April 4 - 26, 2025
From Thornwood Gallery:
“Thornwood Gallery invites you to an exclusive meet and greet with Texas artist Maxine Price to celebrate the opening reception of her solo exhibition: Swimming Lessons.
This exhibition marks Price’s 25th year of representation at Thornwood, and we could not be happier to showcase her ever-evolving work! Come dive into the dynamic world of Maxine Price at our opening reception on Friday, April 4th from 5 – 7pm! Artists will be in attendance! Drinks and light bites will be provided!
Price was born on an Army Base and grew up in a military family. She lived many places throughout the US and Germany before settling down in Wimberley, Texas, where she currently resides. Price received her BFA in studio art from the University of Texas at Austin, and became a full-time abstract artist in 1992. Her portraiture and mixed media artwork have been exhibited in galleries, museums, universities, hotels and foreign embassies in addition to private collections across the United States.
Oil with palette knife, oil with cold wax, and oil with hot wax (encaustics), are the three methodologies Price regularly utilizes in her practice. Each process involves creating depth by adding many layers in pours, glazes, and classical mark making, followed by a subtractive process (sgraffito) where the underlayers are revealed by scraping into the surface, and then repeating. Swimming Lessons is Price’s first series of work dedicated to encaustic techniques, forcing her to adapt to the fluid nature of hot wax and its temperamental behavior. Price says this about her experimental approach: “I like the risk factor involved in beginning with chaos then letting the painting guide me to a conclusion. Each day in the studio is a day of adventure and discovery.”
This exhibition will be available for viewing from April 4th through April 26th. “
Reception: April 4, 2025 | 5–7 pm
Thornwood Gallery (Old Katy Road)
7026 Old Katy Road Suite 231
Houston, 77024 Texas
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