You are warmly invited to a VIP Opening of WHY PAINT? II in our gallery on Friday, January 16th, from 6–8pm. Curated by Reem Bassous and Jan Dickey, WHY PAINT? II brings together twelve painters working in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Chicago to consider a deceptively simple yet essential question: Why paint? Building on the 2020–2021 exhibition Why Are You Painting?, this sequel shifts focus from painting as action or inquiry to paint itself; its presence, weight, and material fact.

The exhibition is accompanied by a catalog featuring short, edited third-person essays reflecting each artist’s response, alongside works on view in the gallery during January through February 2026. Every five years, every painter would do well to ask: Why paint?

Why Paint? II Featured Artists:

Noelle Africh

Damien H. Ding

Anna Gregor