junge's Styro-Hummer, which is at the Greene Contemporary warehouse, by clicking here.

Posted 3.22.2007

Read the online version of the article featuring Omar Chacon as one of four emerging artists written by Joseph Jacobs for Art & Antiques this month by clicking here.

Posted 3.03.2007

Greene Contemporary has been selected as one of sixty-two galleries to exhibit at the upcoming Bridge Art Fair Chicago '07. This international art fair will take place at the same time as Art Chicago and is a part of Artropolis, a citywide celebration of art, antiques and culture. The fair runs from April 26-30, 2007 and will be located on the 12th floor of the Chicago Apparel Center at 350 West Mart Center in Chicago.

Omar Chacon is featured as one of four emerging artists in an article by Joseph Jacobs for Art & Antiques this month (When Abstract Art Isn't / Four rising talents explore unseen content, references and meanings - March, 2007 - Art & Antiques - page 131). Locally, an image of Omar Chacon's Untitled Painting #91, which was sold during his January, 2007 show, appears on the last page of SRQ Magazine (back page / inspiration - March, 2007 - SRQ - page 160).

Posted 2.18.2007

View the Sarasota Herald-Tribune article, "Smoke Signals explores female psyche" written by Kevin Costello, about the February, 2007 show by Sabrina Small (Smoke Signals: Trying to get back to myself) by clicking here.

Posted 2.09.2007

Read the Creative Loafing cover story out this week, written by Cooper Levey-Baker, on gallery owner, Jonathan Greene by clicking here.

Posted 2.02.2007

Omar Chacon has won the 2007 Miami University $10,000 National Young Painters Competition for the William and Dorothy Yeck Award. Chacon will be showing at Hiestand Galleries on the campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio from December 17, 2007 to February 10, 2008. The juror for this competition was Jerry Saltz, art critic for the Village Voice in New York. Click here to see the finalists.

Posted 1.11.2007

Greene Contemporary is pleased to announce that it has added Robyn Voshardt and Sven Humphrey to the list of artists represented by the gallery. In February, 2007, Voshardt/Humphrey will have a solo show, Controlled Burn, at Bleu Acier in Tampa. At the same time, they will be included in Solos II at Selby Gallery on the campus of Ringling School of Art and Design, the second in a series of three shows commemorating many of the artists who have had solo shows at the gallery over the years. Voshardt/Humphrey have also been booked for a solo show in May, 2007 at Greene Contemporary. To see their entire body of work, please click here to visit the artists website.

Posted 12.28.2006

View the Bradenton Herald article, "See Solomon before he was SOLOMON" written by Joan Altabe by clicking here.

Posted 12.10.2006

View the Sarasota Herald-Tribune article, "Solomon's 'Sensibility' in art" written by Kevin Costello by clicking here.

Posted 11.30.2006

View the Creative Loafing article, "Sarasota Syd (Remembering Syd Solomon's first decade in town)" written by Cooper Levey-Baker, partly about the current show of Syd Solomon (A Genesis of Sensibility : Selected Works 1946-1958) at Greene Contemporary, but more about the history of Sarasota's most well-known artist, by clicking here.

Posted 11.02.2006

View the Creative Loafing article, "Painted by Memory (A new lease on life leads to an artist's flurry of productivity)" written by Megan Voeller, about the current show by Joseph Arnegger (Pink Elephants) by clicking here.

Posted 10.19.2006

Omar Chacon has been chosen by Jerry Saltz, Senior Art Critic, Village Voice, as one of 10 finalists "whose work visually responds to painting at this time in the 21st century." His work will be included in the 2007 Miami University Young Painters Competition for the William and Dorothy Yeck Award. The exhibition will be held at the Hiestand Galleries of the Miami University of Ohio from December 13, 2006 to February 9, 2007. The winner of the $10,000 grant will be announced on January 19th, 2007.

Greene Contemporary was selected by readers of Creative Loafing as Best Art Gallery (Not in a Museum) for the second year in a row. Greene Contemporary was also selected by staff of Creative Loafing as Best Gallery. Jeffrey Schwartz was selected by staff of Creative Loafing as Best Daily Painter. To see the Best of the Suncoast 2006 awards click here.

Most recent articles about Greene Contemporary

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'Divine source guides this artist' - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Nancy Chapman - October 13, 2007

V|07 Venice Video Art Fair in San Servolo Island, Venice - Art Fairs International - by Suzie Walshe - September 13, 2007

Artists feel connection to the work of masters - Bradenton Herald - by Joan Altabe - September 20, 2007

Continuing Education: Greene Contemporary pairs a Ringling alum with a Ringling prof - Creative Loafing - by Megan Voeller - September 6, 2007

Contrast in styles in Greene exhibits - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - by Kevin Costello - September 2, 2007

Dave Piurek gets back to basics by distressing art - Bradenton Herald - by Joan Altabe - August 9, 2007

Tampa Museum Lines Up 4 Summer Shows - Tampa Tribune - by Esther Hammer - July 19, 2007

Artists on display at Tampa Museum of Art - Bradenton Herald - by Joan Altabe - June 28, 2007

Andrew Junge's American Detritus - NY Arts - by Megan Voeller - July/August 2007

Point of views: Art that demands a second - maybe even a third - look - Creative Loafing - by Megan Voeller - 6/14/07

Pair's multimedia exhibit touches on growth - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - by Kevin Costello - 5/20/07

Photographer makes the ordinary extraordinary - Bradenton Herald - by Joan Altabe - 4/26/07

Humming Along: A Styrofoam H1 makes a pit stop in Sarasota, while images reflect from New York - Creative Loafing - by Megan Voeller - 4/5/07

Emerging Artists - Art & Antiques - by Joseph Jacobs - March 2007

'Smoke Signals' explores female psyche - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - by Kevin Costello - 2/18/07

GREENE LIVING - Creative Loafing - by Cooper Levey-Baker - 2/7/07

See Solomon before he was SOLOMON - Bradenton Herald - by Joan Altabe - 12/21/06

Solomon's 'Sensibility' in art - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - by Kevin Costello - 12/8/06

Sarasota Syd (Remembering Syd Solomon's first decade in town) - Creative Loafing - by Cooper Levey-Baker - 11/30/06

Painted by Memory (A new lease on life leads to an artist's flurry of productivity) - Creative Loafing - by Megan Voeller - 11/1/06

Painter Puts Old Methods to Use in His Series of Still-Life Artworks - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - by Kevin Costello - 10/13/06

A Healthy Obsession - The Weekly Planet - by Mark Sanders - 8/29/06

An Emerging Enclave - St. Petersburg Times - 8/17/06

Sarasota Artist Finds Creative Voice Late in Life - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - 8/6/06

Sarasota Gallery is Moving On Up - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - 7/14/06

Englewood Artist Combines Art with Theological Training - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - 6/2/06

Ringling grad devises ingenious technique with paint - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - by Kevin Costello - December 16, 2005