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L to R: “Canon," 1980, 66 x 66 in. Acrylic on canvas / 2-6: Spreads from the exhibition catalogue for “19 Artists—Emergent Americans,” The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York / "La Grande Fontaine du Printemps," 1980, 85 x 84 in. Acrylic on canvas / "Tessellation Sky,” 1975. 54 1/2 x 54 1/2 in. Acrylic on canvas. Collection The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. All works by George Woodman © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
George Woodman. “Canon," 1980, 66 x 66 in. Acrylic on canvas © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
George Woodman, "19 Artists—Emergent Americans," The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York, 1981

Forty-one years ago, "19 Artists—Emergent Americans" was presented at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York featuring seven paintings by George Woodman, among work by eighteen of his contemporaries including Barbara Kruger, Guy de Cointet, and Manny Farber. The exhibition reflected curator Peter Frank’s desire to present the artists’ work as a series of small retrospectives. “What I have sought to assemble at the Guggenheim Museum is the skilled and confident visual articulation of engrossing ideas by individuals who have not been sufficiently recognized for their accomplishment,” he wrote.

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Betty Woodman. "Pillow Pitcher: Sea of Japan," 1985. 17 x 24 1/2 x 18 inches. Glazed earthenware. Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection | "Shapes From Out of Nowhere: Towards Abstraction in Clay 1890-2018: The Robert A. Ellison Junior Collection" exhibition catalogue. Published by August Editions, January 5, 2021.
Betty Woodman. "Pillow Pitcher: Sea of Japan," 1985. 17 x 24 1/2 x 18 inches. Glazed earthenware. Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Betty Woodman in "Shapes from Out of Nowhere: Ceramics from the Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection," The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, 2021

Betty Woodman in “Shapes from Out of Nowhere: Ceramics from the Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through August 29, 2021.

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George Woodman and Betty Woodman featured in newly released "Pattern, Crime & Decoration" exhibition catalogue

The catalogue for "Pattern, Crime & Decoration"—a two-part exhibition at MAMCO, Geneva and Le Consortium, Dijon —focuses on the work of artists associated with the Pattern and Decoration movement in the US. It includes paintings by George Woodman and wall-based ceramic sculptures by Betty Woodman.

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