Vicki Sher

VICKI SHER

BLUE LIKE THE SUN

MAYA FRODEMAN GALLERY

BLUE LIKE THE SUN

Vicki Sher has crafted a unique personal language of color and form, drawing inspiration from formal relationships and guided by intuition. Within her practice, which spans painting, drawing, collage, and sculpture, Sher skillfully traverses a rich tapestry of color, deftly exploring the nuanced dichotomies that emerge within her artistic domain. With a keen eye for contrast, she delves into the interplay between abstraction and representation, vibrancy and quietude, as well as the juxtaposition of vast expanses and delicate minutiae. Formal balance and harmony are important in the work, sharing equal billing with emotional and narrative concerns. In Sher’s works, the exuberance of color and size confronts the quieter voices of subtlety and nuance, creating a duality that echoes the complex tapestry of human experience.

Sher’s painting practice begins and ends with color. Pouring over color chips, she leans into beauty and joy as she contemplates what elements to bring into her Brooklyn studio. Her interest in color, shape, composition, and the formal elements of painting coexist with a deep connection to the landscape. Sher’s artistic journey consistently circles back to nature, where a circle can transform the entire composition, imbuing it with newfound meaning and depth. Blue Like the Sun presents paintings that emanate joy and exuberance through their bold, clean forms and striking palette, and serve as a canvas for delving deeper into the experiences of joy, beauty, and the natural world.

Over the years, Sher has experimented with many mediums such as transparent cotton scrim, muslin, painted aluminum, and drafting film to illuminate a narrative. Her compositions are built from many layers, which is why drafting film works particularly well for her desired aesthetic. Blue Like the Sun presents a selection of these drawings on drafting film, which act as a compliment and a foil to Sher’s large-scale paintings. While her paintings arise from an additive painting process of balance, Sher’s drawings are

reductive, as marks on drafting film can be erased seamlessly, resulting in compositions that are simultaneously minimalistic and quietly bold. Within this exhibition, Sher extends her exploration into aluminum sculpture. This foray into three-dimensional form offers her the opportunity to reimagine her creative process, aligning it seamlessly with the demands and nuances of the chosen medium while remaining steadfast in her pursuit of exploring and expressing the interplay between color, form, emotion, and time.

Born in Washington D.C. in 1966, Vicki Sher received her BFA from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, and received her MFA from the University of Iowa. Her work has been exhibited at public institutions, including the Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA, The Phillips Museum at Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, and the Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Dallas TX. She is the recipient of a MacDowell Colony Fellowship award and a VCCA Fellowship award. She has participated in numerous art fairs, including VOLTA Basel, NADA, and Art Paris Fair. Sher is represented by Frosch & Co. Gallery in New York, NY;, Maya Frodeman Gallery, Jackson, WY, George Gallery, Charleston, SC, and Galerie Louis Gendre, Chamalieres, France, among other galleries in the USA and Europe.

TALL MULTI , 2023

Painted aluminum

76 x 36 x 20 inches

UNTITLED, COLLAGE 1 , 2021

Collage

78 x 82 inches

MOON LOOP , 2021

Collage

46 x 38 inches

78 x 68 inches

EAST FACING LIGHT , 2023

Acrylic on canvas

ON THE HORIZON , 2023

78 x 68 inches

Acrylic on canvas

GROTTO , 2023

Acrylic on canvas

78 x 68 inches

RED SUN , 2023

Acrylic on canvas

65 x 55 inches

BLUE MOON , 2023

Acrylic on canvas

65 x 55 inches

UNDER THE SUN , 2023

55 x 65 inches

Acrylic on canvas

WE ARE LIKE THE MOUNTAIN , 2023

Acrylic on canvas

55 x 44 inches

BEYOND THE GREY HILL , 2023

42 x 56 inches

Acrylic on canvas

47 x 38 inches

PORTAL NO. 1 , 2023

Acrylic on canvas

47 x 38 inches

PORTAL NO. 2 , 2023

Acrylic on canvas

47 x 38 inches

PORTAL NO. 3 , 2023

Acrylic on canvas

30 x 18 inches

RED SHIFT , 2023

Acrylic on canvas

SETTING ORANGE , 2023

Acrylic on canvas 30 x 18 inches

Ink on paper

35 x 30 inches

BLUE MOON/YELLOW MOON , 2022

MEASURING THE MOON , 2022

Ink on paper

30 x 24 inches

24 x 18 inches

UNTITLED (RED/YELLOW) , 2023

Oil pastel on drafting film

OVER THE LAKE , 2023

Oil pastel on drafting film

24 x 18 inches

24 x 18 inches

BLUE REFLECTION , 2023

Oil pastel on drafting film

OUTSIDE CHANCE , 2023

Oil pastel on drafting film

24 x 18 inches

TRAVELING (PINK) , 2023

Oil pastel on drafting film

24 x 18 inches

24 x 18 inches

RED BETWEEN THE LINES , 2023

Oil pastel on drafting film

VICKI SHER

Born in Washington D.C. in 1966

Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

EDUCATION

1992 M.F.A. University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

1988 B.F.A. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

2014 Virginia Center For Creative Arts (VCCA), Resident Fellow

2012 MacDowell Colony Fellows Award, Summer Residency

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024 Blue Like The Sun, Maya Frodeman Gallery (formerly Tayloe Piggott Gallery), Jackson Hole, WY

