Published on May 20, 2013 Peter Acheson has played an integral part in the formation of the Williamsburg art community since the mid 1980s. Along with friends Bill Jensen, Margrit Lewczuk, Kathryn Bradford, the late James Harrison and Chris Martin, Peter has promoted a serious commitment to painting despite the recent predominance of New Media

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I just walked back from the studio and after a few sessions of bewildered (thanks Nick) exploration the paintings are no better but time has started to unfurl and the ground seems to be willing to support something more substantial than a ‘to do’ list. Anyway the spaciousness has got my body feeling temperature, color

It was great to see this artwork installed by gallery artists Adam Davies, Sharon Horvath, Leslie Murray, Kahn & Selesnick, Vicky Toamyko and Michelle Weinberg. The show was curated by esteemed Provincetown gallerist Berta Walker on the occasion of the Work Center’s annual fete and awards ceremony.      

This weekend the PROVINCETOWN CONTEMPORARY ART PREVIEW 2012 closes at the new Artcurrent NY space in Tribecca. There will be a closing reception on Friday April 6 from 6-8 PM (at the same time as Launch F18 opens its new exhibition) and hours on Saturday April 7 from 4-8 PM. This show includes work from Artcurrent’s