Sebastian Gladstone is proud to present Diametric Abstractions, Nan Montgomery’s first exhibition with the gallery. The show brings together a body of eight canvases painted from 2005-2017. These works encapsulate Montgomery’s practice as a hard edge abstractionist as it developed over this later stage of her career. Nan Montgomery (b. 1935) has constructed bold geometric paintings since the 1950s, subverting the systems of hard edge abstraction in measures both subtle and apparent. Drawing on motifs from Color Field painting, Abstract Expressionism, and Minimalism for over 65 years, Montgomery resolves oppositions and uses color intuitively as a form of communication and a method to achieve unity.

In like manner, historic and personal events have informed Montgomery’s recent work. While this exhibition stands in dialogue with her varied predecessors and influences, it captures Montgomery as an artist who diverges from these very traditions.

Growing up in the town of Walpole, New…