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Dennis Sheehan, an artist represented by Mark Myers (Myers Contemporary) for almost ten years, sold his first painting at Christie’s last week. "This sale at Christie’s has been a pivotal step in my career. To have a work of art in such a prestigious venue, and have it sell in this economy at a good price, is extremely rewarding." Dennis Sheehan, an American-born artist, taught at the Putney School and is a member of The Guild of Boston Artists. His work can be found in major public and ...

Myers Contemporary/Atlantic Arts, a Maryland-based art consulting and project management firm, has begun work on its second art commission in Baltimore’s Harbor East development. With the Legg Mason art installation featuring the commissioned work of internationally renowned Caio Fonseco completed, Myers has now been retained for the luxury Four Seasons Hotel. In keeping with the contemporary, state-of-the art spaces in the mixed-use Harbor East development, both the Four Seasons and the Legg ...

To date, Myers Contemporary has sold works by four artists: Anke Schofield, David Kessler, Lisa Nankivil, and Michael Lucero. During this week's show, Schofield has learned that her collaborative works with Luis Garcia-Nerey, some of which are on display at Red Dot, will be shown in Amsterdam next year. Interest in George Dunbar is high, but the finishes and austere composition mean the attraction is not as immediate as some other imagery and requires more considered engagement. With so much ...

For the third year in a row, Myers Contemporary will be presenting a range of noteworthy artists in Miami. Susie Lee, David Kessler, Anke Schofield, Lisa Nankivil, and George Dunbar will share Myers Contemporary’s premiere spot at the entrance to Red Dot, adjacent to the openings for Scope and Art Miami. All the artists share an innovative, intelligent approach to their art, bringing something new and thoughtful to the artistic conversation. Susie Lee’s video portraits “Still Lives” will be on ...

Myers Contemporary is excited to announce that George Dunbar’s mixed media work will be presented at Miami Arts Week. Known for his impressive career beginning in New York in the '50's, Dunbar has become one of the reigning legends of southern art. Working in his own personally developed style, Dunbar's work is in permanent collections in the British Museum in London as well as the Ogden Museum in New Orleans. Dunbar works with leaf on clay, etching directly on clay and works with bronze and ...

Visitors to Miami Arts Week will be able to view Myers Contemporary's art on their iPhones using the free Collectrium iPhone app. Myers Contemporary is joining galleries from Art Miami, Aqua, Art Asia, and Scope to make their collections available on the iPhone to see, save, and share. These state-of-the-art apps will allow visitors to take a snapshot of artworks exhibited at the fair and: Instantly receive extensive information on artist and piece Add their own notes Bookmark for later ...

David Kessler’s photo realistic works will be presented in Miami by Myers Contemporary next week. Kessler has intentionally added to the world of art by perfecting a waterscape technique using abraded and polished aluminum combined with paint and canvas. Kessler’s innovative signature style of illusionary waterscapes engages the viewer with the play of light and color introduced both through paint as well as reflections on textured aluminum. When combined with painted canvas, Kessler’s viewers ...

Anke Schofield will be returning to Miami Arts Week’s Red Dot Fair with Myers Contemporary next week. Anke’s popular large-scale works feature fantastical dream-like images created through complex layering. Piqueing the imagination, Anke’s whimsical imagery of animate and inanimate objects integrated in unexpected ways is a sophisticated combination of photography, collage, oil paint, acrylic paint, wax, and sometimes even tar. The surreal juxtaposition of images is reinforced by the eclectic ...

 Myers Contemporary will be showcasing Susie Lee at Miami Arts Week. Susie Lee's video portraits "Still Lives" will be on view at the entrance to Red Dot Miami.Susie Lee has a strong background in both the sciences and the arts and brings a curious and adventurous mind to her art. With experience in media ranging from clay, paper, sand, water, light, burning twine, and Bach, Lee continues to poetically advance her work with an audacious sense of creative advenutre. Exploring the ...