SHARON BUTLER
february 7 - march 8, 2026
Drawing and writing form the foundation of my abstract painting practice. In 2016, I became fascinated with drawing on my phone, creating more than a thousand geometric drawings. The language that emerged became the basis for paintings, which are characterized by a tendency toward Casualism, a term I coined in a 2011 article published in The Brooklyn Rail, and that I teased out in more depth at Two Coats of Paint, a blogazine I have been publishing since 2007. Casualism is an idiosyncratic approach to painting that privileges imperfection, incompleteness, and process over traditional color theory, pleasing composition, and polished forms. At its core, my work is driven by a deep curiosity about the mysterious interplay between emotion, intellect, and the act of painting itself.
FRANKENTHALLER | 2025 | acrylic, pencil, canvas on canvas | 46 x 36"
GRIPS | 2025 | acrylic, pencil, canvas on canvas | 54 x 43"
TRUNK (DEAD TREE CAMP) | 2025 | acrylic, canvas, pencil on canvas | 54 x 42"
