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P.J.S. Exhibitions, an eclectic gallery on the cusp of New York’s Chelsea, West Village and Meatpacking District (238 W. 14th between 7th & 8th Ave.), presents Homesick, a collection of ’pseudo op pop’ from artist Michael Porten, opening January 7, 2011.
Homesick is the exploration of seemingly different experiences including religion, addiction, family, music, and rainbows. Michael Porten’s work directly addresses how these various subjects overlap and work together, through what he describes as an ’amalgamated self-portrait’ using oil-on-canvas paintings and sculptures. Curated by Patrick Sullivan, Homesick runs January 7 through February 27, 2011.
Michael Porten graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a MFA in Painting in 2010. Michael Porten’s work has been featured on the cover of New America Paintings, and received ’Best of Show’ at the SCAD Sidewalk Arts Festival in 2004. He won a SCAD graduate Fellowship in 2006, and is an Honorary Member of the American Society of Portrait Artists. Michael Porten has participated in many exhibitions around the US, as well as in France and China. Homesick will be his first solo exhibition in New York.
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