Plus Gallery concludes 2010 with the pairing of Boulder artists Xi Zhang and Nick Musaelian, two of the most exciting painters to emerge in the region in the last five years. Zhang's "Awaking Dreams" and Musaelian's "Heroic Painting" create a visual experience like no other, each with recognizable elements that exude an intense reach for something extremely deep, thoughtful and playful all at the same time. This is the second major gallery exhibition for Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design graduate Zhang, who was noted as "Emerging artist of the year 2008" by art critic Kyle MacMillan in the Denver Post and who is currently finishing his MFA at CU Boulder. The exhibition is Musaelian's debut in the Denver market, following his recent MFA from the New York Academy of Art and hot on the heels of recent exhibitions in NYC, Toronto, and Dublin.
Zhang and Musaelian split the main exhibition space on the first floor of the gallery, while upstairs will contain a display of Zhang's "b-sides" including his multi-panel erotic works that are all the rave.
We invite you to join us for the opening reception this Friday, December 3rd from 6-9pm.
