New Art for May

Noble art is about to be o’erthrown...or rather rotated...as both the sold and unsold work of JEAN PLOUGH will be replaced with up to 19 new paintings. And, yes, among those on their way out will be fair Ophelia, a rose of May destined to come down on April 30! We made this unusual call — we haven't rotated artwork midway through a show since 2003 — due to the wildly enthusiastic response of our audiences. With an impressive 16 SALES to date, there are simply too few paintings still available for purchase to meet demand and take us to the conclusion of MARY LIZ MEMORIAL MASTERS EXHIBITION 17 on June 3. We’ll send out an email, too, but if you want first dibs on the new work, please plan to come in Saturday afternoon or sometime this weekend — or check out our website: offthewallgallery.org. Here you can buy Jean’s new pieces...pieces, like this one, which are coming down...and a few available online only.

JEAN PLOUGH
“Ophelia, Floating Girl”
acrylic on canvas
300.

Join Us Today

Today, Sunday, April 3, we officially raise the curtain on MARY LIZ MEMORIAL MASTERS EXHIBITION 17 with an OPENING RECEPTION from 3 to 6 PM. JEAN PLOUGH takes the stage as a painter of the highest order and the first-ever Mary Liz Fellow to be accorded a solo show on our most prestigious platform. The accolade is well-deserved. Rarely has an artist struck a more resonant chord in our community. After first seeing work she generously contributed to our SAVE DIRTY FRANK’S online auction in 2021, we quickly realized that Jean’s canvases—deftly combining abstract intensity, mastery of color and texture, and figurative and graphic elements—would electrify our space. So they have and will continue to do through June 3. Jump right in and ENJOY!

JEAN PLOUGH
"Reclining Figure"
acrylic on canvas
400.

See and Be Seen

We spoke the other day about being a feminist gallery. We are also a transgender gallery — speaking for our artists and our community. And we would not be responsible members of that community if we did not stop to acknowledge and celebrate today as the International TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY. Fight hateful legislation and support new options like marking a nonbinary X on your passport, starting April 11. Hey, we love and thank Joe...but notably, this is the 14th such occasion, dating to 2009. Do your part to make sure it never ends. Thank you, Trans Student Educational Resources!

JEAN PLOUGH
"THERE IS NO WINDOW"
acrylic on canvas
200.

Making Herstory

Even though MARY LIZ MEMORIAL MASTERS EXHIBITION 17 won’t officially open until this coming SUNDAY, APRIL 3, with a 3-6 PM reception, it is more than fitting that it has begun during Women's Herstory Month. That’s because painter JEAN PLOUGH is breaking new ground, every bit as bold as her brushstrokes! She is the very first Mary Liz Fellow to be accorded a solo show on our most prestigious of all stages. Plus, she is only the fourth artist ever to enjoy the solo spotlight in our 43-year history. It says everything about OFF THE WALL and our founding director, Mary Liz, that three among this exceptional quartet are women: JEAN, ELIZABETH H. MACDONALD and ELLEN POWELL TIBERINO. (Bob Jackson is the renowned male counterpart.) After all, we were founded as a feminist gallery — from our very first December '78 outing, “Her Name Is Not Anonymous Anymore” — so we tend to celebrate and elevate Herstory every month of the year. Please do likewise when you visit and shop the MLMME17 website (offthewallgallery.org), and when you join us this Sunday afternoon!