Author Archives: Chester Murray

Art Review: “Vincent Pepi, Unique Abstract Expressionist”

June 16, 2016, Hamptons Art Hub

“Continuing its exploration of the expressionist masters that made New York the post-war center of the art world, Quogue Gallery will spotlight the remarkable career of Vincent Pepi in a survey of the vibrant paintings and watercolors he made from 1949 through 1996. “Vincent Pepi: Over 50 Years of Painting” will be on view at the gallery at 44 Quogue Street from June 16 to July 14, 2016, with an Artist’s Reception scheduled on the artist’s 90th birthday,
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Art Review: “Jay Milder Brings Jubilant Expressionism to Quogue Gallery”

June 9, 2016, by Charles A. Riley II, Hamptons Art Hub

Quogue Gallery is pleased to share the following excerpt from Hamptons Art Hub‘s art review of our current show, JAY MILDER I NOAH’S ARK – MANY VIEWS, on view through June 15th: “Through the years, expressionism has often tapped into the tragic vein. The artist Jay Milder, meanwhile, has always gone the other way. His buoyant paintings and works on paper, now brightening the airy Quogue Gallery in “Jay Milder-Noah’s Ark: Many Visions,”
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Press Release: Jay Milder | “Noah’s Ark – Many Views”

| May 12 - June 15, 2016

May 12, 2016 – June 15, 2016

Artist’s Reception: Saturday, May 28, 4-7 PM

New Work by Prominent Figure in Expressionist Movement

Quogue, N.Y., May 10, 2016. Quogue Gallery has announced that a long-awaited selection of major paintings and new works on paper by Jay Milder will be its first exhibition of the 2016 season.  An opening reception will be held at the gallery on Saturday,
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News: “5 Must See Booths at Art on Paper”

March 4, 2016, by artzealous

Quogue Gallery was selected as one of the must-see booths at Art on Paper by artzealous!

The Quogue Gallery is Quogue’s first and only private art gallery, so we knew we had to stop by this booth which was dedicated to showing the works of Arthur Pinajian.

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News: Featured in “Framing art: Tips from Long Island gallery owners”

February 24, 2016, by Lara Ewen, Special to Newsday, Home and Garden LIFESTYLE

CONTEMPORARY

“Art should be presented in a frame that allows it to be the focal point,” says Christy Murray, who, with her husband, Chester, co-owns Quogue Gallery in Quogue, which highlights modern and contemporary art. “The frame should not overshadow the art. It should complement and not compete with the picture, and the framed work should be in harmony with the aesthetic of the room.” Not all framing decisions need to be complicated,
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Press Release: Quogue Gallery Debuts at Art on Paper NYC

| March 03 - March 06, 2015

QUOGUE GALLERY FEATURES WORKS BY ARTHUR PINAJIAN

Gallery Talk on Saturday, March 5, at 2pm:
“The Pinajian Discovery: Bringing the Forgotten to Light and Establishing Value”

Quogue, NY— February 9, 2016. Quogue Gallery will bring rarely seen works on paper by Arthur Pinajian (1914 – 1999) to Booth 117 at the upcoming Art on Paper fair in New York City, running from Thursday,
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Art Review: “Arthur Pinajian—An Abstract Expressionist with a Difference”

December 21, 2015, by Charles A. Riley II, Hamptons Art Hub

Quogue Gallery is pleased to share the following excerpt from Hampton Art Hub‘s art review of our current show, ARTHUR PINAJIAN (1914 – 1999) | WORKS ON PAPER, on view through December 31st:

“Before they make a movie out of the Arthur Pinajian story, there is time to contemplate his merits as a painter and thinker in an exuberant exhibition at the Quogue Gallery that focuses on brightly toned works on paper and tosses in a handful of oil paintings for heft.
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News: “Pinajian Discovery Grows Legs: Never-Before-Seen Work To Show In Quogue”

November 17, 2016, by Michelle Trauring, 27 East

It was a business proposal that led Thomas Schultz to a modest vacant cottage in the heart of Bellport Village almost 10 years ago. It was his curiosity that drew him to the dilapidated one-car garage behind it. He yanked up the door, but it was jammed, so he shimmied underneath. He blinked hard, adjusting to the low light, focusing on 4-foot-high towers of papers stretching toward the mildew- and mold-infested ceiling. Others had tipped over on their sides,
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Press Release: Arthur Pinajian (1914-1999): “Works on Paper”

| November 20 - December 31, 2015

ARTIST RECEPTION: Saturday, November 28, 4 to 7 p.m.
Pinajian Discovery Unveiled in Special Exhibition at the Quogue Gallery

Quogue, NY. The Estate Collection of Arthur Pinajian and the Quogue Gallery have announced a special exhibition drawn from the extraordinary discovery of artwork created by the late Arthur Pinajian (1914-1999). The exhibition will run from Friday, November 20, through Thursday, December 31, at the Quogue Gallery, at 44 Quogue Street, Quogue,
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Press Release: “The Annual Review” Opens at Quogue Gallery

| October 01 - November 16, 2015

A new exhibition, “The Annual Review,” will be on view at the Quogue Gallery from October 1 to November 16, 2015, with an opening reception scheduled on Saturday, October 10, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the gallery at the corner of Jessup Avenue and Quogue Street.

“The Annual Review” is a survey show of artists who have had exhibitions at the Quogue Gallery since it opened in the summer of 2014.
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