A spokesperson says---
“...Bringing together paintings, drawings and documentary footage, “The Journey” looks at Connelly’s career through the lens of both artistic ambition and personal reckoning. According to the gallery, the exhibition explores themes of turmoil, transformation and triumph, underscoring the redemptive power of creativity in the face of adversity. The presentation positions Connelly not only as a formidable painter, but as a figure whose work continues to resonate for its emotional charge, layered imagery and refusal to conform.
Born in Pittsburgh in 1955, Connelly graduated from the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia in 1977 and later emerged as a notable force in the New York art world of the 1980s. His expressive, often theatrical paintings earned recognition alongside a generation of artists that included Julian Schnabel and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Over the course of his career, Connelly’s work was collected by major institutions, while his story also drew broader cultural attention through Martin Scorsese’s “New York Stories,” in which Nick Nolte portrayed a character based on him, and through documentary films examining both his art and complicated path..."
