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April 21, 2018 — Blog

The Toad

Bucky Miller

Jonathan Hopson Houston, Texas, USA 03/11/2018 – 04/22/2018

I do not know the Toad, even though it has lived in a crack outside my apartment since I moved to Texas. On warm nights it crawls up and sits on a step, completely still, waiting. When I come home in the evening I crouch and say, “hello Toad,” before I go indoors. Sometimes I’ll …

Installation view: (to the left) Goblin, 2016. Air-hardening clay. 2”x1.5”x1.5”; (to the right) Janitor, 2018. Pigment print (framed). 4”x2.6”. Image courtesy of Jonathan Hopson Gallery Installation view: Bucky Miller, The Toad at Jonathan Hopson Gallery. Image courtesy of Jonathan Hopson Gallery Installation view: (to the left) Tennis, 2017. Pigment print (framed). 10 x 8”; (to …

September 30, 2017 — Blog

Campions

Curated by Debra Barrera

Jonathan Hopson Gallery Houston, Texas, USA 09/10/2017 – 10/15/2017

Jonathan Hopson is pleased to present Campions, a group show curated by Debra Barrera featuring work by six artist who . While diverse in their style, the works by Brittney Anele, Linda Arredondo, Steven Evans, Jamil Hellu, Liz Rodda, and Talia Shulze. The American ideology of difference has shifted. A recent change has emerged for acceptance of the marginalized …

Talia Shulze, rose+lily, 2017. C print, framed. 16 x 20”. Image courtesy of Jonathan Hopson. Installation view. Campions at Jonathan Hopson, 2017. Image courtesy of Jonathan Hopson. Installation view: Brittney Anele, Chained Jumper, 2017. Handmade garment. 57 x 32 x 1″. Image courtesy of Jonathan Hopson Jonathan Hopson is pleased to present Campions, a group show curated by Debra Barrera featuring …

July 15, 2017 — Blog

Coyote

Curated by Jonathan Hopson

Jonathan Hopson Houston, Texas, USA 06/18/2017 – 07/30/2017

Jonathan Hopson presents Coyote, a summer group show curated by Jonathan Hopson uniting six artists who, all living or born in Texas, imbue their work with the spirit of this state: a strange breed of vicious independence and quiet perseverance. While diverse in their styles, the works by Debra Barrera, Julie DeVries, Lauren Moya Ford, Erin Joyce, Bradley Kerl, and …

Installation view. Courtesy of Jonathan Hopson, Houston. Installation view. Courtesy of Jonathan Hopson, Houston. Debra Barrera, Blanquita, 2017. Antique ceramic hand vase, silver thread, coyote fangs. 11 x 4 x 2”. Courtesy of Moody Gallery Jonathan Hopson presents Coyote, a summer group show curated by Jonathan Hopson uniting six artists who, all living or born in Texas, imbue their …

February 3, 2017 — Blog

Chlorophylle

Annabelle Arlie

Jonathan Hopson Houston, Texas, USA 01/22/2017 – 03/05/2017

Chlorophylle is an RGB echo of wilderness. Glossy posters of endangered animals feed through quilting looms set against a photo backdrop of dense bamboo forest. Plants create energy from light through photosynthesis: an absorption of energy through green pigment. Looking at this email we see the color green through the additive color mechanism of RGB …

Safari, 2017. Hoop quilting stand, poster. 44 x 28 x 36”. Courtesy of Jonathan Hopson. Photo: Jonathan Hopson. To cling on to, 2017. Quilting frame, poster. 46 x 64 x 36”. Courtesy of Jonathan Hopson. Photo: Jonathan Hopson. Untitled, 2017. Hand quilting frame, poster. 32 x 40 x 72”. Courtesy of Jonathan Hopson. Photo: Jonathan …

November 30, 2016 — Blog

The Likelihood of Future Improvement

Emily Peacock

Jonathan Hopson Houston, Texas, USA 10/16/2016 – 12/04/2016

Can we actually change after a certain age? It only gets worse from here on, you only get older, less attractive, have less energy, lose people you love, and of course drink more. I am a realist not a pessimist…but I also have moments where I feel extremely lucky and grateful for my life and if you …

Exhibition view (from left to right): Someone’s Gotta Help Me Dig, 2016. Flocked shovel. 8.5 x 44 x 3.5”; Hard Feelings, 2016. Encapsulated archival giclee print mounted on aluminum. 12 x 18”. Courtesy of Jonathan Hopson, Houston. Exhibition view (from left to right): The Golden Triangle, 2016. Encapsulated archival giclee print mounted on aluminum. 20 …

October 8, 2016 — Blog

Bougainvillea Begonia

Joshua Abelow, Michael Kennedy Costa, Chelsea Culprit, and more

Jonathan Hopson Houston, Texas, USA 09/11/2016 – 10/09/2016

Artists: Joshua Abelow, Michael Kennedy Costa, Chelsea Culprit, Ryan Hawk, Paul Kremer, Keith J. Varadi, Alison Veit, Yui Yaegashi http://jonathanhopsongallery.com/ Courtesy of Jonathan Hopson, Houston