Heather Gaudio Fine Art is pleased to announce “Waterways IV,” a group exhibition showcasing themes and interpretations on water, its environment and our interaction with it. On view will be paintings, drawings, sculpture, prints and photography by Will Clift, Beth Dary, Peter Dayton, Betsy Eby, Karen Gunderson, Alex Katz, Wayne Levin, Jonathan Smith, Alex Weinstein and Katherine Young. The exhibition will be held July 13th-September 10th, with an opening reception for the artists on Wednesday, July 13th from 5-7pm.

Sculptor Will Clift embraces balance and form with three-dimensional gestures made of wood and carbon fiber. Inspired by a shape or a movement that has caught his eye, Clift’s work often defies rationale with separate elements coming together in unlikely yet perfect equilibrium. The sculptures are so intuitive they often require the artist himself to install them. Clift is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico and his work is in several notable collections and has had many solo and group exhibitions. Most recently he received the International Visiting Artist Prize from Australia’s Sculpture by the Sea, the most visited public sculpture exhibit in the world.

Beth Dary has been included in a number of exhibitions, installations and site-specific collaborations that deal with water and its effects, positive and negative, in our environment. The show will include hand-blown glass sculptures that formed part of “Equilibrium,” a floating public art project held in the pond in Battery Park in New York City. The glass orbs can float in the water, simulating oversized bubbles, or can be displayed on the floor. Other hand-made ceramic sculptures take the form of white barnacles attached to the walls and ceiling.