Jody Klotz is pleased to present “Alice Baber: Colors of the Rainbow.” This is the gallery’s first solo exhibition of the paintings of Alice Baber (1928-1982). The exhibition at Jody Klotz Fine Art features oil paintings and works on paper dating from 1960 to 1981 offering an expansive view of her stylistic evolution and exciting use of color and form. The show highlights the range of Baber’s abstract images, which earned her a place in the permanent collections of dozens of museums, both in the United States and abroad. In New York City alone, Baber’s paintings are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Jody Klotz Fine Art hosts the Abilene Chamber Singers for a concert of choral jazz. The ensemble of 16 vocalists, under the direction of Joshua Wright, will perform a program of standards as well as new compositions surrounded by the artwork in the gallery. The performance accompanies the upcoming exhibition at JKFA entitled Alice Baber | All the Colors of the Rainbow. Join the Chamber Singers in this beautiful and intimate space and experience the multi-sensory immersion in art and music. The concert is free and open to the public.

re.e.mer.gence | Women AbEx and Color Field Artists | Lynne Drexler, Alice Baber, Buffie Johnson and their Contemporaries

The opening reception for this important show is Thursday, March 21st from 5:30-7:30 and will include a Gallery Talk by art historian Tiffany Floyd from UNT.  The reception is free and open to the public, and cocktails and hors d’oeuvres are provided.

In recent year, artists, art historians, and galleries have focused more on the impacts and influences made by women artists.  Often overshadowed by their male counterparts, women artist from the past are getting the recognition that they deserve, and their work is emerging from the background where it had been somewhat relegated before.

In the upcoming show, aptly titled re.e.mer.gence, Jody Klotz Fine Art focusses on three impactful women from the Abstract Expressionist and Color Field movements.  Lynne Drexler weaves stunning color with extraordinary painterly gestures to create a cacophony on her canvases. Alice Baber’s brilliant and bright paintings have gently curving forms that float within the frame. Buffie Johnson combines color and line into her evocative compositions.  Each of these artists had a unique and powerful voice among both their male and female peers, which is demonstrated by the additional works in the show of influential women such as Elaine de Kooning, Betty Parsons, Grace Hartigan, Vivian Springford, Emily Mason, and Janice Biala. The exhibition also features works by lesser-known artist such as Mary Abbot, Helen DeMott, Judith Rothschild and Ethel Schwabacher.

This exhibition displays the talent of these incredible women and highlights the often-forgotten role that they played in the development of these artistic style.  As the art world recognizes the important figures, we celebrate the contributions of women artists.  The show is accompanied by a catalog featuring an article by esteemed artist, writer, and educator Colette Copeland.