"Portraiture is a study in identity. Subjects compose themselves to encounter the painter, the viewer, and the world. What do you share of yourself, what do you withhold? What will be seen? What will be safe?
For such a young artist, Solomon is a terrific painter, with an unerring sense of light, color, and texture. His subjects pop against flat monochromes. The luminous pink ground in "As a Heart Attack, Portrait of Natalie Ruth - Ghana, First Generation" looks siphoned from twilight. This woman is already radiant; the pink surrounding her hints at some otherworldly power..."
-- Cate McQuaid, The Boston Globe
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