Platform Gallery is pleased to present "5 Painters," a show of new work by Jaq Chartier (Seattle), James Gudat (Portland), Patte Loper (New York), Daniel Rushton (New York), and Kim Squaglia (Sacramento). The exhibition goes on view Thursday, June 23 with an Opening Party on Saturday, June 25 from 5:30pm to 8pm.

In a time when installation art, new media, and large photography hold sway, artists continue to find inspiration and challenges in painting. This exhibition features the work of five artists whose work addresses the relevance and practice of painting and transcends the conventions of "a painted surface." Large scale and intimate, the paintings in the exhibition dialog with one another compositionally and conceptually through surface and depth.

The exhibition continues to July 30, 2005.