On View through March 30, 2026
With a Special Reception
for the Artist
6pm Thursday March 5

Skidmore Contemporary Art is pleased to present an exhibition of work by Caroline Gray, a California‑based photographer who uses her camera with a painter’s sensitivity to the psychological qualities of composition, color, light, and the emotions they invoke.

“Dancing Deeply, Dream” showcases Gray’s photographic prints highlighting her keen affinity for light and the fluidity of form while exploring the theme of underwater dancers. Gray states, “I am transfixed by the sensuousness of the human body in water, and revealing the beauty of humanity alongside the vastness of the natural world.”

Gray’s work has been exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions in Santa Monica, Malibu, 29 Palms, and Topanga, California as well as in Whitstable, United Kingdom. Her photography has appeared in the Los Angeles Times and on the cover of Den Norske Israelsmisjo, among other publications.

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OPENS THURSDAY APRIL 2
THROUGH MAY 4, 2026

In Evening Calls, Jennifer Bain presents a new body of paintings inviting us to contemplate the natural world. Bain is known for her extraordinary studies of golden finches, bluejays, and iridescent hummingbirds (among more exotic kestrels and cockatiels).

Whether setting them in expressive botanical environments, or against fields of expressive abstract bands of color, Bain balances precision and spontaneity. Her compositions celebrate luminous color, geometry, gestural expression in a personal language with symbolic subtlety.

Working primarily in ink and acrylic on clayboard and panel, Bain’s paintings draw from traditions of naturalist observation while embracing contemporary abstraction. Her work has been widely exhibited in galleries and collections across the United States. Her distinctive approach to her subject matter has established her as a singular voice in contemporary nature-based painting.

In Evening Calls, Bain expands this language across both intimate and medium-scale works, creating an immersive visual environment that invites viewers into moments of contemplation, movement, and connection within the context of discovery, healing, and metaphysical reflection.

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JENNIFER BAIN:
Evening Calls

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ON VIEW THROUGH MARCH 30

At once grounded and transcendent, Herrmann’s paintings embody a dialogue between place, memory, and the universal resonance of color.

As one critic noted, his works “boom across a room or murmur gently to a close observer,” revealing a duality of energy and introspection.

Whether inspired by Minoan art, Appalachian light, or the streamlined beauty of sea life, Herrmann’s canvases invite viewers into a sensory world where color speaks with clarity, complexity, and feeling.

Herrmann seeks to capture what he calls “absolute color” a kind of chromatic essence plucked from his environment, then reimagined into bold, music-inspired compositions.

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VIEW ADDITIONAL WORKS BY

JENNIFER BAIN

RICHARD BAKER

CAROLINE GRAY

LAURA BROWNING

ANDY BURGESS

TR COLLETTA

DARYL GORTNER

COURTNEY MURPHY

ERIC NASH

BRIGHTON SMITH

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