Gary Petersen

EFA STUDIO PROGRAM: ALUMNI

Gary Petersen

I’m interested in geometric abstraction that reflects our vulnerability and uncertainty about ourselves. Color is very important in my paintings. It allows the somewhat familiar forms to become highly personal and subtly eccentric.
Using a minimal vocabulary, I try to merge the synthetic with the natural while exploring the playful side of the “cosmic” in abstract art. It is important, in my work, that the hand is evident, that my paintings are not perfect, – that they stumble and falter, and reflect the joy in being human.

EFA Studio Program

The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Studio Program

The EFA Studio Program is housed in eight floors of the EFA building located in Midtown Manhattan’s Fashion District. The Studio Program maintains artists studios of various size and shape for up to 80 member-artists. One of three programs at EFA, the members of the EFA Studios program are part of a community that includes The Project Space and the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop. The Studio Program provides artists the rare opportunity to work in a professional arts community inside Manhattan and in close proximity to the city’s primary gallery districts. EFA facilitates interaction with dealers, curators and critics to provide continued development for member-artists. Unique among studio programs in New York City, EFA is one of the few remaining arts organizations still providing long-term workspace in Manhattan.

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