Keith Hale

Gallery Paule Anglim is pleased to announce an exhibition of new works by KEITH HALE.

For his first exhibition at Gallery Paule Anglim Keith Hale will present a body of work of exceptional precision and mastery of traditional painting methods. The exhibition in Gallery II will feature several virtuoso paintings created by juxtaposing water-color and oil painting techniques. The artist prepares sections of the canvas differently to receive the two media.

His imagery floats figures before a backdrop of the galaxy: for example one painting positions the faces of a Texan boys choir above a lunar landscape. In my current work I've used contemporary astrophotography as a reference and context. In addition to providing a playground for figure/ground experiments; this has given me the opportunity to reflect on the role of landscape in art.

Keith Hale obtained both his BFA and MFA degrees from the San Francisco State Art Institute where he has also taught. He currently maintains his studio in San Francisco.

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Keith Hale