Exhibition

Imogen Allen & Merrick Adams: On Reflections

15 Feb 2022 – 12 Mar 2022

Regular hours

Tuesday
11:30 – 18:00
Wednesday
11:30 – 18:00
Thursday
11:30 – 18:00
Friday
11:30 – 18:00
Saturday
13:00 – 17:00
Sunday
11:30 – 18:00

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Valeria Gemelli and India Irving are delighted to present 'On Reflections', a two-person show of new works by Imogen Allen and Merrick Adams opening Tuesday February 15, at Ernie Wolfe Gallery.

About

On the heels of their first solo shows, this is both emerging artists’ first Los Angeles exhibition as well as Allen’s US debut. The presentation highlights pastels, oils and mixed media artworks, which explore the idea of creating without borders.

With Allen’s practice based in London and Adams’s here in LA, the show takes an international approach to the production of contemporary art. The pieces on view respond to the natural urge to create, and to escape a preconceived idea of what life should be. 

These artists are united by a lifelong passion for the natural world and a uniquely personal approach to color and pigment. Their works heavily consider the ever-changing ways that humans interact with nature.

Imogen Allen was raised in Cornwall in the UK, a landscape that has traditionally inspired artists and creatives. Her work transports the viewer through a semi-corporeal experience made of movement and refractions, allowing visitors to find their own way through natural patterns and explore the layered imagery they see in her paintings and pastels.  

These patterns are more defined in Adams’s canvases, whose printmaking background shines through into his paintings. Adams, who grew up fishing and surfing in Virginia, uses plastic nets to create grids, layers and textures, reconnecting with his fisherman father and his own oceanic roots. The works also explore what our future landscapes will look like as plastics become more deeply integrated into our lives. 

What to expect? Toggle

CuratorsToggle

India Irving

Valeria Gemelli

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Merrick Adams

Imogen Allen

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