Hap Gallery presents Remote Surface, an exhibition of selected works by interdisciplinary artists Jeremy Coleman Smith and Scott Wolniak, curated by Gabrielle Garland.

From Smith’s enormous printed construction of wood paneling to Wolniak’s large cut paper pieces installed directly onto Hap’s window façade, the works in Remote Surface play with variations on scale and technique. Smaller pieces in the exhibit explore ideas of interiority, domestic arrangement, and our understanding of found vs. made. Taken as a whole, Remote Surface can be viewed as both a total environment and a staging of intimate encounters.

Jeremy Coleman Smith and Scott Wolniak studied painting together at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the early 90’s, and have been friends for over twenty years. This exhibition marks the first time they have shown together.

Smith is an artist and teacher based in Jersey City, NJ. His work combines printmaking, sculpture and furniture in an investigation of objects and display. He was a recipient of the 2011 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture award from the International Sculpture Center, and his work has been featured in Sculpture Magazine. He has exhibited in New York, Chicago and Jersey City. Smith received his MFA from New Jersey City University in 2013, and his BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1995.

Wolniak is a multidisciplinary artist and teacher based in Chicago. His work in painting, drawing, sculpture and video has been exhibited widely, including shows at the MCA Chicago, the Art Institute of Chicago, Inova, Milwaukee and White Columns, New York. Reviews of his work have appeared in Artforum and Art in America. He received his MFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2002, and his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1995. He teaches at the University of Chicago and is represented by Valerie Carberry Gallery, Chicago.

Garland is an artist and curator based in Chicago and New York City. She has exhibited in the mid-west, Hap Gallery, and internationally. She holds a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a MFA from the University of Chicago.