The Louise and Bernard Palitz Gallery at Syracuse University Lubin House presents Morton Kaish: A Print Retrospective, on view beginning November 8. Organized by Vanja Malloy, Director and Chief Curator of the museum and Morton Kaish (SU ’49), this retrospective presents an overview of Kaish’s exploration and love of the print medium.
Spanning over seven decades, the exhibition of 31 prints of varying media highlights his mastery of traditional and emerging techniques: starting with an early drawing Kaish created as a student at Syracuse University in 1945, through his experimental years in Italy, and culminating in the dramatic color and patterns of his current “Butterflies” series.
The Palitz Gallery is located in Syracuse University’s Lubin House at 11 E. 61st St., New York City. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
About the Artist
Morton Kaish is an American artist whose paintings, drawings and prints can be found in major museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Fitzwilliam Museum and the British Museum. Kaish’s light and color-filled works have been exhibited nationally and internationally. Notable exhibitions include the Hollis Taggart Galleries and Staempfli Gallery in New York City; Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, West Palm Beach, Florida; the Museum of
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Fine Arts, Boston;The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio; and the American Cultural Centers in Jerusalem and Rome.
Critics have noted Kaish’s powerful ability to combine traditional and experimental painting techniques with contemporary insights, and reviews of his work can be found in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Christian Science Monitor and TIME, among many other publications.
Innovation and Technique
April 6, 2022, at 12 pm
A gallery talk exploring over 70 years of artwork by American artist Morton Kaish and his processes and techniques emphasizing the artist’s career from his formative years in Italy to the later, lyrical landscapes of Martha's Vineyard and the Hudson River Valley. Led by Richard P. Townsend, director, Kaish Family Art Project. Townsend is an art historian and veteran museum director who has published and lectured widely on a variety of artists and topics. He served as the last director of New York's beloved and much missed Museum of Biblical Art where he organized the landmark exhibition Sculpture in the Age of Donatello in 2015. Click here to register.
A Conversation with the Artist
April 20 at 6 to 8 pm
Vanja Malloy, PhD, Syracuse University Art Museum director and curator of Morton Kaish's print retrospective, engages the exhibiting artist Morton Kaish in a dialogue about a life in art for over 70 years. Click here to register.
