12x12: Paula Henderson

Basketball courts on canvas are the focus of Paula Henderson's exhibit. Six large abstract paintings of basketball courts comment on the relationship between sports and contemporary social behavior. The paintings evoke the look of tapestries and are modeled after the layout of school gymnasium basketball courts and professional NBA courts to examine the relationship between the business of sports and the locales from which players are drawn. Henderson's intricate forms and patterns may question the use of professional sports as a social and racial dynamic, as well as their ability to both fix and limit social perceptions of one another.

The exhibition opens at First Fridays on January 4. Henderson leads a gallery talk on Tuesday, January 15, at 6:30 pm.

UBS 12 x 12: New Artists/New Work
Paula Henderson