My paintings are about the process of painting and my affection for the paint. I don’t draw on the canvas and often have only a general idea of what is going to happen when I start painting. I make a mark and then react. I work the surface, applying paint with a brush or knife and pulling up color laid down in earlier paint layers. Through this process, the painting changes until I see what I want to see. I consider a finished painting nothing more than an image recording the time I spent working on it and the thoughts I had during the process. This has not changed in the forty years I have been painting. I still have my first painting and in it I see this process as a confrontation with a surface and a box of pigments.
ONE- and TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2016 1stdibs Gallery at 200 Lex, New York Design Center, NYC
2011 "Ghost Dance," with Rene Pierre Allain, Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
2005 “Webb & Witz @ Warren,” Studio 18 Gallery, NYC
2001 “Paintings,” Holland Tunnel, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
1999 "Judith Murray and Larry Webb" 76 Varick, Soho
1989 Michael Leonard Gallery, Soho, NYC
Zimmerman/Saturn Gallery, Nashville, TN
1979 Ruben Saunders Gallery, Wichita, KN
1977 Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
1976 Emporia State Teachers College, Emporia, KN
1975 Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
1974 Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KN
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014 "So Above, So Below,” Thompson Giroux Gallery, Chatham NY
2013 "Drawn Away: An Exhibition of Abstract Art,” Thompson Giroux Gallery, Chatham NY
2012 "Friend of a Friend,” Thompson Giroux Gallery, Chatham NY
2011 "It’s All Good, Apocalypse Now,” Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
2009 “Bucknell to Yamamoto, Gibson Gallery Acquisitions,” Roland Gibson Gallery, Potsdam, New York
“It’s a Wonderful Life,”Sideshow Gallery Annual Group Exhibition, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
2008 “Concurrent,” four-person show, traveling to six venues: Ewing Gallery, University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, TN; William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ; Heuser Art Center and the Hartmann Center
Art Gallery, Bradley University, Peoria, IL; Mesaros Galleries, West Virginia University, Morgantown,
WV; Lehigh University Art Galleries, Bethlehem, PA; Samek Art Gallery, Bucknell University,
Lewisburg, PA, Bucknell Honorarium
“The Art of Emprise,” Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, Kansas, selected works from the collection
“Peace,” Sideshow Gallery Annual Group Exhibition, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
2007 “Continuum – Works Old and New,” with panel discussion “What is painting?” The 'temporary
Museum of Painting, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
“The War is Over,” Sideshow Gallery Annual Group Exhibition, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
“Variations/Light & Dark,” Far Fields Gallery, Treadwell, New York,
2006 “By the Beautiful Sea,” The 'temporary Museum of Painting, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
“Origins,” Studio 18 Gallery, New York City, group show
Group Show, North Point Cultural Art Center, East Chatham, NY, curated by K.D. Butler
“Fifty Plus,” Holland Tunnel, Williamsburg, group show, catalogue & essay by Robert Morgan
2005 “Impermanent Collection,” The 'temporary Museum of Painting, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
“The Labyrinth,” Holland Tunnel, Paros, Greece
2004 “Metamorphosis,” Studio 18 Gallery, NYC, group show, curated by Paulien Lethen
“Counterpoise,” Studio 18 Gallery, NYC, curated by Nick Maffei
“Resilience,” Richard Sena Gallery, Hudson, New York
“Year End Exhibit,” Studio 18 Gallery, NYC
2003 “Small Works, Studio 18 Gallery, NYC, group show
“Inside Harry’s House,” Holland Tunnel, Middleburg, Holland, group show
“Archives,” Middleburg, Holland, exhibit of artists’ books
2002 “The Brooklyn Rail Presents: Made in Brooklyn, Selection 1,” Wythe Studio, Williamsburg, curated
by Phong Bui
“5,” and "Bound," Holland Tunnel, Williamsburg
2001 Painting Exhibition, Framed Gallery, Norwich, England, group show with John Kiki
“Flat File,” Lindsey Brown, Chelsea, NYC
“Six Painters,” Studio 18 Gallery, NYC
“Art on Hangers,” Hungarian Consulate, NYC
“Made in Brooklyn,” Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, Palm Beach, Florida
“Bullet Space,” organized by Unbearable Assembly Magazine
2000 “The Inaugural Salon,” Splendid, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
“Recent Acquisitions and Other Old Favorites,” Roland Gibson Art Gallery, State University of
New York at Potsdam
"Homage to Albert Pinkham Ryder,” State of the Art Gallery, Greenpoint
“20 Woodcuts by International Painters,” Holland Tunnel Cultural Center, Paros, Greece
“Sleight of Hand,” Cummings Art Center, Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut
“New Tide, A Transatlantic Painting Odyssey,” Netherland Bank, Amsterdam
