Richard Garrison: Readily Available
Richard Garrison: Readily Available
January 21 through February 21, 2026
Artist’s Reception
Saturday, January 24th
4:00 – 6:00
Gallery Hours
Wednesday – Friday: 12:00 – 5:00
Saturday: 12:00 – 4:00
Sunday, February 8th: 12:00 – 4:00
Richard Garrison
Artist statement
My work examines familiar yet easily overlooked elements within the contemporary American landscape. Each series of abstract drawings and watercolor paintings chart detailed observations of ordinary subjects such as advertisements, product packaging, online shopping, and suburban environments. Processes such as color matching, measuring, and photography are used to distill and transform the seemingly unremarkable minutiae of daily life. The allure in our everyday surroundings is revealed in my work through an intimate and systematic interpretation of color, space, and time.
BIO
Richard Garrison received his BS in Studio Art from the College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY in 1993 and a MFA from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY in 1995. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY; The Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC; the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Clinton, NY; Perlman Teaching Museum, Northfield, MN; Spaces, Cleveland, OH; Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY; The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ; Robert Henry Contemporary, Bushwick, NY; McKenzie Fine Art, NY, NY; Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA; the International Print Center, New York, NY; Fleming Art Museum, Burlington, VT; the Elmhurst Museum of Art, Elmhurst, IL; The Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY; University Art Museum, Albany, NY; Casa Hofmann, Bogota, Columbia; Kids Space @ Mass MoCA, North Adams, MA; and the Queens Museum of Art, NY; among others.
Images:
Top:
Product Packaging Color Match (Greens), March-May 2025, 2025, Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper, 24″ x 24″
Above:
1. Circular Color Scheme: Target, August 18 – 24, 2024, Pages 1 – 2. “Ready. Set. Grill”, 2025, Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper, 12″ x 12
2. Unavailable Color Scheme: Keebler Chips Deluxe Rainbow Cookies, 17.2 (March 31, 2020 –Walmart Grocery Pickup) v. 4, 2025, Watercolor, gouache, and
graphite on paper, 22″ x 22″
3. Curbside Pickup Color Scheme (Walmart, October 11, 2025), 2025, Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper, 30 ¼” x 22 ¼”
Courthouse Gallery
1 Lower Amherst Street
Lake George, NY 12845
518-668-2616
Hours:
Wednesday – Friday: 12:00 – 5:00 PM
Saturday: 12:00 – 4:00 PM
Sundays: 12:00 – 4:00 PM (June – September)
Select Sundays Monthly (October – May)
Or give us a call if you are in town. There is a good chance we are in the office and would love to open our doors for you!
For exhibition information or to schedule a visit outside of gallery hours please contact:
June Waters
Director of Exhibitions
junew@lakegeorgearts.org or 518-668-2616
THANK YOU!
Throughout the year, we offer 17 exhibitions of work by emerging and established artists in our Courthouse Gallery and in partner locations throughout Lake George.
We are able to do this because of the support of our sponsors and LGAP members.
This program is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
