Lawrence Fine Art will showcase modern and contemporary artists  focusing on abstraction at Boston's AD20/21, Art and Design of the 20th and 21st Centuries, March 26-29th.

"This will be a bit of a preview for our 'Summer of Abstraction,' which will highlight new developments in abstraction across media," said Gallery Director Howard Shapiro. "The summer's exhibitions will highlight both emerging and established artists working abstractly."

Among the artists the gallery will show in Boston is Rolph Scarlett. The gallery will show a series of mixed media collages that were created around 1950.  "Scarlett is a gallery favorite," said Shapiro.  "As we  continue to explore the many works acquired from the Sam Esses estate, we keep turning up new treasures such as these collages.  They are 'Motherwell' before Motherwell was Motherwell."

The gallery will also show works by Ohio artist Deb Lawrence for the first time.  Lawrence paints imperfect grids in oil on antique hand-woven linen.  "They are abstract paintings but with a highly structural feel to them," said Shapiro.  

Lowell Miller's work created quite a buzz when the gallery first showed him this spring at the Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, and the gallery plans to show his highly erotic sculptures in Boston, as well. "'Venus' and 'Black Venus' ask us to reexamine our racially-, religiously- and culturally-determined hierarachies of beauty," said Shapiro.

The gallery will also show new work by Harriette Joffe from her "RiverJazz" series.  "What can I say? Joffe is creating some of her best work at age 80," said Shapiro.

AD20/21 takes place March 26-29 at the Cyclorama in Boston.