Dina Wind (1938-2014)
Dina Wind "Transformations" reviewed on artblog
February 28, 2015
Diane Loercher Pazicky wrote a brief review of Dina Wind's work, on view from February 4-28 at Bridgette Mayer Gallery, for the Philadelphia artblog.
Bridgette Mayer Gallery to exhibit at Art Southampton 2015
June 8, 2015
Bridgette Mayer Gallery will participate in the 2015 Art Southampton Fair, which opens with a VIP private preview benefiting the Parrish Art Museum on Thursday July 9th and runs through July 13th, 2015. Located in the Hamptons, the five- day fair will feature a carefully selected group of 80 international art galleries exhibiting paintings, sculpture, works on paper, photography, video and installation by modern and contemporary artists.
The gallery will feature works from a number of artists in their primary program including Federico Herrero, Rebecca Rutstein, Charles Burwell, Sharon Harpe, Neil Anderson, Eileen Neff, Stuart Netsky, and Ryan McGinness. In addition, works by prominent artists such as Donald Judd, Graeme Todd, Douglas Gordon, Jin Meyerson, Wentworth, and Red Grooms will also be exhibited. We are excited to announce that in addition to the works on display in our booth, we have been invited to present several outdoor sculptures on the fair’s grounds. We will exhibit two large-scale aluminum sculptures by Dina Wind and a site-specific banded pole installation by Paul Oberst.
Woodmere Art Museum to unveil Dina Wind sculpture enlargement in June
March 18, 2016
The Woodmere Art Museum will be unveiling a new Dina Wind sculpture on their grounds this June. In conjunction with this event and the accompanying exhibition at the museum, the gallery will also be presenting a selection of the artist's sculptures in a special presentation in the Vault Project Space entitled "Springs!" from May 3 - June 24, 2016.
Philadelphia Fine Art Fair
Bridgette Mayer Gallery announces its participation in the Philadelphia Fine Art Fair, the city’s first world class fine art fair where international, contemporary, and modern art collectors, curators and art lovers gather to acquire new works and exchange cultural ideas.
Dina Wind (1938-2014) receives Outstanding Philadelphia Artist Award on the opening night of the Philadelphia Fine Art Fair on Thursday, April 4, 2019.
Philadelphia, PA – Bridgette Mayer Gallery is pleased to announce gallery artist Dina Wind’s (1938-2014) Outstanding Philadelphia Artist Award presented by the Philadelphia Fine Art Fair in its inaugural event. Wind was honored with the award for her for a lifetime commitment to her own artistic practice, and to the Philadelphia community.
Rebecca Rutstein and Dina Wind to be featured in The Bower, Native Garden and Sculpture Park
Gallery Artists Rebecca Rutstein & Dina Wind (1938-2014) to have major sculpture works commissioned and purchased by the owners of The Bower, a Native Garden and Sculpture Park opening in Central Pennsylvania in the Spring of 2021.
Philadelphia, PA – Bridgette Mayer Gallery is pleased to announce that two gallery artists, Philadelphia artist Rebecca Rutstein and Philadelphia Artist Dina Wind (1938-2014) will have prominent commissioned and purchased sculpture permanently on view at “The Bower”, a Native Garden and Sculpture Park opening in Central Pennsylvania in the Spring of 2021.
Bridgette Mayer Joined by John Wind and William R. Valerio to Discuss Dina Wind's Early Palette Knife Paintings
On November 13th, the Bridgette Mayer Gallery presented the latest in a series of virtual private artist talks to safely promote connectedness and art appreciation. Mayer was joined by John Wind, President of the Dina Wind Art Foundation and William R. Valerio, PhD, the Patricia Van Burgh Allison Director and CEO of Woodmere Art Museum in an interactive discussion of gallery artist Dina Wind's (1938-2014) early palette knife paintings.
Dina Wind Painting Acquired by Woodmere Art Museum
Dina Wind's Untitled (Midnight Cityscape) c. 1970s will be entering the museum's permanent collection. The work is from Dina’s Palette Knife series, created under the tutelage of painter Sam Feinstein and influenced by Hans Hoffman's famous theory of push and pull. Out of view for some fifty years, Bridgette Mayer Gallery reintroduced the paintings to the public with an online exhibition in November, 2020. This show coincided with Woodmere Art Museum's Sam Feinstein, Group 55, and Midcentury Abstraction in Philadelphia.
Dina Wind Sculpture Acquired by The Bower Native Garden and Sculpture Park
A sculpture by Gallery Artist Dina Wind (1938-2014) has recently been acquired by The Bower, a new Native Garden and Sculpture Park in Perry County, Pennsylvania. The piece, titled "Homage to Smith," is a 1986 steel sculpture measuring 36 x 25 x 27 inches. It is currently installed along one of the Bower's winding walking paths, beside a short stone wall. Prior to its acquisition by the Bower, "Homage to Smith" was shown in a 1986 exhibition at the Nexus Gallery in Philadelphia, installed outside of the Wind home in Gladwyne, PA, and shown again in 2015 in the exhibition "Dina Wind: Stainless" at Bridgette Mayer Gallery.
