Rae Perry, “Monachopsis,” oil, 30 x 30 cm.

Three talented painters under the age of 30 are the focus of Arcadia Contemporary’s July exhibition schedule. If they haven’t already, collectors will take note.

On view from July 15 through the 31st, “Three Under Thirty” at Arcadia Contemporary in Culver City, California will feature paintings by Daniel Bilmes, Katie Whipple, and Rae Perry. Bilmes’ art explores many subjects, including figurative, still life, wildlife, and more. However, a common thread of deep personal exploration runs through his oeuvre. Katie Whipple has been climbing the ranks of representational painters for several years. More recently, the New York-based artist has focused her creative vision and superb technique on floral compositions. Finally, the sensuous and evocative figurative paintings of Rae Perry round out the show. Perry’s melancholic female subjects, in various states of dress and nudity, are often displayed in domestic, intimate settings, begging the viewer to extrapolate powerful narratives.

Daniel Bilmes, “Caught in the Current,” oil on panel, 36 x 72 inches
Katie G. Whipple, “A Study of Peonies,” 2016, oil on prepared paper, 11 x 20 inches

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Andrew Webster is the former Editor of Fine Art Today and worked as an editorial and creative marketing assistant for Streamline Publishing. Andrew graduated from The University of North Carolina at Asheville with a B.A. in Art History and Ceramics. He then moved on to the University of Oregon, where he completed an M.A. in Art History. Studying under scholar Kathleen Nicholson, he completed a thesis project that investigated the peculiar practice of embedded self-portraiture within Christian imagery during the 15th and early 16th centuries in Italy.

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