Te Hirangi: Wendy Gillespie / a Solo Exhibition

This fall Agora Gallery will highlight one of New Zealand’s most exciting contemporary landscape artists, Wendy Gillespie, with a solo exhibition. Gillespie creates work that stands out among her peers for its technical self-assuredness. She depicts hills that rise gently out of a morning mist, somehow simultaneously slick with a rosy sheen and flecked where tufts of grass poke up. Her trees offer perfectly brittle bark and fluffy leaves in turn. At distances great and small, Gillespie conjures minute details. She also uses natural light to create a palpable emotional atmosphere that is every bit as important as her technique. She has described her goal as “evoking a passion, mood, and feeling,” be it tranquil, roiling, or mysterious. In these unpeopled landscapes, the sun and the finely wrought colors give the audience a guide to complex emotions. Ocean, empty sky, mountains, plains, jagged shorelines - no matter the terrain, Gillespie executes her portrayal with ease and sensitivity.

The exhibition will open on October 14th, 2016 and run through November 3rd, 2016 with an opening reception on Thursday, October 20 from 6-8 PM. Admission is free.

Exhibition Dates: October 14, 2016 – November 3, 2016

Reception: Thursday October 20, 2016, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11:00am – 6:00pm

Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, Chelsea, New York

Event URL:  http://www.agora-gallery.com/ExhibitionAnnouncement/Hirangi_10_14_2016.aspx

Featured Artists:

Te Hirangi: Wendy Gillespie / a Solo Exhibition

Wendy Gillespie

About Agora Gallery

Agora Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery located in the heart of Chelsea’s fine art district in New York. Established in 1984, Agora Gallery specializes in connecting art dealers and collectors with national and international artists. The art gallery’s expert consultants are available to assist corporate and private clients in procuring original artwork to meet their organization’s specific needs and budget requirements. With a strong online presence and popular online gallery, ARTmine, coupled with the spacious and elegant physical gallery space, the work of our talented artists, who work in diverse media and styles, can receive the attention it deserves. Over the years Agora Gallery has sponsored and catered to special events aimed at fostering social awareness and promoting the use of art to help those in need.