Sarah Leahy: Light Camouflage    Oct 24 - Nov 28, 2009

The Kim Foster Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of recent paintings by Sarah Leahy. The large-scale images are derived from her photographs, filtered through her sensibility. The subject is not the place, but capturing the interaction of light. These are paintings made through a labor-intensive process of applying permanent black ink on a ¼” clear sheet of plexiglass. The paintings’ physicality slowly grows through the repetitious marking, building up to a surface with a luminous depth and density. Darkness is an accumulation of ink, while light is transparent glass. The images have a persistent presence, transforming something familiar to a specific perceptual experience.

This is Sarah Leahy’s fifth solo exhibition at the Kim Foster Gallery. She is a recent grant recipient of a NYFA fellowship and studio recipient from the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts. She has been reviewed in various publications, including the New York Times.

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