(PRUnderground) July 31st, 2025
What: Solo Exhibit
Featured Artist: Benny Fountain
Exhibit title: Consolation: Paintings from The Hill
On View: July 23rd – September 13th, 2025
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 11:00am to 5:30 pm
Special Events
First Thursday reception August 7th & September 4th 5pm-8pm
Artist Talk: August 9th 9am-11am
Where
714 NW Davis St, Portland, OR 97209
Contact
Email: info@froelickgallery.com
Website: www.froelickgallery.com
Telephone: 503-222-1142
Froelick Gallery is pleased to present Consolation: Paintings from The Hill recent large scale paintings by Benny Fountain. Fountain’s recent paintings address his fascination with the structure of painted compositions and the elemental forms of his regional landscape.
About this series Fountain writes, “I grew up in the Palouse region of Idaho and have always known and loved its special charisma. I’ve also lived away for many years, including ten years in Texas, but each summer I’d return to paint in the Palouse hills…By some kind of gravitational pull I’ve now found myself back in the Palouse full-time. In my first winter back, I limited myself to the language of line to find the structure and space of the land. Spring came and my lines became green against a stark-white ground. The summer sun revealed a contrasting drama of light and shadow. After this, each season brought chromatic displays that pressed my attention to the full orchestration of color.”
Fountain was born in Moscow, ID in the middle of The Palouse, and is based in Spokane, WA where he teaches painting at Whitworth University. Fountain’s work has been featured in numerous national and international venues such as the Royal Scottish Academy of Art, where he was awarded the Meyer Oppenheim prize; The Drawing Center, The Bowery, and First Street Gallery in New York, NY. Consolation: Paintings from The Hill is Benny Fountain’s eighth solo show with Froelick Gallery
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About Froelick Gallery
FROELICK GALLERY exhibits and represents a diverse roster of contemporary artists each with strong and independent voices. Our artists live in the Pacific Northwest, throughout the US, and in Tokyo. Our exhibitions change almost every six weeks, and we update this website with new content often. Gallery staff is experienced, knowledgeable and thorough. The gallery’s reputation rests on the strength of our artists, the integrity of our employees, and the gallery’s comfortable, welcoming atmosphere.
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