Gallery Talk: Larry Wheeler in Conversation with Dan Gottlieb

Gallery talk with former NCMA director Larry Wheeler and artist Dan Gottlieb!

The beauty and raw power of the natural world, always in flux, anchor Dan Gottlieb’s Before the Wind. Blending photography and painting, he creates luminous, layered images that capture movement, atmosphere, and transformation. The exhibition features recent works inspired by a 2025 residency at Bilpin International Grounds for Creative Initiatives in Australia. Immersion in the surrounding eucalyptus forests—and a historic winter windstorm sweeping north from the Antarctic—inspired breathtaking new works, including an infrared video projection capturing the forest’s heightened energy. Before the Wind continues Gottlieb’s decades-long exploration of landscapes shaped by human and natural forces, revealing their shifting, fragile beauty.