Artwork by Conny Goelz Schmitt
Artwork by Conny Goelz Schmitt

We are excited to share the news of a new group invitational exhibition at Seattle-based gallery ZINC contemporary running from May 6th-June 26th! COLOR CURE is a celebration of color and the positive psychological effects it can have on our brain and well-being. Participating artists will include Laura Berman, Sarah More, Martina Nehrling, Barbara Robertson, Conny Goelz Schmitt, and Alayne Spafford.

This invitational introduces bold abstract works as a COLOR CURE for our collective conscious after the long year mired in the pandemic. This color-centric exhibition welcomes a radical shift to effervescent optimism and vitality. Color impacts the brain in many ways, inciting physiological responses through increased heart rate, stimulation, and arousal. When surrounded by colorful stimuli, our brains release mood-altering hormones that affect mental clarity and energy - leading to powerful surges of creativity and productivity.

Historically trivialized, color in art has been perceived by critics as frivolous and purely decorative. Like the pioneers of Abstract Expressionism in the late 1940s paving the way with their explosions of color on canvas, these artists posit a yearning for the expressive power of color as a cure for the soul and a visual elixir.

“I revel in its emotive slipperiness and enjoy mining its controversial decorativeness. Tuned to the vivid and continuous absurd disparities of daily life, I weave visual rhythms—resonant, discordant, muscular, mellifluous—in patterns akin to currents and eddies, note taking, list making, pixilation and mapping.” - Martina Nehrling, Artist

Artwork by Sarah More
Artwork by Sarah More

Artwork by Martina Nehrling
Artwork by Martina Nehrling

About the Artists:

Laura Berman is a contemporary artist known widely for her abstract, colorful prints and paintings. Her vibrant work celebrates the joy of seeing and the beauty of discovery.

Sarah More is an artist based in Oregon, whose work navigates the interaction of color and pattern as well as the complicated relationship between the digital and the handmade.

Martina Nehrling, based in Chicago, weaves visual rhythms in her vibrant acrylic paintings that showcase the formal complexities of color.

Barbara Robertson is a contemporary Seattle artist who uses digital imagery in combination with painting, collage, animation, and sound to respond to the ever-changing built environment.

Conny Goelz Schmitt is a contemporary artist who reconstructs vintage book parts to build colorful collages and sculptures, playing with deconstruction and changing dimensionality.

Alayne Spafford is a Canadian artist exploring color, shape, texture, movement, and the combination of these elements.

About ZINC contemporary:

ZINC contemporary, founded and curated by artist and entrepreneur Laura Zeck, is flipping the status quo by representing a roster of artists that is 90% women. It is our mission to make women in the art world VISIBLE AND SUCCESSFUL – while making art collecting an experience of connection, curiosity, adventure, and fun!

Artwork by Laura Berman
Artwork by Laura Berman