Frank Wimberley
Frank Wimberley: Before More After Less
February 6, 2025 - March 8, 2025
Berry Campbell is pleased to present its third solo exhibition of 99-year-old African American artist, Frank Wimberley (b. 1926). Based in Corona, Queens, and Sag Harbor, New York, Frank Wimberley works in a pure abstract style that comes out of the tradition of the Abstract Expressionist painters, particularly inspired by Willem de Kooning. Expressionism is a key to Wimberley's work. Throughout decades of varying art trends, Frank Wimberley has stayed true to his signature style of painterly and thickly textured works. Wimberley has long believed his approach provides the most authentic means of conveying his personal narrative, paralleling the artistic expression of his close friend and collector, legendary jazz musician Miles Davis.
Frank Wimberley: Before More After Less is accompanied by a 68-page exhibition catalogue with a biography by Lisa N. Peters, PhD. Additionally, the catalogue will include original text by Frank Wimberley about his work in collage written for a group exhibition at Guild Hall in East Hampton, New York in 1979. The exhibition will open on Thursday, February 6 and will run through March 8, 2025 with an opening reception on Saturday, February 15, 2025, 2 – 4pm.