Retrospective exhibition by New York painter Simon Carr on display at Wright State’s Stein Galleries

“Early Spring (Riding Lesson),” 2023, by Simon Carr.

Wright State University’s Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries will present a retrospective exhibition of works by New York painter Simon Carr.

“Simon Carr: Just Beyond Seen, Paintings and Drawings 2007-2024” is on display from Nov. 12 to Dec. 14 in the Stein Galleries, 160 Creative Arts Center on Wright State’s Dayton Campus.

The gallery will host an artist talk and opening reception on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m.

Curated by Glen Cebulash, professor of art at Wright State, the exhibition showcases a retrospective of works by Carr, an artist who lives and works in New York City.

Carr’s recent paintings, drawings and prints have focused on street and subway scenes, landscapes of upstate New York and animals in the landscape.

“An ongoing curatorial interest for me is the work of second- and third-generation New York School figurative artists,” Cebulash said. “Simon Carr’s paintings and drawings exemplify that tradition, which is grounded in a commitment to form and color as a means of humane expression.”

Carr has exhibited widely, most recently at the Bowery Gallery in New York, Westbeth Gallery, The Painting Center, Prince Street Gallery and Long Island University’s Selena Gallery. His work is represented by the Bowery Gallery in New York City and the Alice Gauvin Gallery in Washington, D.C.

Carr teaches drawing at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, which is part of the City University of New York.

Landon Jones: Sight Unseen

“Eastwood (detail),” 2024, by Landon Jones.

The Stein Galleries will also present “Landon Jones: Sight Unseen,” an exhibition of paintings, from Nov. 12 to Dec. 14 in the Project Space Gallery.

Jones is a Dayton-based artist and educator who received their Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art from Wright State in 2013 and their Master of Fine Art from Boston University in 2021.

The gallery will host an artist talk on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at noon.

The Stein Galleries at Wright State are open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission and gallery events are free.

For more information, contact the Stein Galleries at 937-775-2973 or artgalleries@wright.edu or visit wright.edu/artgalleries.