Between the 1950s and ’70s, American painter Vivian Springford (1913—2003) prolifically contributed to the Abstract Expressionist and Color Field art movements in New York City. Her oeuvre was deeply influenced by the fluorescent paintings of Shanghai-born, New York-based painter Walasse Ting, whom Springford met in 1957; and her practice was subsequently guided by the Chinese calligraphic philosophy that every mark is virtuosic – even in its imperfection. She developed a method of stain painting in the 70’s that was distinctly her own and was a departure from the gesture and spatter of the 50’s work. Springford’s approach closely aligned with the Color Field painter’s primary mode of expression. Springford described her vision as an “attempt to identify with the universal whole … I want to find my own small plot or pattern of energy that will express the inner me in terms of rhythmic movement and color. The expansive center of the universe, of the stars, and of nature is my constant challenge in abstract terms.” Many of the works in the exhibition bear the title ‘Expansionist’ Series. Also included is the work featured in the Denver Museum Show, “Women of Abstract Expressionism”. Her seductive use of color and highly accomplished technique have led to her resurrection after years of obscurity to take her rightful place alongside her contemporaries.