This is a must-see show. Catch Mark Dagley at the David Richard Gallery.March 3-31, 2019

This is a must-see show. Catch Mark Dagely at the David Richard Gallery. I applaud Dagley's body of work. The gallery is displaying  Dagley's rich body of work to underscore the use of line to emphasize abstraction and geometric form. ... Jamie Ellin Forbes

Mark Dagley, Spectral Presence, 2006, Acrylic on canvas, 64" x 54" Copyright © Mark Dagley

MARK DAGLEY Neo-Op  March 3 through 31, 2019 OPENING RECEPTION: Sunday, March 3 from 3:00 to 7:00 PM  David Richard Gallery, LLC  211 East 121 ST | New York, NY 10035 P: (212) 882-1705 www.davidrichardgallery.com

David Richard Gallery is pleased to present Neo-Op, an exhibition by Mark Dagley featuring a comprehensive body of work begun in 1994, with several new canvases finished as recently as February of 2019. This work emerged out of Dagley’s systematic approach to structure using a specific set of material constraints and limitations on color. The results include multiple series in two and three dimensions: paintings, sculpture and works on paper using simple motifs of geometric progression, linear interplay, concentric organic forms and chain-linked lozenges. The presentation will be on view from March 3 through 31, 2019 with an opening reception Sunday, March 3 from 3:00 to 7:00 PM on both the Ground Floor and Second Floor exhibition spaces at 211 East 121 ST, New York, NY 10035. Please contact the gallery at info@DavidRichardGallery.com or call 212-882-1705 or cell 505-467-9742 for additional information.  Dagley was born and raised in Washington, D.C., where he began studying painting at the Corcoran in his mid-teens. Though the region’s Color School had a great influence on his artistic development, he has always aimed to be something more than a second-generation participant. His interests in color, finish and surface have led him in many directions, but the categorization of his work has, up until now, been more “post” than “neo.” Several of Dagley’s paintings were included in the exhibition Post-Hypnotic, which traveled the country from 1999-2001, and much of his work has been referred to as Post-Structural. However, in keeping with the artist’s desire to remain in the moment, or one step ahead of it, this show has been titled Neo-Op.  Mark Dagley’s creative output is not limited to fine art. He is also a musician, composer, audio engineer, videographer, essayist, publisher of art books and limited editions. He has performed and recorded, mostly as a guitarist, since the late 1970s. Among his past band mates are fellow artists George Condo and Steven Parrino. Dagley and his wife, author and actress Lauri Bortz, co-founded Abaton Book Company, a publishing house and music label, in 1997 and have been running it together ever since. Dagley is currently studying music theory at Juilliard and classical guitar privately. The musical patterns he’s been immersed in are echoed in his recent paintings.  Neo-Op is Dagley’s first solo show with David Richard Gallery. David Richard Gallery, LLC 211 East 121st Street, New York, NY 10035 | p (212) 882-1705 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday - Sunday or by appointment#fineartmagazine