Happy 2019

Hello friends, and happy New Year!

2018 was a year of the highest highs and lowest lows for me in my professional and personal life. The year began with the birth of my first child, and the opening of my second solo show, Big House, at DENK gallery. In early August, Samuel Freeman Gallery presented a solo booth of my work at the Seattle Art Fair, and I was flying high until the sudden passing of my father from lymphoma turned my world upside-down. I’ve managed to stay relatively productive in the studio in the time since, but the heartbreaking loss of my dad underscored what is important to me in life beyond painting, which includes my family, friends, and the Los Angeles artist community.

  • Odysseus Outwits the Giant & Untitled - New Paintings

  • Big House Catalog w/ Limited Edition Linoleum-Print Dust Jacket Cover

  • Nothing Special - Gallery Project Space


New Paintings: Odysseus Outwits the Giant & James Joyce, Muscle Cars, Palm Trees

The series that kept me most occupied over the summer is a small group of paintings that stem from the You Are An Eagle Now work shown at the Seattle Art Fair. I cast the Eagle Scout as protagonist in several new “gutter” paintings that guest-star an appropriated image of James Joyce as the one-eyed proxy for Polyphemus. Follow me on Instagram (@fjstockton ) to see new works and works-in-progress.


“Big House” Catalog w/ Limited Edition Linoleum-Print Dust Jacket Cover

The Big House printed catalog with Ltd. Edition Dust Jacket Cover.  Contact for Availability.

The Big House printed catalog with Ltd. Edition Dust Jacket Cover. Contact for Availability.

I recently self-published a catalog documenting the installation and key works from the Big House show at DENK. Big House was comprised of 15 multi-paneled, mixed-media works composed as one cohesive installation of painting.


Each dust jacket for the Big House catalog features a spray-painted, hand-printed linoleum cut of the Two Palms motif, signed on the front and limited to an edition of 100. $250


Nothing special los angeles - new exhibition project space

The Nothing Special features new work by Mark Flores & William E. Jones.

The Nothing Special features new work by Mark Flores & William E. Jones.

I’ve been working hard to tidy up a an area in my studio building to be used as a project space for showing the art of friends and colleagues. Nothing Special Los Angeles, is intended to become a space for conversations around contemporary art. You can follow Nothing Special on Instagram here, or just search for @nothingspeciallosangeles


The first show will feature new collages by artist and filmmaker William E. Jones, and a new dimensional painting by Mark Flores. William and Mark have been making work side-by-side for over 20 years, but have never done a two-person show together. I'm very grateful and excited to feature these new works in Nothing Special's inaugural show.


I will host public receptions from 3-6 pm on Sunday, January 13 and February 17, and by appointment.


Warmly,


Frank J. Stockton

Group Show at the Alliance Française de Los Angeles

This month, friends Beatrice and Laurent Chassepot are exhibiting a portion of their art collection at the Alliance Française de Los Angeles that includes one of my paintings. The show will be on display during the entire month of February.

Village (2016) will be on display at the Alliance Française de Los Angeles in February 2018.

Village (2016) will be on display at the Alliance Française de Los Angeles in February 2018.

Click the link below for more information: http://afdela.org/event/art-exhibition-beatrice-laurent-chassepot-french-art-week-2018/

I am also putting the final touches on a collection of casual notes and writings on painting & art called Double Jointed Spiral. Shoot me an email and let me know if you would like a copy when it’s finished.

Thanks for reading. I look forward to sharing more news in a few months.

AMERICAN GENRE: CONTEMPORARY PAINTING // JULY 20 - SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

I’m excited to announce that I will be participating in a group exhibition in Portland, ME this Summer. The exhibition will run from July 20 - September 15, 2017, and will conclude with a live symposium on the subject of genre in contemporary painting. Curated by Michelle Grabner.

Reception: Thursday, July 20, 2017, 5:00–8:00pm

Institute of Contemporary Art at the Maine College of Art in Portland, ME

Informationhttps://www.meca.edu/event/american-genre-contemporary-painting-exhibition/


NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS #129

I was fortunate enough to have some work published in issue #129 of New American Paintings. The selection features work from my show, True Believers, exhibited at Samuel Freeman Gallery in Culver City last May. The issue will be available at bookstores and newsstands through the end of this month. Cheers!