Berry Campbell is pleased to present a focused exhibition of recent work by Susan Vecsey. Vecsey has become widely recognized for her evocative paintings that often explore lyrical and poetic themes through nature-derived imagery. Her work is characterized by the subtle interplay of color and form, as well as her distinctive technique of pouring oil paint onto textured Belgian linen. Vecsey’s process involves creating oil-stained linen, collaged-linen, and paper works that build on color field and minimalist traditions. Her technique includes charcoal studies followed by elaborate color studies and the application of thinned oil paint poured onto primed surfaces. Vecsey pours carefully calibrated hues directly onto linen, typically completing one pour per day on each painting, gradually building the colors in layers while responding to the character of the linen surface. Working on several canvases simultaneously, Vecsey allows each painting to develop slowly over the course of two or three months.
Vecsey has been exhibited alongside many notable artists including Josef Albers, Helen Frank-enthaler, Elaine de Kooning, Frank Bowling, Mary Heilmann, Sean Scully and Jeffrey Gibson. In reference to Vecsey’s 2014 show at Berry Campbell Gallery, New York, Artcritical declared “this is virtuoso painting.” In 2017, Vecsey had a solo museum exhibition at the Greenville County Museum in South Carolina, featuring numerous large-scale paintings and a catalog with an essay by art historian Phyllis Tuchman. Vecsey’s solo show Day and Night with the gallery in 2023 was included in ArtForum’s “Must-See Shows” list. This In Focus exhibition will run concurrently with a solo exhibition of Vecsey at the historic Pollock-Krasner House in East Hampton, September 17 - December 13, 2026. The exhibition will include recent paintings and collaged paintings, ex-hibited alongside works by Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock.