PatrickAlston Apertures
2 May – 13 June 2026
Heather Gaudio Fine Art is pleased to present Patrick Alston: Apertures, his first solo exhibition at the gallery. The new paintings featured in the show continue the artist's signature vocabulary that focuses on a visual exploration of color and gesture.
Front Cover: Patrick Alston, TheNightCriesToBeDusk,detail
All images are copyright of the artists unless otherwise noted
Patrick Alston's paintings ask something genuine of the viewer - they require engagement, attention, stillness and a willingness to sit with uncertainty. That kind of work is rare, and we are honored to be able provide that viewing experience to audiences here in the gallery," states Heather Gaudio.
Based in Connecticut, Patrick Alston creates bold abstractions with striking color palettes and dynamic gestures to evoke powerful emotional responses.
For Alston, painting is a journey into discovery of the self and one’s place in society, and search for meaning to live and be a part of this world and what it means to be human. His energetic paintings, coupled with thought-provoking titles, invite the viewer to reflect on a range of topics, from the socio-political, to language, to the psychology of color. The selection of his titles is an important aspect of his process. The artist draws on the correlation between image and language, comparing abstraction to that of Black English Vernacular as a form of understanding the complexities of language. Alston was born and raised in the Bronx and lives and works in New Haven.
Apertures builds from an understanding of perception as something both deeply personal and collectively shared, shaped through gesture, color, and accumulated layers that hold traces of time, decision, and revision. These are echoed by the philosopher Alan Watts' statement: "you are an aperture through which the universe looks out."
Right: Patrick Alston, Apertures02,detail
Ambedo, 2026
Acrylic, charcoal, gouache, oil, oil stick and spray paint on canvas
60 x 60 inches
Being-Becoming, 2026
Acrylic, charcoal, gouache, oil, oil stick and spray paint on canvas
36 x 48 inches
A Dreamer’s Path, 2026
Acrylic, charcoal, gouache, oil, oil stick and
spray paint on canvas
48 x 36 inches
Hands of Time, 2026
Acrylic, charcoal, gouache, oil, oil stick and spray paint on canvas
11 x 14 inches
In Our Image, 2026
Acrylic, charcoal, gouache, oil, oil stick and spray paint on canvas
36 x 48 inches
Jouska, 2026
Acrylic, charcoal, gouache, oil, oil stick and spray paint on canvas
24 x 24 inches
Liberosis, 2026
Acrylic, charcoal, gouache, oil, oil stick and spray paint on canvas
36 x 48 inches
Patrick Alston Member When? (Nostalgia), 2026
Acrylic, charcoal, gouache, oil, oil stick and spray paint on canvas 11 x 14 inches
The Night Cries to Be Dusk, 2026
Acrylic, charcoal, gouache, oil, oil stick and spray paint on canvas
60 x 60 inches
Onism, 2026
Acrylic,
charcoal, gouache, oil, oil stick and spray paint on canvas
36 x 38 inches
Revelations, 2026
Acrylic, charcoal, gouache, oil, oil stick and spray paint on paper
52 x 72 inches
Transcendence, 2026
Acrylic, charcoal, gouache, oil, oil stick and spray paint on sewn fabric
60 x 120 inches
Voices in the Wilderness, 2025-26
Acrylic, charcoal, gouache, oil, oil stick and spray paint on sewn fabric
82 x 100 x 1 1/2 inches
Patrick Alston
Apertures 01, 2026
Acrylic, charcoal, gouache, oil, oil stick and spray paint on paper
24 x 30 inches
Apertures 02, 2026
Acrylic, charcoal, gouache, oil, oil stick and spray paint on paper
24 x 30 inches
Patrick Alston
Apertures 03, 2026
Acrylic, charcoal, gouache, oil, oil stick and spray paint on paper
24 x 30 inches
Patrick Alston
Apertures
04, 2026
Acrylic, charcoal, gouache, oil, oil stick and spray paint on paper
24 x 30 inches
Apertures 05, 2026
Acrylic, charcoal, gouache, oil, oil stick and spray paint on paper
24 x 30 inches
Apertures
06, 2026
Acrylic, charcoal, gouache, oil, oil stick and spray paint on paper
24 x 30 inches
Artist CV (Abridged)
