ALAN BRAY Inside the Outside FEBRUARY 16 - MARCH 25, 2023 SEIS Gallery is pleased to present Alan Bray: Inside the Outside, a solo exhibition of works by the acclaimed contemporary Maine painter. This will be his first exhibition on the West Coast and his first with SEIS Gallery. Alan Bray: Inside the Outside will be on view from February 16 to March 25, 2023, at SEIS Gallery, A closing event will be held on Saturday, Mar 25 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Nature, keenly seen and unseen, is the subject in this American painter’s work. Bray works in casein on panel, a method perfected by 14th Century painters, which requires thousands of delicate brush strokes to achieve an exceptional clarity of light. As Portland Museum of Art curator, Jessica Nicoll wrote, “Bray’s paintings are distillations rather than an actual representation of the natural world… Bray selects and combines elements to construct his slightly surreal landscapes. They are landscapes of memory. Veering away from the landscape tradition of the last one hundred and fifty years, with its emphasis on immediacy and epic sweep, Bray creates intimate vistas in his studio that are recollections of his experience in the world.” Throughout his 40 year career, Bray has recorded the way time shapes landscapes and, distinct from plein air, paints unique meditations by braiding memory and rumination with the impression of the senses. Bray explains ”I’m trying to get closer to the bones of things. Today, it seems more important than ever to achieve some kind of connection between people and their perception of the natural world. I keep looking for those connections, and manifesting them in ways that call out to people.” More than a dozen works from the artist will be on display. Alan Bray’s work has shown at the Portland Museum of Art and the Farnsworth Museum of Art. This exhibition is made in kind collaboration with Garvey-Simon in New York and Caldbeck Gallery in Rockland, ME.