Couch Paintings, Apr 18 – May 24, 2025

Past: 60 Lispenard St, 61 Lispenard St

Installation view *Couch Paintings*, CANADA, 2025

Artworks

Wallace Whitney,
Horizontal Jazz,
2025,
22 ¼ × 37 ½ inches (56.52 × 95.25 cm)
Oil on linen

Trevor Shimizu,
Motion Landscape (3),
2024,
54 × 67 inches (137.16 × 170.18 cm)
Oil on canvas

Steve Dibenedetto,
Daisy, Daisy,
2024,
36 × 34 inches (91.44 × 86.36 cm)
Oil on linen

Hasani Sahlehe,
Singy Singy,
2025,
48 × 60 inches (121.92 × 152.40 cm)
Acrylic gel and airbrush on canvas

Tyson Reeder,
Carabiner,
2020,
36 × 112 in (91.44 × 284.48 cm)
Acrylic and graphite on canvas

Kim Gordon,
Yellow Tears,
2012,
55 × 39 ½ inches (139.70 × 100.33 cm)
Acrylic on linen

Sadie Laska,
Hi, Dear World,
2025,
55 × 80 inches (139.70 × 203.20 cm)
Oil on linen

Pam Glick,
40 Year Old Virgin,
2025,
36 × 36 inches (91.44 × 91.44 cm)
Oil and acrylic on canvas

Pam Glick,
Parent Trap,
2025,
36 × 36 inches (91.44 × 91.44 cm)
Oil and acrylic on canvas

Adrianne Rubenstein,
Blues,
2025,
60 × 72 inches (152.40 × 182.88 cm)
Oil on canvas

Katherine Bernhardt,
Untitled,
2022,
12 × 36 inches (30.48 × 91.44 cm)
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas

Dana Frankfort,
Space Heater,
2024,
18 × 24 inches (45.72 × 60.96 cm)
Oil on canvas over panel

Dana Frankfort,
You & I Are Earth,
2022,
16 × 20 inches (40.64 × 50.80 cm)
Oil on canvas over panel

Jo Messer,
Little crunch worth the squeeze,
2024,
25 × 76 inches (63.50 × 193.04 cm)
Oil on panel

Suzanne McClelland,
Since Oklahoma After Johns Before Tomorrow SPLC,
2015,
78 × 123 inches (198.12 × 312.42 cm)
Chalkboard paint, pastel, spray paint on linen

Matt Dillon,
Untitled,
2023,
60 × 84 inches (152.40 × 213.36 cm)
Acrylic on canvas

Becky Kolsrud,
SFV,
2023,
32 × 40 inches (81.28 × 101.60 cm)
Oil on canvas

Spencer Sweeney,
Aishling with Tablet,
2016,
30 ¼ × 48 inches (76.84 × 121.92 cm)
Oil on canvas

Brian Belott,
Untitled (Fan Puff),
2016,
85 ½ × 75 ½ × 5 inches (217.17 × 191.77 × 12.70 cm)
Mixed media

Servane Mary,
Under the Skin,
2024,
78 × 104 inches (198.12 × 264.16 cm)
Acrylic on canvas

Joanne Greenbaum,
Untitled,
2024,
40 × 30 inches (101.60 × 76.20 cm)
Acrylic and oil on canvas

Joanne Greenbaum,
Untitled,
2019,
40 × 30 inches (101.60 × 76.20 cm)
Oil and acrylic on canvas

John Riepenhoff,
Skies (equinox),
2025,
48 × 60 inches (121.92 × 152.40 cm)
Acrylic and oil on linen

Jack Hanley,
Squirrel Hall,
2025,
60 × 72 inches (152.40 × 182.88 cm)
Mixed media on canvas

Anke Weyer,
Sun Down,
2025,
52 × 65 inches (132.08 × 165.10 cm)
Oil on canvas

Ben Berlow,
Untitled,
2019,
25 × 44 inches (63.50 × 111.76 cm)
Gouache, watercolor, collage on panel