“Black and White,” Holland Tunnel, Williamsburg
“Salon Amarin,” Amarin, Greenpoint
“Summer Show,” 76 Varick, New York City
“Passion, Passion of Art,” Richard Anderson Fine Arts, NYC
1998 "New Tide,” Williamsburg Art and Historical Society, Williamsburg
“Mega-Salon Portrait Show,” Jorgensen Gallery, NYC
“Winter Show 1998,” Painting Center, Soho
1997 “Push,” 450 Broadway, Soho, group show sponsored by NY ARTS MAGAZINE
“Oil Wood Glass Steel,” 76 Varick, Soho,
“Verge,” Chi-Meat, Williamsburg
“Violence and Red,” C.C. Initiatives, NYC
1996 “The Enduring Presence, Recent New York Abstraction,” Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture,
University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Biggin Gallery of Art, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama;
Roland Gibson Art Gallery, State University of New York at Potsdam
1993 “Fantastic Wanderings,” Cummings Arts Center, Connecticut College
1992 “Vertical Slice,” Cummings Arts Center, Connecticut College
“The Salon of the Mating Spiders,” Test Site, Williamsburg
1991 112 Green Street Gallery, Soho, three person show produced by Michael Leonard Gallery
“From Volume to Absence,” New Waterfront Museum, Ammo Gallery, Brooklyn, group show
“The Art of Life,” Wichita, Kansas, benefit exhibition and auctions for AIDS
1990 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas
80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York City, juried by Ivan Karp
1988 Amos Eno Gallery, Soho
1977 Western Illinois University
Ball State University, Indiana
1976 Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum, Spokane, WA
1974 Wichita State University,
Wichita Art Association
1972 Wichita Art Museum
1970 Marymount College, Salina, Kansas
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Ewing Gallery, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Samek Art Gallery, Bucknell Universtity, Lewisburg, New York
Emprise Bank, Wichita, Kansas
Barton Benes, Artist, NYC
Nancy Hager, Director of Conservatory of Music, CUNY
Connecticut College Print Collection, New London
Kiwi De Voy, collector, Atherton, California
Roland Gibson Gallery, State University of New York at Potsdam
Mimi Braniff, Curator, Potsdam, New York
Dan Mills, Director of Roland Gibson Gallery
Samuel Yates, Director of Ewing Gallery of Art & Architecture, University of Tennessee
Dr. Selman Holo, Director of Fisher Gallery Museum Studies Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Sean Strub, Editor of POZ MAGAZINE, New York City
Law firm of Eisland, Selby & Berman LLP
Castle Oil Corporation, New York City
Big Time Pizza Corp., Seattle, Washington
Jim Fisher & Eric Guerin, curators of benefit show and auction “Visual AIDS Big Deal,” San Francisco
Michael Leonard, Michael Leonard Gallery, New York City
World Trade Dental Group, New York City
Alice Zimmerman, Zimmerman/Saturn Gallery, Nashville
Farm Credit Bank of Wichita, Wichita, Kansas
West Texas Savings and Loan, Wichita Falls, Texas
Emporia State Teachers College, Emporia, Kansas
Robert Bishoff Architects
Cathy Aison, collector, New York City
Phong Bui, collector, New York City
PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
2007 “Unobstructed view,” Critic James Kahn, BROOKLYN RAIL, November 2007
2005 “Larry Webb & Bob Witz,” Critic Ben LaRocco, BROOKLYN RAIL, March 2005
2002 UNBEARABLE ASSEMBLY MAGAZINE, #16 (“The Roast Issue”), October 2002
BROOKLYN RAIL, May-June 2002
2001 GREENPOINT GAZETTE, Vol. 29, May 23, 2001
APPEARANCES MAGAZINE, #27, pp. 32-3, text by Phong Bui
FLYER MAGAZINE URBAN CULTURE GUIDE, May 2001 New York City
UNBEARABLE ASSEMBLY MAGAZINE, April 2001
2000 UNBEARABLE ASSEMBLY MAGAZINE, #11 (“Legal Issue”), March 5, 2000
UNBEARABLE ASSEMBLY MAGAZINE, #12 (“Unbearable Portraits”), October 2000
1999 UNBEARABLE ASSEMBLY MAGAZINE, #9 (“Millennium Pandemonium”), February 21, 1999
BLUELINE, Vol. XX, published by State University of New York at Potsdam
DE FLORIJN, # 20, p. 3, October 28, 1999, Amsterdam
1997 APPEARANCES MAGAZINE, #25, New York City
UNBEARABLE ASSEMBLY MAGAZINE, #8 (“Carnival All The Time”), June 21, 1998
“New Tide” Catalogue, p. 6
UNBEARABLE ASSEMBLY MAGAZINE, #7 (“Global Warming Can Be Fun”), December 14, 1997,
APPEARANCES, New York City, pp. 49, 50 and 51
“New York Abstract Art,” NORTH COUNTRY THIS WEEK, #22, Jan. 29 – Feb. 4, 1997
“Potsdam College Showcasing Abstract Art,” WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES, Feb. 17, 1997, p. 9
Art Partnership, by Mimi Braniff, Roland Gibson Gallery, Alcoa Foundation
WATERFRONT WEEK, Vol. 7.6, March 27 – April 9, 1977, pp. 12 & 16, Williamsburg
UNBEARABLE ASSEMBLY MAGAZINE, #6 (“Cloning”)
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI NEWS, July-August 1997
1996 “Happy Chaos,” Critic Cris Barrett, METRO-PULSE, Knoxville, Tennessee
“The Enduring Presence, Recent New York Abstraction,” Catalog, pp. 22-23
1976 WICHITA EAGLE, review by Dorothy Belden
1975 CIMARRON REVIEW, Oklahoma State University Publication, Stillwater, Oklahoma
EDUCATION
MFA, 1974, Wichita State University