Quiet Tide: Ali Cavanaugh's Solo Exhibition at The SAGG

ALI CAVANAUGH – QUIET TIDE

The Sam and Adele Golden Gallery, 188 Bell Road, New Berlin, NY
October 5, 2024 — February 14, 2024
Opening Reception October 5, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Watercolor artist Ali Cavanaugh has for two decades created a significant body of work that features portraits of her children and friends. Quiet Tide, an exhibition highlighting this work, will be held at the Sam and Adele Golden Gallery, 188 Bell Road, New Berlin, N.Y., opening with a public reception on Saturday, October 5, 2024 between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.  The event is free and open to the public.

Cavanaugh’s solo exhibition at The SAGG features works created over the past 18 years.  Using a palette with as few as six colors, Cavanaugh creates a range of expressive conditions for each of her subjects. 

Ali Cavanaugh’s portraits capture more than the delicate features of people, but also the tender, unseen details that exceed understanding. The layering techniques demonstrated in her work breathe life into her subjects and create a deep and luminous aura that captivates viewers.

Originally trained as an oil painter, Cavanaugh’s first watercolor was created for a trade for some carpentry renovation on the family house.  Having some leftover watercolor paper from the project, she produced several experimental watercolor paintings.  In a 2006 exhibition in Austin, TX, of her oil paintings, those three watercolors were included and created considerable interest.   Given the strength of the interest, Cavanaugh embraced the challenge of leaving oil painting behind and spent months exploring watercolor and in a short time, she found a renewed artistic voice.  Since that time, Cavanaugh has exhibited her watercolors in dozens of solo and group exhibitions and has developed a program of mentoring other artists.

GOLDEN Co-Founder and CEO, Mark Golden shared, “It is with great joy that we showcase Ali’s artwork in our Gallery.  We began our journey with her over a year ago and so opening our Gallery doors to her is an incredible celebration!”

Additional information about Quiet Tide and Cavanaugh’s journey with Golden Artist Colors is available on the Sam & Adele Golden website.  The exhibition catalog will be available on the site for those who are interested in learning more about Cavanaugh and her work.  Furthermore, if you’re unable to attend the show but are interested in purchasing a show catalog, they will be available here after the show opening on October 5, 2024.  If you have any questions, please call GOLDEN Public Relations Manager, Jodi O’Dell, at 607-847-6154 or email her.

COVID Protocol at GOLDEN: Wearing of masks is currently left to personal preference.  Masks are available on site for those who need or want them.

 

About Ali Cavanaugh

Ali Cavanaugh (American, b. 1973) is an internationally collected fine artist. She studied painting at Kendall College of Art and Design and the New York Studio Residency Program in New York City, earning a BFA from Kendall College of Art and Design in 1995. At the age of 22, she co-founded an atelier -The New School Academy of Fine Art- in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She relocated to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2001. It was during her six years in Santa Fe that she developed her modern fresco process on kaolin clay. Her paintings have been the subject of numerous national and international solo and group exhibitions. Cavanaugh's paintings have been featured on book covers, countless internet features such as the Huffington Post, Fine Art Connoisseur, Artsy and in numerous print publications including The New York Times Magazine, American Art Collector, American Artist Watercolor. She has painted portraits for TIME magazine and The New York Times. Her work is featured in more than 400 private and corporate collections throughout the North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. She currently lives in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri with her husband and their four children. You can learn more about Ali and her artwork by visiting www.alicavanaugh.com.