Perspectives on Hofmann @ Studio Gallery DC

February 25- March 21, 2026

Artist Reception: February 28, 4 - 6pm

First Friday: March 6, 6 - 8pm

Closing Reception: March 21, 4 - 6pm

Intimate Corduroy Jennifer Duncan

Six artists reimagine artwork and teachings by Hans Hofmann in this month long exhibit.

Jennifer Duncan - Using repurposed monotype prints of mid-century fabric designs found while emptying a family home, and details of Hofmann’s abstract paintings from the same era, Duncan combines their echoing colors and patterns in her collages.  The work explores the influence that textile design may have had on other visual arts and how expressionist painters of this era compelled a leap forward on the greater artistic community.

Judy Bonderman – Leaning into Hofmann’s explosive use of color,  Bonderman combined and abstracted photos from Morocco to simplify and reimagine the objective reality of the old Medina alleyways and walls.  

Pam Frederick – Frederick has adapted Hofmann's compositions into her own language.  While incorporating his high-key color palette, she places her collaged squares and triangles onto heavily painted surfaces.

Cindy Grisdela – Grisdela abstracted shapes and color in fabric in response to Hoffmann’s “Push/Pull” theory of color interactions. She is fascinated by the interaction between the abstract shapes and the negative space surrounding them—can the lines be blurred so sometimes the viewer sees one and then the other?

Joan Mayfield - Using Hofmann’s advice to “simplify in order to find the necessary” Mayfield attempts to find and highlight the individual essence of the found, up-cycled wood she uses in her work.