Pacific Coast

December 12, 2011, 12:16pm

Pacific Coast Issue #97 Sneak Peak!

The 2011 Pacific Coast Issue, #97, is now hitting newsstands across the US. It is expected to ship to subscribers in the next 1 to 2 weeks, so keep an eye out. The juror for this much-anticipated issue was Anne Ellegood, Senior Curator, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA.

In her essay, Ellegood notes that, "Painting is a surface for imagination. This is abundantly evident in the submissions I reviewed for this edition of New American Paintings. While the works presented in the following pages are notably eclectic, one striking correspondence among the artists is their belief that painting can offer us insights into our world..." -- View a list of all featured artists and see a few more sneak peaks after the jump!

September 01, 2011, 10:00am

Must-See Paintings Show: September

The art world comes alive again in September, as galleries reopen and collectors return from far flung locations. We reviewed upcoming September exhibitions at more than 400 galleries around the country, and there will be a lot of painting on view.

As is typical, many galleries are bringing out the big guns for the new season - from Agnes Martin at The Pace Gallery in New York to a well structured survey of Bay Area figurative painter, Nathan Oliveira, at John Berggruen Gallery in San Francisco. Among the shows opening by emerging artists, it is hard to ignore the trend towards abstract painting that has swept over the art world.

January 07, 2011, 1:22pm

Pacific Coast #91 On Newsstands

Cover image: Erik Mark Sandberg, Youth With Zebra Tank | Oil, enamel, & silk-screen on panel, 48" x 36"

December 08, 2010, 12:24pm

Announcing the Winners of the 2010 Pacific Coast Competition

“I wonder if the act of making art itself is a kind of holding together. If so, then artists are more necessary than ever before.” – Lawrence Rinder

We are pleased to announce that the following artists have been selected as winners for the 2010 Pacific Coast Competition, to be featured in edition #91 of New American Paintings, juried by Lawrence Rinder, Director of the Berkeley Arts Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Look for  #91 on newsstands later this month!