The Philip Slein Gallery is pleased to present Off the Grid, an exhibition by New York artist John Zinsser. The Brooklyn-based painter received his BA in American Studies and Art History from Yale University.  A veteran of more than 30 solo shows in the U.S. and Europe, Zinsser explores the most fundamental elements of abstraction: color, ground, space, and gesture. While Zinsser's work acknowledges a universal underlying grid, his current exhibition undermines its rigidity and going “Off the Grid.” In this new group of powerfully expressive paintings Zinsser dares us to join him in a state of pure expression and love of paint. 

In 1987 John co-founded the Journal of Contemporary Art, a magazine devoted solely to interviews with artists. He has written extensively for such publications and websites as Art in America, FlashArt, ArtNet, and Artcritical. He is currently represented by Taylor/Graham Gallery in New York.  Zinsser teaches at the New York Academy as well as The New School where he hosts classes devoted to exhibitions in New York City museums and galleries featuring visits from the exhibiting artists.