Gallery Archive: Sally Lindsay

Below are installation views from Sally Lindsay's exhibition of photographs at McKinney Arts, which took place September 28 - October 26, 1996.

Press Release

September, 1996: McKinney Arts is pleased to announce the opening of an exhibition of paintings by Sally Lindsay. The gallery is located at 526 East 11th Street in the East Village.

Lindsay's paintings are borne out of everyday experiences in New York City. Incidents and scenarios are witnessed and then mentally recorded, to be replayed directly on the surface of the painting. Lindsay works without the use of sketches or photographs, and therefore her paintings maintain an element of freshness which holds the energy of the original occurrence.

However, these works are not the simple recordings of street life. Rather, Lindsay paints her figures in a way that suggests childlike naivety, which is then countered by overall elements of sophisticated abstraction, resulting in a unique way of seeing city life.

Lindsay's exhibition history includes one person shows at the Seltzer Gallery, New York; Fels Point Gallery, Baltimore; Eyes Gallery, Philadelphia; Hansen Gallery, New York; and the Mellon Art Gallery, Pittsburgh. Selected group shows include Cork Gallery, New York; Hansen Gallery, New York; and the Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore.

Works from the exhibition (all images are © Sally Lindsay):

Paintings by Sally Lindsay

  1. Sidewalk Saturday Night, 1996. 18 x 15 inch oil and graphite on board. Signed, titled and dated verso in pencil.
  2. Jonas on Broadway, 1996. 12 x 12 inch oil and graphite on board. Signed, titled and dated verso in pencil.
  3. Floor Space, 1995. 10 x 10 inch oil and graphite on wood. Signed, titled and dated verso in pencil.
  4. Bill's Legs, 1996. 13 x 12 1/4 inch oil and graphite on board. Signed, titled and dated verso in pencil.
  5. The Gospel at Battery Park, 1995. 20 x 20 inch oil and graphite on board. Signed, titled and dated verso in pencil.

    6. Paintings by Sally Lindsay

  6. Annie, 1996. 14 x 12 inch oil and graphite on board. Signed, titled and dated verso in pencil.
  7. Knitting at Madison Square, 1996. 13 x 13 inch oil and graphite on board. Signed, titled and dated verso in pencil.
  8. Carving in the Park, 1996. 14 x 14 inch oil and graphite on board. Signed, titled and dated verso in pencil.
  9. August Festivities at Battery Park, 1995. 20 x 20 inch oil and graphite on board. Signed, titled and dated verso in pencil.
  10. Kite at Hudson River Park, 1995. 14 x 12 inch oil and graphite on board. Signed, titled and dated verso in pencil.

    11. Paintings by Sally Lindsay

  11. Broadway Drummer, 1996. 12 x 13 inch oil and graphite on board. Signed, titled and dated verso in pencil.
  12. Sunset, 1996. 20 x 20 inch oil and graphite on board. Signed, titled and dated verso in pencil.
  13. Accordion to Miss Liberty, 1996. 20 x 20 inch oil and graphite on board. Signed, titled and dated verso in pencil.

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