CRIS WORLEY FINE ARTS

SHANNON CANNINGS

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PAUL WINKER

SHANNON CANNINGS
Distortions

Mar 01 – Apr 12, 2025

Cris Worley Fine Arts is proud to present our third solo exhibition of paintings and works by Shannon Cannings. The exhibition entitled, Distortions, opens Saturday, March 1st, and will be on view through April 12th. The gallery will hold an Opening Reception for the artist, Saturday, March 1st from 5-7pm. The artist will be in attendance.

Cannings is working in pattern and reflection using mylar, depicting distortions of a pattern called “Razzle Dazzle” from Naval ships in World War I and classic shooting targets. At times, Cannings even drops these references, simply focusing on how the reality is manipulated and changed in the reflection of the mylar. Although not readily discernable, Cannings continues her relationship with the imagery of the gun. Moving from the consumable fun of the toy gun, Cannings enters into the world of the real gun. Yet, by abstracting the gun, Cannings discusses societies own turmoil with the subject – showing just how layered and difficult the subject truly is.

PAUL WINKER
easy does it

Mar 01 – Apr 12, 2025

Cris Worley Fine Arts is proud to present our second exhibition of paintings by Paul Winker. The exhibition entitled, easy does it, opens Saturday, March 1st, and will be on view through April 12th. The gallery will hold an Opening Reception for the artist, Saturday, March 1st from 5-7pm. The artist will be in attendance.

Two things are true in the work of Paul Winker — he seeks to decontextualize, and scale is explored—taking the micro and making it macro, and vice versa. He intuitively samples visually stimulating subject matter from the world around him and displaces it on canvas. The subject is distilled into lines, edges, and simplified color. The translation of each image is pure, direct, and focused.

This new show comes off Winker’s first Transatlantic trip to the Netherlands and Germany in the summer of 2024. There, Winker had his first European painting exhibition. In this new world, Winker was inspired by what he saw around him: cobblestone streets, public transit, colors and designs unique to the culture. Upon returning, his photographs from overseas became the fountainhead for the exhibition, easy does it.

Cris Worley Fine Arts is dedicated to promoting innovative work by contemporary artists at various stages of their careers. The gallery’s dynamic approach to fostering artistic growth includes the presentation of compelling exhibitions, and collaborations with public institutions, professional art organizations, and collectors, both locally and internationally.

For nearly two decades, Cris Worley has contributed to national art dialogues as a gallery director participating in art fairs, as a guest juror for numerous exhibitions, and as an esteemed art advisor. As a charter member of the Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas, Cris Worley has played a vital role in the vigorous growth of the Dallas arts community, encouraging the evolution of contemporary art collections.

Cris Worley Fine Arts

1845 E Levee St. Suite 110
Dallas, TX 75207

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