The Anderson Collection presents the first West Coast museum exhibition of New York–based artist Alteronce Gumby. Featuring nine recent works, the show celebrates Gumby’s ongoing investigation of color, the cosmos, and abstraction. Drawing inspiration from artists represented in the Anderson Collection, such as Mark Rothko and Joan Mitchell, Gumby’s luminous, textured surfaces extend the legacies of 20th-century American painting while forging a distinctly contemporary path. 

Gumby is a contemporary abstract painter interested in the history of monochromatic painting, color theory, cosmology, astrophysics, and interstellar photography. Gumby’s process is the fulcrum of his work. It begins with the examination of light and its properties, and media including resin, glass and gemstones. This unorthodox blend of materials results in works Gumby calls “tonal paintings”, each producing unique hues, values and energies. Dynamic and vibrant, Gumby’s paintings propose an expanded understanding of abstraction, color, life and the origins of the universe

The exhibition will be on view in the Wisch Family Gallery from September 24, 2025 - March 1, 2025

IMAGE:  Alteronce Gumby (American, b. 1985), Chasing Rainbows, 2023, Gemstones, glass, and acrylic on panel, Collection of Ayesha Selden. ©Alteronce Gumby. Courtesy of Alteronce Gumby Studio