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Joseph Lozano: A Discreet History of Trees
Lydia Panas: All The Dahlias
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Wissahickon Bathers, 30" x 40", Oil on Board
Joseph Lozano: A Discreet History of Trees
February 21 - March 22
Gross McCleaf Gallery proudly presents A Discreet History of Trees, a solo exhibition of new paintings by artist Joseph Lozano. The show features 14 works that interweave historical narratives, personal reflections, and painterly exploration into dynamic compositions that transcend traditional boundaries of realism and abstraction.
Lozano’s work is deeply rooted in storytelling—a theme that resonates across the paintings in this exhibition. Drawing inspiration from the Hermits of the Wissahickon, a 17th-century monastic society that sought spiritual refuge in the wilderness of Philadelphia, Lozano’s paintings evoke an interplay between history, memory, and discovery. "Their story started to feel a little less crazy and more like a mirror to ours," Lozano explains. "If you have the time, it is better to get a little lost in the woods than it is to walk the same path every day."
Orange and Cream Dahlias (2037)
34″ x 45″ or 24″ x 29″, Limited Edition Signed Archival Pigment Prints, Editions of 5
Lydia Panas: All The Dahlias
February 21 - March 22
Gross McCleaf Gallery is pleased to present All The Dahlias, a solo exhibition by visual artist Lydia Panas. Featuring eight striking photographic prints, All the Dahlias transforms the familiar beauty of flowers into a meditation on awareness, transformation, and emotional depth. Rich in color and texture, these images layer the lush vibrancy of freshly cut blooms with the delicate transience of fading petals, presenting a nuanced exploration of time, memory, and personal transformation.
Panas, a first-generation American raised between Greece and the United States, is known for her perceptive and psychologically charged portraiture. In All the Dahlias, she shifts her focus from the human figure to botanical still life, yet the same themes of presence, connection, and introspection remain central. Inspired by the tension between belief and knowledge, light and dark, beauty and decay, Panas' images capture what she describes as, "the difficulty of facing uncomfortable truths." As she explains, "The flowers in this work are not about flowers. They represent growth and change... Holding on to pleasure is about understanding the darkness as well."
Joseph Lozano painting Forty Days in front of Johannes Kelpius' Cave in Wissahickon Valley Park
Art Sync: Interview
The Cave: Conversation with Joseph Lozano
Joseph Lozano: ...It’s interesting to look back and see the start of some of my pursuits. K.O.S. would create their paintings from works of western literature, pasting the pages of each book to the canvas, the pages literally becoming the ground for the paintings. They would look for images and symbols in the text, not to illustrate them but to pull out ideas, to see themselves in it. I guess I am still doing that half a lifetime later.
The works for the upcoming show stand at the intersection of three stories: The hermits, my family and community that live 300+ years later on the edge of the same woods, and my studio, which is rather cave-like. Intersection is very important to my work. Whether I am collaging found images or painting from life and memory, I love discovering the way they can fit together and create new meanings, but I also love the incongruities where meaning stands just out of reach.
Lydia Panas' Artist Studio
Art Sync: Interview
All the Dahlias in My Garden: Conversation with Lydia Panas
Elizabeth Johnson: In an interview with Emily Beauchamp you say, “I see my portraits as descriptions of relationships. They are always a result of the connection between myself and the person in front of me…I would not categorize my pictures as objective or as a documentation of what or who I am looking at.” All The Dahlias seems more subjective. What is scary, exciting and challenging about this series? What does presenting a wide range of beautiful to decaying flowers say about your relationship to them?
Lydia Panas: I don’t think of this work as being more subjective than the portraits, just a different subject matter. I connect the same way. I experience the same intensity, trying to wrest something super personal from the scene just like I do when working with people, always attempting to say something in my own language. As a bilingual and very visual kid with a confusing childhood, I didn’t feel like either language (Greek or English) was mine. Part of becoming an artist was to look for a language I could identify with. A language that made sense to me and expressed what I was feeling. I found it in speaking through my camera...
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We have moved! We’re delighted to announce that Gross McCleaf Gallery has relocated to the Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia, in The Mill Studios - just off Main Street at the Belmont exit from I-76.
This new location meets the moment in today’s shifting art market while benefiting GMG, our artists, and loyal clients. At its 3rd site in 55 years, Gross McCleaf will continue providing a comfortable, convenient setting to engage with your favorite art & artists and now includes free and easy parking!
Don't miss Gross McCleaf's fabulous Winter exhibitions:
Joan Becker: Jan 17 - Feb 15
Joesph Lozano: Feb 21 - March 22
Lydia Panas: Feb 21 - March 22
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Rebecca Segall
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