January 10 – February 21, 2009 For her second solo exhibition at 303 Gallery, Mary Heilmann will present recent paintings as well as related pieces at 547 W. 21st Street, and a curated group show at 525 W. 22nd. In both shows, Heilmann examines the nature of space. Giving equal importance to physical space, the way space is depicted through imagery, and the spaces that imagery itself can conjure psychologically, Heilmann is able to [...]
September 17 — October 25, 2008 Zwirner & Wirth presents a selection of paintings and works on paper from the last three decades by the American artist Mary Heilmann. Named after one of the artist’s signature colorful, abstract canvases (Some Pretty Colors, 2001; illustrated at left), the exhibition will explore the development of Heilmann’s distinctive painterly style with works that date from 1989 to 2006. Drawing inspiration from her own experience, including the Southern [...]
Mary Heilman, Go Ask Alice, 2006 May 20 — August 26, 2007 The Orange County Museum of Art presents the first retrospective of work by influential New York-based painter Mary Heilmann. A pioneer of infusing abstract painting with influences from popular culture and craft traditions, Mary Heilmann (b. 1940) is one of the most important yet least recognized artists in the United States today. One of the very few female abstract painters of her [...]