Correspondence with Repetition
A solo exhibition by Cheryl Levin
Exhibition Runs: June 28 - july 23
About the exhibition:
Correspondence with Repetition is a collection of distinct ink meanderings by Cheryl Levin. Placed unconventionally on surfaces “lounging around”, Levin creates an environment where her intricate drawings converse with each other and the viewer.
Correspondence with Repetition is an on-going experimentation of Cheryl Levin’s previous work, “Forms For a Continued Life” which was exhibited at DVAA in 2021. Levin’s approach uses the repetition of line and minimalism as primary to her art practice. She uses inks with dip pen and brush on paper to produce series of lines that are akin to written letters— with an introductory paragraph, a body in the middle, and a concluding paragraph. The lines, being like thoughts, follow each other and correspond with each other and Levin’s inner self. Levin uses the whole picture plane as a shape for her line journeys in addition to individual shapes salvaged from her late husband’s metal working studio (as per her previous work). This current body of work presented in Correspondence with Repetition includes shapes that bump into each other, folds in the paper, and new colors.
The exhibition will be on view in Gallery 2 at Da Vinci Art Alliance from June 28 - July 23 with an opening reception on Saturday, July 1st from 4-7pm.
About the artist:
Cheryl Levin lives in Bala Cynwyd PA and has a BFA from Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA, 1984. She attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Phila., PA 1980 and transferred to Tyler’s Rome campus in 1981 & 1984. She was a member of the High Wire Art Co-Op 1987-1992, and The Owen Patrick Gallery, Phila., PA exhibited her work for over 20 years, 1989-2010. She has exhibited in solo and numerous group and two person shows around the country including The Monmouth Museum, One Art Space and Site:Brooklynd, NY, Efroymson Gallery, Indianapolis University, and Loft’s at Liz’s in LA. Levin received both the Aldoph Gottlieb Foundation and Artist Fellowship Inc. Grants NYC in 2013. She is presently a member exhibiting regularly with The National Association of Women Artists, NY and Florida Chapters, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Phila, where she had a solo show 2021 and another scheduled 2023, InLiquid Gallery, Phila., PA and The Regional Center for Women Artists West Chester, PA. Levin’s work has hung alongside Lee Krasner, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, Elaine de Kooing and Helen Frankenthaler in a show titled Ninth St. Women and their Legacy at the Somerville Manning Gallery, Greenville DE in 2021. Levin is the recipient of a residency at the Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT, 2023.