New American Paintings

Ashley A. Doggett’s work smartly alludes to the history of abstract painting while at the same time speaking to current political issues surrounding race and representation. Though her saturated palette and subtle washes of color look back to the wor

The artists in this issue of New American Paintings speak, in large measure, from the margins of mainstream Southern culture. Decentering traditional narratives and challenging dominant histories, their art makes space for voices and perspectives rar

Little Rock, AR 310.415.6172 (Koplin Del Rio Gallery) info@bailinstudio.com / www.bailinstudio.com / @BWDatlanta As an artist who witnessed the waning of my father’s personhood through the dissolution of his memory, I wrestled with conveying the deva

Nashville, TN dane@danecarder.com / www.danecarder.com / @danecarderstudio In my paintings, for over a decade I have utilized Civil War–era photographs to help illustrate my exploration of contemporary issues, both personal and universal. My father’s

Athens, GA lambdacelsius@gmail.com / www.accarter.net / @lambda_celsius I recombine and recontextualize consumer products, fabricated garments, and kitsch-based craft materials through stacking, dressing, styling, and painting. I draw influences from

New Orleans, LA 512.850.0806 (artist) / 504.565.3739 (Graphite Galleries) www.hanceart.design@yahoo.com / www.hanceart-design.com / @matthewhanceart Matthew Hance’s current body of work is focused on the concept of memory. The ability to store and re

Frederick, MD holtry@msmary.edu / www.elizabethholtry.com My recent series of paintings, titled Salt, explores the beauty and underlying fragility of the Bonneville Salt Flats in remote northwestern Utah. The remnant of an ancient saline lake and one

Miami, FL kelleyjohnsonstudio@gmail.com / www.johnson-kelley.com / @kelleyjohnsonart I am interested in the viewer’s experience with painting as both physical and optical. I make paintings that merge two- and threedimensional space, creating a type o

Conway, AR louisemandumbwa@gmail.com / www.artistlmandumbwa.com / @louise_mandumbwa My paintings celebrate the beauty and tenacity of everyday people; they are intimate snapshots through which I explore ideas of individual identity and the human cond

Bakersville, NC 704.608.2016 (Hodges Taylor) rachel@plainweavestudios.com / www.plainweavestudios.com / @rachelmeginnes In its worn and tattered state, the retired quilt reveals a rich history. With its faded colors marking the passage of time and it

Memphis, TN 731.609.2236 olingermeredith@gmail.com / www.mereditholinger.com / @mereditholinger I work with wallpaper that I design and produce myself, both digitally and by hand. Layers of wallpaper are affixed to a surface, ripped away, and then co

Lexington, KY lizmoore43@gmail.com / www.lizmoore.work My work is very material- and process-based, utilizing languages associated with painting, fiber, and printmaking. I create soft sculptures, paintings, and installations that point to the convers

Knoxville, TN 615.254.2040 (The Arts Company) dstewsan@gmail.com / www.stewart-sanabria.com I use contemporary hyperrealism loosely informed by early European vanitas painting clichés to explore human culture and behavior. Whether my paintings are an