Richard Tinkler,
F4C1.2,
2024,
40 × 30 inches (101.60 × 76.20 cm)
Oil on canvas

Richard Tinkler,
F4C1.4,
2024,
40 × 30 inches (101.60 × 76.20 cm)
Oil on canvas

Monique Mouton,
Untitled,
2016,
30 × 13 ½ × ¼ inches (76.20 cm × 34.29 cm × 6.35 cm)
Oil on wood panel

Austin Eddy,
Sun Showers,
2025,
32 × 40 inches (81.28 × 101.60 cm)
Oil and pastel on canvas

Elisabeth Kley,
Elisabeth Kley Planter with Stars,
2022,
15 ½ × 13 × 12 ¾ inches (39.37 × 33.02 × 32.39 cm)
Glazed earthenware

Devin Troy Strother,
bagel and donut,
2023,
48 × 60 inches (121.92 × 152.40 cm)
Oil and acrylic on canvas

Brianne Garcia,
greater than joy,
2025,
32 ½ × 70 inches (82.55 × 177.80 cm)
Dye and acrylic on unprimed canvas

Annie Pearlman,
Untitled,
2014,
30 × 40 inches (76.20 × 101.60 cm)
Acrylic on canvas

Scott Reeder,
Last Call,
2025,
32 × 50 inches (81.28 × 127.00 cm)
Oil on canvas

Untitled,
2 × 87 ½ × 52 ½ inches (5.08 × 222.25 × 133.35 cm)
Pigmented latex rubber

Nora Riggs,
TV Room in Winter,
2020,
19 × 16 inches (48.26 × 40.64 cm)
Oil on canvas

Melissa Brown,
Recollections,
2022,
27 × 34 inches (68.58 × 86.36 cm)
Oil, silkscreen, and acrylic on panel

Kerri Ammirata,
Accretion,
2025,
36 × 60 inches (91.44 × 152.40 cm)
Oil and acrylic on wood

Minnie Black,
Bear Trap,
14 × 24 inches (35.56 × 60.96 cm)
Oil and beeswax on canvas wrapped over panel

Minnie Black,
Adkins Black Bear,
2025,
14 × 24 inches (35.56 × 60.96 cm)
Oil and beeswax on canvas wrapped over panel

Press Release

CANADA is happy to present Couch Paintings a group exhibition organized by Sadie Laska and Tif Sigfrids. The exhibition will open on April 18th with a reception from 6 PM till late and remain on view through May 24th.

Couch Paintings includes a broad community of painters and features work that is primarily rectangular in format. A group of couches will be installed in the gallery, creating a space for people to convene and participate in the series of events happening over the course of the exhibition. Couches serve both practical and decorative functions, but they are also a generative place where we tap into our stream of consciousness, hang out with friends, and dream up our best ideas. We hope you’ll join us on the couches!

A list of artists participating in the exhibition along with a series of events taking place is below:

Kerri Ammirata
Brian Belott
Ben Berlow
Katherine Bernhardt
Minnie Black
Melissa Brown
Steve Dibenedetto
Matt Dillon
Austin Eddy
Dana Frankfort
Brianne Garcia
Pam Glick
Kim Gordon
Joanne Greenbaum
Jack Hanley
Becky Kolsrud
Sadie Laska
Lily Ludlow
Michael Mahalchick
Servane Mary
Suzanne McClleland
Jo Messer
Monique Mouton
Annie Pearlman
Scott Reeder
Tyson Reeder
John Riepenhoff
Nora Riggs
Adrianne Rubenstein
Hasani Sahlehe
Trevor Shimizu
Devin Troy Strother
Spencer Sweeney
Richard Tinkler
Anke Weyer
Wallace Whitney

Friday, April 18th, 6 PM till late - Couch Paintings Opening Reception
Saturday, April 19th, 5 PM - Little Black Egg Concert
Thursday, April 24th, 6 PM - "The Rose" by Ariana Reines Publication Launch with Naomi Fry
Thursday, May 1st, 5 PM - Casual Encounterz May Day Reading Series
Saturday, May 3rd, 5 PM - Clare O'Kane Stand Up
Friday, May 16th, 5 PM - Peter BD, Owen Prum, & Abriel Gardener Performance
Saturday, May 17th, 5 PM - Sloppy Heads Concert
Saturday, May 24th, 5 PM - Mac McCaughan Concert