Writer | Artist | Art Historian
Anat Ebgi Tribeca | 372 Broadway | September 9 – October 17, 2026 Looking at the figures in Soumya Netrabile’s Woodchoppers (2026), laboring in a forest that swirls around and surrounds them, I was reminded of the many depictions of solemn woodcutters by the Barbizon artist Jean-François Millet. But, as I began to realize that […]
On June 24th, I participated in a panel, “Looking at Color and the Future of Abstraction,” at Hunter Dunbar Projects in NYC, with artist Jill Nathanson and collector Thomas Tuttle. The discussion was moderated by Hayden Dunbar and focused on the art and legacy of Kenneth Noland, whose paintings were on view in the gallery.
I reviewed Kenneth Noland: From Center to Edge at Hunter Dunbar Projects, NYC, for Two Coats of Paint. Read my review here: https://twocoatsofpaint.com/2026/06/kenneth-noland-generative-force-and-visual-dynamism.html
I reviewed the Hans Hofmann exhibition at Miles McEnery Gallery, NYC, for the May issue of The Brooklyn Rail. You can read my review here: https://brooklynrail.org/2026/05/artseen/hans-hofmann-miles-mcenery/
I wrote the catalogue essay for A Tribute to André: Artists of the André Emmerich Gallery at Lincoln Glenn, New York. View the catalogue and read my essay here: A Tribute to André: Artists of the André Emmerich Gallery
On April 19th, I gave a lecture on the contemporary abstract painting, and moderated a discussion with Painting in Color artists Jane Swavely and Heather Hutchison at the Currier Museum in Manchester, NH.
Here are some photos from the opening reception for Spray: Jules Olitski in the 1960s and Painting in Color: Contemporary Abstraction. Photos by Morgan Karanasios.
I curated an exhibition— Painting in Color: Contemporary Abstraction by Heather Hutchison, Joseph Marioni, Jane Swavely, and John Zurier— for the Currier Museum in Manchester, New Hampshire. The show accompanies an exhibition I co-curated, Spray: Jules Olitski in the 1960s, with the Currier’s Bruce McColl. The exhibition opened on March 5th and will continue through […]
I reviewed William T. Williams’s show of new paintings, Word of Eye, at Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, NYC, for the March issue of The Brooklyn Rail. Read my review here: https://brooklynrail.org/2026/03/artseen/william-t-williams-word-of-eye/
I reviewed James Walsh’s mini-retrospective Relief in Sight at the Sam & Adele Golden Gallery in New Berlin, NY, for the Brooklyn Rail: https://brooklynrail.org/2026/02/artseen/james-walsh-relief-in-sight