Stand Out: A Decade of Paintings by Chris Taylor

Chris Taylor is taking over Sean Christopher Gallery on High Street with Stand Out, a retrospective of paintings from the last ten years. It opens November 7 and runs through December 5, so you've got a good window to catch it.

The show pulls together a selection of Taylor's work from the past decade, and the description calls it playful and colorful. The core of it is about how we perceive and understand figure and image, and seeing ten years of that in one room lets you trace how those ideas have shifted over time. If you've seen his work in pieces before, this is a chance to see the broader arc.

One thing that makes the opening night different is that it's part of the Short North Gallery Hop. The Hop has been a local tradition since 1984, held on the first Saturday of every month from 4 PM to 8 PM along High Street, and it's billed as one of the longest-running arts events in the country. It's a free collaborative opening, and the street comes alive with performances, local events, and public art. Galleries spotlight Ohio-based artists alongside national and international ones, and open studios let you see the process behind the work, so you can wander from one space to another without ever leaving the neighborhood.

Stand Out is free to visit, and the gallery stays open through early December if you can't make the opening night. The exhibition runs from November 7 to December 5 at Sean Christopher Gallery on High Street in Columbus.