2023

Colour Compositions, Paul Smith Wooster, New York, NY

2022 Arrival, George Gallery Charleston, SC

New Work, Galerie Louis Gendre, Chamalieres FR

Vicki Sher-Paintings, Galerie Sweeney, Bordeaux, FR

2021 Spring Formal, Frosch&Co. Gallery, New York, NY

2020

Beside Myself, Tayloe Piggott Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY

2019 Second Nature, George Gallery, Charleston, SC

2018

Fountain, frosch&portmann, New York, NY

2017 Into the Light, Red Arrow Gallery, Nashville TN Field Day, George Gallery, Charleston, NC

2016

VOLTA Art Basel, with frosch&portmann, Basel, Switzerland

PULSE NY Art Fair, with Uprise Art, New York, NY

2015 The Voice At 3AM, frosch&portmann, New York, NY

2013 Always Bring Flowers, frosch&portmann, New York, NY

2012 Yes/No, frosch&portmann, New York, NY

2005 Nature Walk, Jessica Murray Projects, New York, NY

2002 Vacation from Murder, Jessica Murray Projects, Brooklyn, NY

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023

Future Fair, with Frosch & Co. Gallery, New York, NY

Epode, Uprise Art, New York, NY

Thresholds of Abstraction, BAM Art , Larchmont, NY

2022` Cakes and Shapes, Tayloe Piggott Gallery. Jackson Hole, WY

2021 Groundswell, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX

Art Paris, with Galerie Louis Gendre, Paris, France

Stacks, Frosch&Co. Gallery, New York, NY

Groundswell, Beatrice Haggerty gallery, University of Dallas, TX

2020

Art on Paper fair, New York, NY, with frosch&portmann

Yes we Change, New York, NY, frosch&portmann

2019 Paper Giants, Part V, UNI Gallery, Cedar Falls, IA

Trio, Goldscopophilia Gallery, Montclair, NJ

NewYork/Berlin, at Galerie Louis Gendre, Chamalieres, FR

Art Paris , with Galerie Louis Gendre, Paris, FR

Art on Paper Fair, New York, NY, with frosch7portmann

2018 Drawing In/Drawing Out, Phillips Museum of Art, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA

Group Show, Tayloe Piggott Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY

Art on Paper Fair, New York, NY, with frosch&portmann

Paper Giants LA, Lois lambert Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2017

Cross Sectional Views, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Paper Giants, Part 3, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA

At Home, Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville,TN

2016 Paper Giants, Part 2, The Volland Store, Alma, KS

2015

Cosmicomics, frosch&portmann, New York, NY

South of North, East of No West, Lowe Mills Gallery, Huntsville, AL Family Ties, 500X, Dallas, TX

“so different, so appealing”, frosch&portmann, New York, NY

2014

Soccer Mom, curated by Danielle Tegeder, New York, NY

White Silver, and Gold, Callicoon, NY

Second Family, curated by Julie Torres, New York, NY

Paper Giants, Proto Gallery, Hoboken, NJ

DUSK Editions, opening exhibition, Brooklyn, NY

Do It Yourself, BOS (Bushwick Open Studios), organized by Julie Torres, Brooklyn, NY

2013 End Times, Sphinx gallery, NYC, curated by HKJB (Jay Henderson and Ben King)

2011 Tompkins Projects West - at Dan Graham, Los Angeles, CA

ChainLetter, Samson Projects, Boston, MA

2010 Santa, Frosch & Portmann Gallery, New York, NY

No Plans For Today, Fun Times Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Kickoff, frosch&portmann, New York, NY

2009 Mother/mother, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Lineweight, TSU Gallery, Kirksville, MO

2008 Landscape, Portrait, Pattern, Hallway Bathroom Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Works on Paper Benefit, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, NY

A Soft Place to Land, OAG Gallery, Livingston Manor, NY

2007 Summer Group Show, OAG Gallery, Livingston Manor, NY

2005 NADA Art Fair, Miami, FL, with Jessica Murray Projects

2004 Grotto 2, Jessica Murray Projects, Brooklyn, NY

2003 Grotto, Jessica Murray Projects, Brooklyn, NY

1999 Artist files 1999-present, Pierogi 2000, Brooklyn, NY

CURATORIAL

2015 Cosmicomics, frosch&portmann, New York, NY

2012 Cannonball!, frosch&portmann, New York, NY

2010

Observant, ISE Gallery, New York, NY

Mean and Sneaking, Five Myles Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

No Plans For Today, Fun Times, Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2021 Art As Form, Interview with Anastasiya Shellet

2017 Hutson, Laura, Nashville Scene, Critics Pick-Vicki Sher at Red Arrow Gallery

2016 Gotthardt, Alexa, Artsy, PULSE’s 15 Best Buys under $10,000 Purssey, Amy, Artreport, Conversation Between Artists at Pulse NY

2015

2014

D’Agostino, Paul, BKMAG, Space Specters- From Calvino to Tarantino

Micchelli, Thomas, Alien Forms-.‐Cosmicomics at Frosch&portmann

Peyton, Cydney, A Common Task, Catalogue Essay: Paper Giants

Young, Geoffrey, Catalogue Essay: Paper Giants

2013 Rutherford, Michael, Vicki Sher at frosch&portmann, 2012 Wright, Dusty, Talk, Talk, Talk, Culture Catch

2011 Butler, Sharon, Vicki Sher, New Work, Two Coats of Paint

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