Word Dance: Selections from the Collection of JoAnn Gonzalez Hickey

The artists in Word Dance have all developed a distinctly individual language for drawing that invites viewers into their private world. The works-on-paper from JoAnn Gonzalez Hickey’s collection that have been chosen for this exhibition are all concerned with words, letters or a connection with language. There is a rhythm and movement in these works. Permeating these pieces is lightness and energy with the suggestion of dance moves—hence the exhibition title, Word Dance.

Dan Shaw-Town, *Untitled*, 2014. Spray enamel, newspaper ink, and graphite on Econolite with steel frame; 72-1/2 × 48-1/2 in. Collection of JoAnn Gonzalez Hickey. © Dan Shaw-Town

John Sparagana, *Untitled*, 2011. Sampled magazine pages, fatigued and mixed on paper. Collection of JoAnn Gonzalez Hickey. © John Sparagana

Tom Phillips, *Humument Fragment: Rays of Art Discovered Hope*, 2005. Watercolor on paper. Collection of JoAnn Gonzalez Hickey. © Tom Phillips

Phoebe Washburn, *A Champ Sighting*, 2012. Mixed media on paper. Collection of JoAnn Gonzalez Hickey. Courtesy of the artist and Josée Bienvenu Gallery. © Phoebe Washburn

Alice Attie, *Strolling and Wandering*, 2012. Ink on paper. Collection of JoAnn Gonzalez Hickey. © Alice Attie

Károly Keserü, *Untitled (1204071)*, 2012. Ink on paper. Collection of JoAnn Gonzalez Hickey. Courtesy of the artist and Patrick Heide Contemporary Art. © Károly Keserü

Zdenek Košek, *Untitled (Phosphor)*, 1991. Ballpoint pen and marker on paper. Collection of JoAnn Gonzalez Hickey. Courtesy of the artist and Cavin-Morris Gallery. © Zdenek Košek

Justin Quinn, *Moby Dick Chapter 44 or 4206 times E*, 2005. Graphite on paper. Collection of JoAnn Gonzalez Hickey. © Justin Quinn

Word Dance: Selections from the Collection of JoAnn Gonzalez Hickey is generously supported by the Eleanor and Henry Hitchcock Foundation.