d berman gallery kicks off 2007 with Islands, a vibrant show of new paintings by Christopher Schade. He says, “I use the island form to paint people, animals, plants, architecture, mechanical objects, portraits and landscapes simultaneously. The openness of the islands creates a space for freedom and contradiction. I want the expansiveness of these images to generate surprise. I want the world in the paintings to come apart and rebuild itself the way the real world does.” Mr. Schade received his MFA from Yale University School of Art and a BAA from University of Texas at Austin, and had a residency at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. He currently lives and maintains a studio in New York, and teaches at Montclair State University.

This exhibition opens on Friday, 5 January 2007, with a reception from 6 – 8 PM. We will have a gallery talk with the artist on Saturday, 6 January 2007, at 1 PM. The show continues through 17 February 2007.

d berman gallery
1701 Guadalupe Street
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 477.8877
Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday from 11 AM – 6 PM

For high-resolution images and other information to accompany this exhibition, please see our press website at http://www.dbermangallery.com/press access page.htm. For any other information or materials, please email Anastasia Colombo at anastasia@dbermangallery.com.