George Billis Gallery
January 2009 NYC
George Billis Gallery in New York City will hold a solo exhibition of Philip Koch's vividly-colored contemporary landscape paintings from January 2 - 31, 2009.
There will be an opening reception Saturday, January 3rd from 6-8 pm.
It would be great to see any Webster people who are in the NYC area.
Out to Sea Ogunquit, oil 5 x 10", 2008
Otter Cove, oil on panel, 16 x 20", 2008
October, oil on panel, 14 x 21", 2006
Philip Koch painting on location in the Savage River region of the western
Maryland mountains Aug. '08.
A former abstract painter, Philip Koch was inspired in his early 20's to turn to realism after viewing the work of the famous American artist Edward Hopper. In it Koch grasped the power of a well-painted realist image to entice and involve the eyes of all kinds of viewers. Since 1983 Koch has enjoyed twelve residencies in Hopper's former studio on Cape Cod.
Labeled a "contemporary master" by Fine Art Connoisseur magazine, Koch has had his work spotlighted in 10 solo exhibitions in American art museums including the Butler Institute of American Art (OH), the Saginaw Art Museum (MI), and the Swope Art Museum (IN). In May of 2008 the University of Maryland University College published a 100 page scholarly catalogue on Koch’s work from the last decade that focuses on the art legacy of the New England coast. The catalogue accompanies a national traveling exhibition running through 2011. Koch's paintings are in the Permanent Collections of twelve American art museums.
Koch is a Professor at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore.
To see more of Philip's work visit:
www.PhilipKoch.com