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Galen Cheney Paintings

American
Galen Cheney was born in Northridge, California, though has lived most of her life in New England where her ancestors first arrived from England in 1620. She currently lives and works in North Adams, Massachusetts, a burgeoning little city that is home to Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art “MASS MoCA”. Cheney has been a committed abstract painter since she began her MFA program at MICA in Baltimore in 1988. Combining the intuitive methods of Abstract Expressionism with an eye toward contemporary collage, textile art, and graffiti, Cheney’s richly layered, constructed paintings are fresh and current. Though entirely abstract, her paintings pulse with a contemporary energy. Their imagery and textures evoke a range of urban sensibilities, from glass high rises to gritty sidewalks. Her current work can be traced back to a pivotal experience she had in China during a three-month residency in 2015, when she began exploring the ideas and methods of collage in earnest. A profound feeling of dislocation and otherness fueled a potent studio practice, where the spoken word fell away and her visual language was the ultimate currency. Though object-like and very much hand made using traditional and non-traditional materials, Cheney’s paintings evoke a clear sense of the spiritual, of something beyond our collective understanding, functioning at a deeper level. It is this quality that allows the work to reach out and cross-manmade boundaries and borders. Cheney’s works are in museums and private collections in U.S.A., Canada, Europe and China.
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Artist: Galen Cheney
The Hills
The Hills

The Hills

By Galen Cheney

Located in Dallas, TX

Oil on canvas

Category

2010s Abstract Galen Cheney Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The Brooch
The Brooch

The Brooch

By Galen Cheney

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oil & flashe on canvas

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2010s Abstract Galen Cheney Paintings

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Almost April

Almost April

By Galen Cheney

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oil on canvas

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2010s Abstract Galen Cheney Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Montepulciano Morning
Montepulciano Morning

Montepulciano Morning

By Galen Cheney

Located in Dallas, TX

oil on canvas

Category

2010s Abstract Galen Cheney Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Green Heart
Green Heart

Green Heart

By Galen Cheney

Located in Dallas, TX

oil on paper

Category

2010s Abstract Galen Cheney Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

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Find a wide variety of authentic Galen Cheney paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Galen Cheney in oil paint, paint, canvas and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Galen Cheney paintings, so small editions measuring 36 inches across are available. Galen Cheney paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,800 and tops out at $6,900, while the average work can sell for $5,500.