NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of James Chisholm in Roots and Wings. The exhibition opens March 2 and runs through March 22, 2019 with an opening reception on Thursday, March 7 from 6-8 pm. Any art lover who enjoys thought-provoking artworks and meeting talented and interesting artists is encouraged to attend.

About the Artist

For James Chisholm drawing and painting is a way of life. Chisholm’s work shows the hand of someone who paints daily, for pleasure but also with the keen and discerning eye of a true seeker. Continuing the glorious tradition of French and American 19th century landscape painters, the artist spends hours working en plein air. He is interested in how changes in the weather affect light, color and mood of the motifs he chooses. Painting is not only an adventure of the eye, however, but also a material process. Fascinated by how paint responds to cold or heat, Chisholm paints outdoors even in extreme weather conditions. He welcomes the accidents that nature provides and uses his own occasional physical discomfort to his artistic advantage.

Chisholm lives in Salem, Massachusetts. He teaches drawing and painting at the Boston Museum of Fine Art, Harvard University Extension at the Boston Museum, at Endicott College, and at North Shore Community College. He exhibits regularly. Chisholm’s drawings and paintings are held in many private collections.

Exhibition Dates: March 2 – March 22, 2019

Reception: Thursday, March 7, 2019 6-8 PM

Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11:00am – 6:00pm

Gallery Location: 530 West 25th Street, New York, NY

Event URL: https://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/James_Chisholm.aspx

Featured Artists:

Roberta Caviglia | Vasant Dora | Yoram Kafkafi | Jon Kraja | Diana Linsse | Raul Mariaca Dalence | James Chisholm | Katha Rossein | Emil Silberman | Teona Titvinidze-Kapon | Poonam Verma | Markeith Woods | Eunhyue Shin

About the Exhibition

Roots and Wings is a group exhibition featuring twelve artists, for whom every work rests somewhere on the continuum between figuration and abstraction, expressing the conatus of human aspiration as something that continually seeks recognition by others.

About Agora Gallery

Agora Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery located in the heart of Chelsea’s fine art district in New York. Established in 1984, Agora Gallery specializes in connecting art dealers and collectors with national and international artists. The art gallery’s expert consultants are available to assist corporate and private clients in procuring original artwork to meet their organization’s specific needs and budget requirements. With a strong online presence and popular online gallery, ARTmine, coupled with the spacious and elegant physical gallery space, the work of our talented artists, who work in diverse media and styles, can receive the attention it deserves. Over the years Agora Gallery has sponsored and catered to special events aimed at fostering social awareness and promoting the use of art to help those in need.