“Her paintings, stained and brushed to a suavely grainy texture, each float an area of warm, soft color in a somewhat less‐intensely colored field. The areas are amorphous in shape and closely related, by hue, to the surrounding fields. Her colors run to luxurious brown‐golds, dreamy bluegreens and dusty pinks, though each canvas is alive with a variety of evanescent hues and tints. The goal of her art is to be at once as gorgeous and as delicate as possible: she intends to ravish.” - Peter Schjeldahl
The five-year period between 1973 and 1977 was one of great experimentation and versatility for Sherron Francis, a Color Field artist, whose meteoric rise landed her a pair of solo exhibitions at the renowned Andre Emmerich Gallery, inclusion in a Whitney Biennial, and positive reviews in arts publications. This exhibition marks the first in Manhattan in 44 years dedicated solely to Francis’s work, creating an opportunity for rediscovery of an overlooked female artist.
