Jill Mollenhauer: Painting the Divine Essence at Agora Gallery

Chelsea's Agora Gallery will feature the creations of San Diego artist, Jill Mollenhauer in The Substance of Abstraction. End Quote

New York, NY (1888PressRelease) January 14, 2013 - "We look visually and viscerally into the oneness of the universe - capturing for a moment the truth of ourselves," says Jill Mollenhauer, an artist whose mixed media paintings offer a succinct spatio-temporal display of form, color and figuration. Working with acrylic in a process that gives her paint on canvas the translucence of watercolor while maintaining the vibrancy of acrylic, she creates ethereal compositions where subtle gradations of color accent vegetal, oval and circular forms. Highlighting meditation, the regenerative power of Nature and the 'Divine Essence' of collective humanity as the source of her creative flow, Mollenhauer is a visionary abstract painter with Transcendentalist leanings. In addition to pigment, her paintings incorporate layers of paper and found objects such as metal, shells or beads she finds along the coastal regions of California and Mexico.

Jill Mollenhauer was born in Southern California and currently divides her time between San Diego, CA and Baja, Mexico. She is co-creator with Michael Mollenhauer of the book Healing Expressions.

Exhibition Dates: January 16, 2013 - February 5, 2013
Reception: Thursday, January 17, 2013, 6-8 pm
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, New York City
Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat, 11a.m. - 6 p.m.
Event URL: www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Jill_Mollenhauer.aspx

About the Exhibition
If you're looking for something to brighten up the winter days and start your year on a positive note, Agora Gallery's January exhibitions are for you. The Substance of Abstraction gifts its audience with an inspiring new perspective, bringing out the mystery and attraction of the aspects of life and the world that are so often overlooked. With a beguiling charm, these artworks gently persuade you to embrace what you see - and to see the best of what is there. Joyful, lively and possessed of an appealing sense of fun, the works in Portals of Perception engage fully in both personal and shared experience, reflecting everything that is most intriguing and exciting. A perfectly poised impression of harmony pervades throughout, combining diverse themes and forms to make a wonderful, balanced whole. The exhibitions will open on January 16, 2013 and run until February 5, 2013 (opening reception: Thursday, January 17, 2013).

Featured Artists:
The Substance of Abstraction
Bibbi Ahrnstedt (Glass Artist) | VBadia | Ed Branson | Sebastian Heynig | Aivars Kisnics | Marie Marx | Paula Matthiesen | Jill Mollenhauer | Marcel Renaud | Marie Schlederer | Jose Antonio Serbia | Sherry Sweet Tewell

Portals of Perception
Debra Branitz | Alex Carr | Amparo de Florez | Claire Denarie Soffietti | Isabelle Gardelle | Donna Howard | Alan Jacobson | Tricia Kaman | Olivia Kapoor | Gary E. Koeppel | Vasiliy Kuznetsov | Josie Lowerson | Thomas Maes | Sloane Merrick | Lucy O'Donovan | Lyn Olsen | Lora Raskina | Tina Wendon

About Agora Gallery
Agora Gallery is a fine art gallery, established in 1984 and located in the heart of New York City's Chelsea art galleries district. It is famous for showcasing a spectacular array of talented artists from around the world and around the corner, while providing quality and original art to collectors. Exhibitions are usually group exhibits, presenting the work of a number of artists, but sometimes solo exhibitions focus on the work of one particular artist. The gallery publishes ARTisSpectrum Magazine, a bi-annual magazine that is distributed to museums, galleries, art institutions and art schools around the world. It provides artists, collectors, museums, galleries, art organizations and enthusiasts with access to the work of international talented artists as well as feature articles, reviews and interviews. Agora Gallery is the proud sponsor of ARTmine, one of the most comprehensive resources available worldwide to view and purchase fine art. The gallery also runs Agora Art Blog, a blog designed to provide helpful information and advice for artists while providing a forum for artists to help one another by sharing their experiences and thoughts.

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