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Jenkins Johnson Gallery

December 8 - February 5, 2012

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464 Sutter Street San Francisco, CA 94108
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Here and Now exhibition Morning Mist, Russian Hill, 2011, oil on panel, 60 x 60 inches
Jenkins Johnson Gallery San Francisco is delighted to present, HERE AND NOW, an exhibition of new paintings by acclaimed Massachusetts painter Ben Aronson. The exhibition will run from Thursday, December 8, 2011 through Saturday, February 4, 2012, with an opening reception for the artist on Thursday, December 8th from 5:30 – 7:30pm featuring a wine tasting with Castello Poggiarello winery, Sienna, Italy. A closing party will be held on Saturday, February 4 from 3:00 – 5:00pm. For more information and to view the complete exhibition, please visit our website at www.jenkinsjohnsongallery.com. This will be Ben Aronson’s fourth solo exhibition with Jenkins Johnson Gallery. Aronson’s cityscapes not only depict spectacular vistas of some of our greatest cities, they exude an essence of the place that transcends the work from pictorial to poetic. Having studied with noted masters like Philip Guston and James Weeks; Aronson’s work stylistically references the Bay Area School and the New York action painters. His luscious, painterly brush strokes are both energized and free while strategically composed, blending into an alarmingly realistic portrayal. His cityscapes possess a mood that any city dweller can relate to which comes from Aronson’s innate ability to capture light which is truly the foundation of his work. Ben Aronson is a member of the highly acclaimed National Academy, alongside Jasper Johns, Willem de Kooning and his mentor, Philip Guston. Awards include the National Academy of Arts and Letters in 2006, as well as the Pleissner Memorial Award for Painting at the National Academy of Design in 1992. Jenkins Johnson Gallery has represented him since 2001, and his work has been included in the permanent collections of many major corporations and museums, such as: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH; DeYoung Museum, San Francisco; the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art; Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI; The National Academy Museum, NY; New Orleans Museum of Art; and the Suzhou Museum in Jiansu Province, China. Aronson's work has been reviewed by ARTnews, The ARTNEWSLETTER, the Boston Globe, The New York Observer and The New York Sun. Jenkins Johnson Gallery is a Member of San Francisco Art Dealers Association.