Olive Ayhens in The New York Observer

From this week's New York Observer.

Olive Ayhens in CityArts

Here is the review of Olive Ayhens' show in CityArts by Mario Naves. (Click on the review to enlarge)

Olive Ayhens in MocoLoco

Check out Mocoloco's mention of Olive Ayhens' show!

Amphibian Emergency by Olive Ayhens by sabine7 / October 29, 2009

Nature seems to be architecture's guest of honour in Olive Ayhens' new series of paintings where an endangered frog species takes over a new condo. The visit continues in Interior Wilderness when the great outdoors blends seamlessly into an elegant hotel. The boundaries continue to overlap, a reflection of our ever-changing world. Ayhens plays with details, scale, perspective and texture in her lush paintings and works on paper that also include cityscapes and landscapes from a unique point of view.

Artist: Olive Ayhens+ frederieketaylorgallery.com Nature/Architecture runs through December 23, 2009 at the Frederieke Taylor Gallery in New York.

Tilted City

Interior Wilderness

Olive Ayhens, Nature/Architecture: New paintings and works on paper

Last night, Frederieke Taylor Gallery hosted the opening night of Olive Ayhens' exhibition Nature/Architecture: New Paintings and works on paper. We are thrilled to have this new body of work at the gallery. Her latest paintings give us a fresh and lively view of the environment we live in; dealing with the continuous discourse of the relationship between nature, architecture and urban landscape. On view through December 23.

Don't forget to stop by the Brooklyn Academy of Music for the Next Wave Art Exhibiton which also includes some of Olive's paintings- hanging in the main lobby!

In the Viewing Room-Nuit Americaine

In the Viewing Room, we are pleased to present "Nuit Americaine" curated by Jantien Jongsma on view through December 23.

"In the previous century, film-makers used to shoot scenes "day for night" - shooting night-scenes during day-time was called "Nuit Americaine". Black curtains and filters for the lens were used to dim the daylight. This exhibition is about suggesting night in fine art by choice of subject, use of color or specific technique. The works of pietsjanke fokkema, Elma van Imhoff, Jantien Jongsma, Geer van der Klugt and Paul Nassenstein make darkness visible."

-Jantien Jongsma, Amersterdam 2009

Olive Ayhens at BAM

We are pleased to announce gallery artist Olive Ayhens will be included in the Brooklyn Academy of Music Next Wave Art Exhibition, October 3 - December 30.

Cocktail Reception with the Artists and Curator, Dan Cameron: Tue, Oct 6, 6—8pm, Dorothy W. Levitt Lobby

In the Viewing Room: Color as Structure, curated by Julie Langsam

We are pleased to have Julie Langsam back on the East Coast. She has curated our latest Viewing Room show: "Color as Structure". The show features artists Timothy Callaghan, Donald Kimes, Valerie Molnar and Richard Roth. To quote Julie: "One of the exciting things about doing a project like this is the gift of being able to view work through one's own particular lens, in this case how color has ordered the work of a varied group of artists."