Frank Wimberley: Before More After Less
Berry Campbell•Feb 06, 2025 — Mar 08, 2025
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Berry Campbell is pleased to present its third solo exhibition of 99-year-old African American artist, Frank Wimberley (b. 1926). Based in Corona, Queens, and Sag Harbor, New York, Frank Wimberley works in a pure abstract style that comes out of the tradition of the Abstract Expressionist painters, particularly inspired by Willem de Kooning. Expressionism is a key to Wimberley's work. Throughout decades of varying art trends, Frank Wimberley has stayed true to his signature style of painterly and thickly textured works. Wimberley has long believed his approach provides the most authentic means of conveying his personal narrative, paralleling the artistic expression of his close friend and collector, legendary jazz musician Miles Davis.
This exhibition will include paintings, sculpture, and collages that range in date from 1969 to his most recent collage from 2025. Featured in this exhibition is a body of work from the 1990s that is distinguished by the artist’s approach of...More
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Frank Wimberley: Before More After Less
Berry Campbell•Feb 06, 2025 — Mar 08, 2025
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Berry Campbell is pleased to present its third solo exhibition of 99-year-old African American artist, Frank Wimberley (b. 1926). Based in Corona, Queens, and Sag Harbor, New York, Frank Wimberley works in a pure abstract style that comes out of the tradition of the Abstract Expressionist painters, particularly inspired by Willem de Kooning. Expressionism is a key to Wimberley's work. Throughout decades of varying art trends, Frank Wimberley has stayed true to his signature style of painterly and thickly textured works. Wimberley has long believed his approach provides the most authentic means of conveying his personal narrative, paralleling the artistic expression of his close friend and collector, legendary jazz musician Miles Davis.
This exhibition will include paintings, sculpture, and collages that range in date from 1969 to his most recent collage from 2025. Featured in this exhibition is a body of work from the 1990s that is distinguished by the artist’s approach of...More
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