Alteronce's works serve as portals that offer a glimpse into untouched worlds, echoing his profound fascination with the cosmos and theories of energy.
Gumby is a contemporary abstract painter interested in the history of monochromatic painting, color theory, cosmology, astrophysics, interstellar photography and Impressionism. Gumby’s process is the fulcrum of his work. It begins with the examination of light and its properties, and media including resin, glass and gemstones. This unorthodox blend of materials results in works Gumby calls “tonal paintings”, each producing unique hues, values and energies. Dynamic and vibrant, Gumby’s paintings propose an expanded understanding of abstraction, life and the origins of the universe.
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Alteronce Gumby was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and now resides in New York City. He received his BFA from Hunter College in 2013 and his MFA in Painting & Printmaking from Yale School of Art in 2016. He was a resident artist at the Rauschenberg Foundation in Captiva Island, Florida, in 2019. In 2017, he completed a residency as the Harriet Hale Woolley scholar at the Foundation des Etats-Unis in Paris.
Gumby is a contemporary abstract painter interested in the history of monochromatic painting, color theory, cosmology, astrophysics, interstellar photography and Impressionism. Gumby’s process is the fulcrum of his work. It begins with the examination of light and its properties, and media including resin, glass and gemstones. This unorthodox blend of materials results in works Gumby calls “tonal paintings”, each producing unique hues, values and energies. Dynamic and vibrant, Gumby’s paintings propose an expanded understanding of abstraction, life and the origins of the universe.
Solo exhibitions include The Color of Everything, Nicola Vassell Gallery, New York, 2022; Dark Matter, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA, 2022; Cross Colours, Bode Projects, Berlin, 2021; Alteronce Gumby: My Favorite Color is a Rainbow, Parrasch Heijnen Gallery, Los Angeles, 2020 and Black(ness) is Beautiful, the Foundation des Etats-Unis, Paris, 2017. Group exhibitions include Social Abstraction, Gagosian, Los Angeles, 2024; Alteronce Gumby | Charles Ross, Parrasch Heijnen gallery, Los Angeles, 2024; The 100 years, Gagosian x Deitch Exhibition, Miami, 2022; and For Freedoms, Pizzuti Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus OH, 2018. The artist’s work is held in the collections of The Studio Museum in Harlem, Columbus Museum of Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Williams College Museum of Art, Allentown Art Museum, and Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.
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Alteronce Gumby
Prince of the Far Rainbow 2 Nov - 14 Dec 2024Nicola Vassell is pleased to present Prince of the Far Rainbow, an exhibition of new work by Alteronce Gumby that continues his rigorous exploration of color and the way it...Read more -
Alteronce Gumby
The Color of Everything 8 Sep - 29 Oct 2022Nicola Vassell Gallery is pleased to present The Color of Everything, a solo exhibition of new abstract paintings and sculpture by Alteronce Gumby. It is the culmination of eight years...Read more
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Vanguard Spotlight: Alteronce Gumby Is Making His Solo Museum Debut
Ayanna Dozier, Artsy, October 26, 2022 -
Everything, Everywhere and more with Alteronce Gumby
Tiana Ashley, Art Currently, October 11, 2022 -
Alteronce Gumby's paintings are a vehicle for cosmic exploration
Ashley Tyner, i_D Magazine, September 12, 2022 -
Alteronce Gumby Sees The Color in Everything
Maxine Wally, W Magazine, September 9, 2022 -
ARTNews: Poetic Physics: Nicola Vassell Brings Fred Eversley and Alteronce Gumby's Science-Based Artworks to Miami
Colony Little, ARTnews, November 30, 2021