Jacob Kainen
In the galleries: A personal look at a maker of monuments
June 1, 2017
Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post
"Even at their most geometric, the paintings in 'Jacob Kainen' have a beguiling softness."
Jacob Kainen, Thomas Nozkowski, Sean Scully
In the galleries
August 4, 2016
Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post
"The deft juxtaposition of soft-edged color and hard-edged form links the artists in Hemphill Fine Art’s 'Kainen, Scully, Nozkowski.'"
REPRESENT
At Hemphill Fine Arts, a retrospective show that's bigger than the gallery
November 15, 2013
Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post
"Several mini-shows nestle within “Represent,” Hemphill Fine Arts’s 20th-anniversary exhibition."
Viewing Rm.
"Viewing Rm." at Hemphill Fine Arts
February 4, 2011
Louis Jacobson, Washington City Paper
"The exhibit is variegated, but like any good combine painting (and those are included too) it coheres pretty well despite itself, as giants like Robert Rauschenberg mix with such local figures as Joseph Mills, Mingering Mike and Colby Caldwell."
Viewing Rm.
Familiar favorites: Once more, with feeling
January 28, 2011
Jessica Dawson, The Washington Post
"Here hang big, striking works by Tom Downing and Jacob Kainen. Here, too, are precious works on paper by Al Jensen and Alma Thomas. That Eugene Atget picture of the taxidermist's vitrine? I'll take it."