Bridgette Mayer Gallery Re-Opens to the Public in its Historic Washington Square Location at 709 Walnut Street with a Bold and Exciting Group Exhibition, Starting June 1, 2021
Bridgette Mayer Gallery Re-Opens to the Public in its Historic Washington Square Location at 709 Walnut Street with a Bold and Exciting Group Exhibition, Karmic Joy,Starting June 1, 2021.
Philadelphia, PA – April 21, 2021. Bridgette Mayer Gallery is thrilled to announce that in its twenty-first year as a leader in the Philadelphia arts community, it will re-open its doors to the public on June 1, 2021. The gallery will be returning to its home on the 1st floor of 709 Walnut Street in Washington Square, where it existed as a public gallery from 2001 to 2016, before moving to the penthouse level of the building and becoming a private, appointment-only space. Founder and Owner Bridgette Mayer has made the exciting decision to re-open the gallery as a way to foster art and joy in Philadelphia in response to the difficulties facing the city due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Works by Rebecca Rutstein and Dina Wind at the Bower Sculpture Park featured in Broad Street Review
At The Bower, Philadelphia sculptors take the Pennsylvania landscape to heart
Helen Walsh | Visual Art and Public Space
The creators of The Bower, a new Pennsylvania sculpture park and native garden, call it a “community-oriented rural setting featuring woodlands, naturalized landscape, gardens and large-scale sculpture and land art,” where they’re “committed to supporting and becoming a resource for the arts, education, and nonprofit communities.” Wait a second…Is this a scene from Milton?
Dina Wind: Urban Garden Announced at The Bower: Native Garden and Sculpture Park
The Bower: Native Garden and Sculpture Park, the Dina Wind Art Foundation, and the Bridgette Mayer Gallery are pleased to announce Dina Wind: Urban Garden, a solo exhibition featuring 12 of Dina Wind’s outdoor sculptures from the 1980s and 1990s.
The exhibition will be on view from Wednesday, May 4 to Saturday, October 15, 2022, forming an állee of sculptures near the visitor center at The Bower.
Dina Wind Art Foundation's: In Conversation: Louise Nevelson & Dina Wind, Abstraction & Assemblage
On June 11, 2022, Sculpture Magazine and the International Sculpture Center partnered with the Louise Nevelson Foundation and the Dina Wind Art Foundation to present In Conversation: Louise Nevelson & Dina Wind, Abstraction & Assemblage.
The talk was moderated by Philadelphia Museum of Art's Contemporary Curator Erica Battle, and featured a dialogue between Nevelson's granddaughter Maria Nevelson and Wind’s son John Wind, each also the president of their respective foundations.
New Dina Wind video celebrates the artist's work in her own words
In honor of abstract sculptor Dina Wind's birthday, the Dina Wind Art Foundation presents "The Art of Dina Wind." The new short film created by artist Anne Leith pairs archival footage with Wind's original narration. Watch now to hear, in Wind's own words, about her artistic journey, creative process, and connection to abstraction.
Dina Wind (1938-2014) & Jessica Backhaus: Abstract Dimensions
Bridgette Mayer Gallery Presents:
Abstract Dimensions: Dina Wind (1938-2014) / Jessica Backhaus
March 8 – April 22, 2023
Artist Reception & Happy Hour: Friday, March 10th, 5:00 – 7:30pm
Philadelphia, PA – February 10, 2023. Bridgette Mayer Gallery is pleased to announce our spring exhibition, Abstract Dimensions. This special exhibition features sculptures by renowned Philadelphia artist Dina Wind (1938-2014) and photographs by award-winning German artist Jessica Backhaus, brought together in an exciting convergence of shape, color, and shadow.
BMG Celebrates International Women's Day!
Happy International Women's Day! We're celebrating with our new show, Abstract Dimensions. Abstract Dimensions features sculptures and photographs by Dina Wind (1938-2014) and Jessica Backhaus. In this special Instagram Live event, Gallerist Bridgette Mayer joins Jessica and President of the Dina Wind Art Foundation John Wind for a sneak peek at their exhibition.
Abstract Dimensions Artist Talk with William Valerio
Award winning German photographer, Jessica Backhaus and President of the Dina Wind Art Foundation, John Wind are joined by Director and CEO of Woodmere Art Museum, William Valerio for a brunch and artist talk in celebration of Abstract Dimensions. Backhaus, Wind, and Valerio discuss the exhibition, materiality, and creative process.
Abstract Dimensions is on view at the Bridgette Mayer Gallery from March 8 - April 22. Gallery hours are Tuesdays - Saturdays, 10am - 5pm.