Known for his expressionist oil paintings, Arneson continues to explore themes of iconography and spirituality. Included in this exhibition will be large, exuberant canvases as well as a series of small, intense oil on paper paintings. Arneson’s bold, primary color palette and expressive brushwork combine to invigorate the paintings. Provocative mark-making, mysterious symbols and Cubist-like compositions draw viewers in, heightening their sense of inquiry. Of his paintings, Arneson has written:

“I am interested in work that resides in both objective and non-objective worlds. I am equally attracted to gestures and non-descriptive marks as well as the power and ambiguity of symbols and images. Mixed media drawing inhabits a place between the known and the unknown. ”