Past Exhibitions

Circa 1986 Redux - R.M. Fischer: Current Works

June 24 - July 29, 2012
A selection of the artist's exciting recent works. Opening Reception and Lecture with R. M. Rischer and Nicola Trezzi, Interntional editor for Flashart: Sunday, June 24th @ 4-6pm.

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Circa 1986

September 18, 2011 - July 22, 2012
65 artworks by 47 international artists who emerged with significant artworks in the extremely prosperous and exciting period between 1981 and 1991.
Opening reception: Sunday, September 18, 2011, from 4 to 7pm.

Joel Otterson, Compact Disc Stereo
Love Seats (Hot Wheels), 1988
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CIRCA 1986 Redux - Rick Prol: A Retrospective Look

May 19 - June 17, 2012
A broad look at the artist's work from the 80's until today.
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 19th @ 5-7pm

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FIRST LOOK III

May 22, 2011 - July 24, 2011
The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art is pleased to announce the opening of FIRST LOOK III, an exhibition showcasing 12 outstanding MFA students from across the United States.

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AFTER THE FALL

September 19, 2010 - July 24, 2011
After The Fall, emerging contemporary art from East and Central Europe, by artists who were educated at the transitional period between communism and democracy.
Zsolt Bodoni, Tito's Cadillac, 2010, acrylic
and oil on canvas, 210-195 cm
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DANIEL PITIN: GARRISON LANDING

Daniel Pitín, Lost House, 2009,
Oil acrylic on canvas, 65.5 x 90

January 9 – April 17, 2011
Fall 2010 Artist-in-Residence Daniel Pitin has created a new body of work that features his trademark fictional settings evocative of theatrical stage sets, but with a new resonance of the locale.

LEONARDO SILAGHI

Untitled, 2010; oil on canvas,
84 x 120” September 19, 2010 - December 19, 2010
Summer 2010 Artist-in-Residence: 23 year-old Leonardo Silaghi’s first solo painting exhibition in the United States. Silaghi’s large scale paintings are based on a photographic reality, which is later distilled by means of abstraction. This combination leads to images that are both indistinct and coherent at the same time.

IN.FLEC.TION

a turning away from a position
a manner of expressing oneself

Opening February 28, 2010, from 4-6 pm Showing 13 artists who have nothing in common, except that they meet monthly to critique each other's work. These discussions are open, incisive, tough, fair, generous and tremendously helpful.

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DOUBLE DUTCH

September 12, 2009 – July 26, 2010
Double Dutch is an exhibition celebrating the Quadricentennial of the Dutch discovery and settlement of the Hudson River. The exhibition showcases contemporary Dutch installation art, and is on view through July 26, 2010.

FENDRY EKEL: Art and Architecture: A Way of Seeing the World

Opened September 12, 2009

As part of a focus on the Quadricentennial year of the Dutch settlement along the Hudson, HVCCA presents a solo exhibition by Fendry Ekel in the Mezannine Gallery. In this exhibition Ekel’s guaches and watercolors critically investigate the way in which buildings and monuments are used as a confirmation of power to seduce, manipulate and intimidate.

ORIGINS

September 13, 2008 - July 26, 2009
ORIGINS presents major works by 30 artists from 15 countries using natural materials: clay, ash, fiber, wood and soil including Magdalena Abakanowicz, Carl Andre, Huma Bhabha, Louise Bourgeois, Anselm Kiefer, Zhang Huan, Richard Long, Kiki Smith, Mierle Ukeles and Franz West.

KAREN SARGSYAN - 2008 Fall Artist-in-Residence: "Abroad Understanding"

February 8 - May 24, 2009
Amsterdam based artist Karen Sargsyan came to Peekskill to produce a site-specific sculptural installation for his solo exhibition "Abroad Understanding".

RICHARD DUPONT: BETWEEN STATIONS

September 13, 2008 - January 18, 2009
Sculptural Installation

GRIMANESA AMORÓS: ROOTLESS ALGAS

September 13, 2008 - January 18, 2009
Multimedia Installation

PEEKSKILL PROJECT 08

Through Nov 23, 2008
City wide public arts festival with 55 international artists with works throughout the city.

