Santa Monica, CA  - William Turner Gallery is pleased to present Surface Tension, a major group exhibition of West Coast artists, opening February 28, 5-8 PM.

Surface Tension explores surface as an active site of meaning, sensation, and perception. The exhibition foregrounds how contemporary practices use texture, layering, and materiality to shape visual and sensory experience. Bridging painting, sculpture, and works at their intersection, the featured artists employ materials ranging from pearlescent and pigmented acrylics to urethane, resin, industrial finishes, and etched line-work.

Together, the works reveal surface not as a final layer, but as a dynamic interface—one that captures light, depth, and movement while inviting sustained, close looking. Through extended material experimentation and technical refinement, each artist demonstrates a deep attunement to their chosen medium, using surface to generate tension between control and intuition, precision and discovery, all aimed at igniting that spark of heightened perception.

Featured artists: Alex Couwenberg, Andy Moses, Casper Brindle, Dawn Arrowsmith, Ed Moses, Eric Johnson, Frank Gehry, Jennifer Wolf, Jimi Gleason, Jimmy Hayward, Leigh Wen, Peter Lodato, Roland Reiss, and Shingo Francis.