We are thrilled to announce Between Structure and Spirit, Bill Burns' first solo exhibition with Collective Z and his second solo show in New York. The exhibition brings together a new body of paintings that navigate the charged space between discipline and intuition — between the material and the transcendent.
Trained as a designer with over a decade at Pottery Barn, Burns brings a rigorous compositional intelligence to painting that never forecloses on the unexpected. His canvases accumulate color and gesture in layers, pressing toward light with a quality that is simultaneously architectural and atmospheric. The works do not preach — they breathe.
Everlasting Light I, 2025
24 × 24 in
Beyond the Ephemeral I, 2025 · Acrylic on canvas · 54 × 34 in
Burns' practice is rooted in the belief that art can offer solace, hope, and resilience in uncertain times. The paintings ask viewers not to analyze but to feel — to enter the space of the canvas and allow it to shift something interior.
OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday, April 18, 2026 · 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Collective Z Gallery · New York, NY
The artist will be present. All are welcome.
LAST CHANCE — CLOSING SOON
In the Heat of Becoming
A Group Exhibition · Collective Z Gallery
Don't miss the final days of In the Heat of Becoming, our current group exhibition. The show closes Saturday April 11, and these are the last two days to experience the work in person. Come see us before it closes.