PÁLINA JÓNSDÓTTIR

Sunday September 14th, 2008
Special performance: The Sea Mare - Tableaux Vivant Nouveau for Grimanesa Amoros’ Rootless Algas

CHRIS JONES - Spring Artist in Residence

May 18, 2008 - September 14, 2008

Jones is a London based artist who creates sculptures that hover between the fantastical and the mundane, composed of images from magazines, calendars, encyclopedias and posters. During his residency at the HVCCA, Jones has lived in Peekskill creating a new group of works, piecing together local stories, history and terrain.

Size Matters: XXL - Recent Large-Scale Paintings

September 16, 2007 - July 27, 2008
Featuring monumental paintings by a diverse group of international artists.

Size Matters: XS - Recent Small-Scale Paintings

June 9, 2007 - February 10, 2008
The first of a two-part exhibition investigating issues of scale in contemporary painting featuring many of today’s most exceptional established and emerging artists.

ANIMAL SPIRIT: Maider Bilbao

September 16, 2007 - December 16, 2007
HVCCA's Summer '07 Artist-In-Residence.
A site-specific installation and performance.

reverence

May 20, 2006 - July 29, 2007
reverence features the work of 33 internationally renowned artists from 13 countries. It addresses universal hopes and spiritual aspirations that are beyond particular religious iconography.

FIRST LOOK II

Feb 2007 - May 2007
16 students selected from over 800 studios - the best of the new artists in the U.S.

PEEKSKILL PROJECT 2006

Sept 2006 - Oct 2006
111 Artists . 16 Curators . 1 City
Opening Weekend: September 16 & 17 through October 7
Event Listing and Performance Schedule
Sunday October 1
Here, There, Everywhere: The Peekskill Project, 2004-2006: Roundtable discussion looking back at three years of The Peekskill Project featuring past and present participants:
Moderator: Ingrid Chu

Only the Paranoid Survive

Sept 2006 - Jan 2007
Only the Paranoid Survive focuses on our current “culture of fear” that stems from the continuous bombardment of terror warnings, suspicions, and scenarios of impending catastrophe. The featured work focuses on the artists anxieties and plays with each of our pathological fears.
Curated by Daniel Fuller
Featuring Work From:
Darren Almond, Marc Bijl, Nigel Cooke, Sean Dack, Jacob […]

Nostalgia

May 2006 - Sept 2006
Nostalgia features work by nine artists: Ann Hamilton (US), Mona Hatoum (Lebanon), Justen Ladda (Germany/US), Julian LaVerdiere (US), Matvey Levenstein (US), Luca Stoppini (Italy), Claire Woods (UK), Dustin Yellin (US) and Cristof Yvor (France). This group includes some of the most renowned artists today: Anne Hamilton, who represented the US in the Venice Biennale (1999) and younger artists who are emerging internationally, such as Clare Woods.

Figure It Out

March 2006 - April 2006
NY Times: “This is all museum grade… That it is in Peekskill is thrilling.”
A comprehensive survey of the best figurative sculpture and video today featured 29 artists from 17 countries: Marina Abramovic, Berlinde DeBruykere, Tom Friedman, Red Grooms, Damien Hirst, Yayoi Kusama, Mark Manders, Paul McCarthy, Juan Munoz, Shirin Neshat, Nam June Paik, Evan Penny, Patricia Piccinini, Rona Pondick, Kiki Smith and emerging artists – Folkert de Jong, Will Ryman and others.

First Look

March 2005 - Sept 2005
NY Times: “This is all museum grade… That it is in Peekskill is thrilling.”
A comprehensive survey of the best figurative sculpture and video today featured 29 artists from 17 countries: Marina Abramovic, Berlinde DeBruykere, Tom Friedman, Red Grooms, Damien Hirst, Yayoi Kusama, Mark Manders, Paul McCarthy, Juan Munoz, Shirin Neshat, Nam June Paik, Evan Penny, Patricia Piccinini, Rona Pondick, Kiki Smith and emerging artists – Folkert de Jong, Will Ryman and others.