Laurence Channing had his first one-person show in 1991 at the William Busta Gallery on Murray Hill Road, Cleveland. His charcoal drawings, at once romantic and elegant and disquieting, found an audience in exhibitions that followed in 1992, 1994, and 1995. In 1997 he also presented prints—three drypoints and a lithograph. In the next few years he created five additional […]
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For years Laurence Channing was director of publications at the Cleveland Museum of Art, but would rise every morning hours before dawn to put in a few hours of drawing before he went to work. As this suggests, while his effects are delicate, there’s a stubborn intensity to his vision. He seems indifferent to the usual artistic tricks for calling […]
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As we finish another lap around the sun, Bonfoey’s is taking time to commemorate the past year at the gallery. We are grateful for the ability to continue supporting our artists; and as we reflect, we simultaneously plan for the future. We ask ourselves: how can we continue to serve our artists and the community? We always have […]
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The Spring 2019 issue of CAN, forthcoming March 1, includes an essay by gallerist and regional art historian William Busta, surveying artists’ treatment of the Cuyahoga River as a subject through the centuries. When we went looking for examples to illustrate the essay, we struck it rich with the Print Club of Cleveland. Coincidentally, there’s an exhibit of Print Club […]
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**Note: This show has been extended until Saturday, January 21.** A rainy winter day seemed perfect for stopping in to Bonfoey Gallery to see work by Laurence Channing. These moody, hyperrealistic, mostly black and white drawings of Cleveland’s urban landscape present city streets, structures, and bridges as tranquil environments devoid of people or traffic. Channing’s choice medium is charcoal and […]
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