Tula Telfair: Invented Landscapes

New York, November 2016 – Forum Gallery presents Tula Telfair: Invented Landscapes, an exhibition of eleven paintings that are at once awe-inspiring and extremely personal. Although vividly detailed, the scenes she depicts are not found in nature; they are conjured from memory and imagination. Each painting recalls a real time and place in our memories, giving the viewer the opportunity to relive meaningful moments, experienced in the natural world. These landscapes are lush and romantic. The paintings show us the sublime grandeur of these fantastical places.

The book, Tula Telfair: Invented Landscapes, published by Abrams, is being released in conjunction with this exhibition. The hardcover volume contains 160 pages with essays by Henry Adams, Michael S. Roth, and J. Michael Fay. Henry Adams is the author of fourteen books on art, including the acclaimed biography, Eakins Revealed, and Tom and Jack: The Intertwined Lives of Thomas Hart Benton and Jackson Pollock. He is presently the Ruth Coulter Heede professor of art history at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Michael S. Roth, president of Wesleyan University, publishes essays, book reviews and commentaries in national media and scholarly journals. He lives in Connecticut. J. Michael Fay is an American biologist, ecologist, conservationist and is a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence.

Tula Telfair grew up in Africa, Asia and Europe before moving to the United States. Her work is featured in public collections around the world and has been widely exhibited. She is a professor of art at Wesleyan University and lives and works in Lyme, Connecticut.