Bo Bartlett returns to Miles McEnery with masterful new figurative works

Miles McEnery Gallery is presenting a new collection of works by Bo Bartlett, on view 2 April through 9 May 2026 at 515 West 22nd Street. This marks the artist’s sixth solo exhibition with the gallery and continues his investigation of the American experience through figurative realism. The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated publication featuring an essay by Craig Drennen. The exhibition gathers new paintings and works on paper that depict sun‐soaked beach scenes, outdoor tableaux, and charged moments of stillness—spaces where light, atmosphere, and human presence are palpable. Bartlett’s figures engage the viewer with compelling intensity: some face us directly, demanding attention, while others turn away, inviting reflection. As Drennen writes, “Bartlett’s figures are eternally positioned and waiting for us, presenting themselves