Berry Campbell Gallery, located in Chelsea, New York, USA, presents Eric Dever: Points of Interest, an inspiring new exhibition that celebrates the artist’s long-standing dialogue with nature, opening July 3 and running through August 15, 2025. Dever’s solo show at Berry Campbell, Points of Interest, delves deeply into the temporal qualities of plant life and the urgent ecological realities of climate change. The artist, who lives and works in Water Mill, New York, draws rich inspiration from his own studio garden, as well as from surrounding watersheds, nature reserves, and historic vistas. These varied landscapes feed into Dever’s sensitive visual language, offering visitors a powerful and timely reflection on our relationship with the natural world.

Dever’s paintings gracefully balance between representation and abstraction. At times, botanical forms emerge in striking clarity, revealing their delicate structures and natural rhythms. These forms seem to dissolve and spill beyond the boundaries of the canvas, transforming into atmospheric abstractions that invite viewers into a more meditative, emotional realm. The nineteen works on view include some of Dever’s largest and most ambitious paintings to date, each one layered with time and gesture in ways that echo the organic growth cycles of the plants he studies.

As Dr. Giovanni Aloi eloquently notes in the stunning exhibition catalogue, “In Eric Dever’s paintings, time is neither background nor metaphor: it is substance.” Each brushstroke acts as a living trace, a moment captured in the continuum of what Aloi calls “material and spiritual becomings.” This poetic approach places Dever among the most thoughtful contemporary painters exploring the overlap between ecological consciousness and artistic practice.

Dever’s career has recently seen well-deserved recognition. His work was acquired by the Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington, New York, and featured in exhibitions such as Seeing Red: From Renoir to Warhol at the Nassau County Museum of Art, as well as Parrish Perspectives at the Parrish Art Museum. His paintings have also travelled internationally through the United States Art and Embassies program, reaching audiences in Hong Kong, Macau, and Helsinki. In 2026, Dever will present a solo show at the Greenville County Museum of Art in South Carolina, further expanding his influence.

Berry Campbell Gallery itself has built a reputation for championing historically underrecognized artists, bringing a scholarly and inclusive approach to the conversation around American Modernism. Located on West 26th Street in Chelsea, the gallery has become a vital voice for artists whose stories and contributions have too often been overlooked.

The public is warmly invited to experience Eric Dever: Points of Interest this summer. A reception will take place on Thursday, July 10, from 6 to 8 pm, and Dever will offer a guided gallery tour as part of the ADAA Tribeca/Chelsea Gallery Walk on Wednesday, July 16, starting at 7:15 pm.

For those seeking an exhibition that is as intellectually rigorous as it is visually arresting, Points of Interest is not to be missed. Berry Campbell’s summer hours are Monday through Friday, 10 am to 6 pm, or by appointment.