Points Connecting 45

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My series of Points Connecting paintings serve as a metaphor for the interconnectedness of our universe . . . These abstract compositions are not a literal image of our universe, but rather a metaphoric statement reflecting universal balance. -- Dan Namingha

Namingha paints many different forms in multiple colors, suggesting the importance of both geometry and art theory. His intent, however, is far more metaphysical than compositional. Of great significance to the artist, each of his forms connects to another across the entire canvas. As different as each shape or area is, they are all therefore linked. His painting is a hopeful acknowledgment that everyone—no matter how far apart in beliefs or geography—is interconnected somehow.

From the 2025 exhibition Always Already: Abstraction in the United States, curated by John Stomberg, Virginia Rice Kelsey 1961 Director; Jami Powell, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Indigenous Art; and Amelia Kahl, Barbara C. and Harvey P. Hood 1918 Senior Curator of Academic Programing

Course History

Art History 40.02, The American Century, Mary Coffey, Spring 2025

Exhibition History

Always Already: Abstraction in the United States, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, April 26,2025.

Provenance

The artist, Dan Namingha; to Niman Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico; sold to present collection, 2024.

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