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The Painting Center is pleased to present the exhibition A Sense of Surface curated by Shazzi Thomas and Lucy Schwartzreich. This exhibition showcases the work of fifteen artists who invite the viewer to embark on an immersive exploration of texture, tactility and the sensory experience of surface. Artists can achieve distinct visual effects on the surface—like shape, texture, color, luster, and transparency—by working on unorthodox materials. Materials typically discarded can be transformed into a base for a collage. Traditional surfaces can also be manipulated to become a work of art with …