NEW YORK, N.Y.- Stephen Haller Gallery presents Johnnie Winona Ross: Seeps, Traces, and Paths, an exhibition of luminous new paintings by the American artist – Oct 20th – Nov 26th. “Ross’ incandescent works approach the ecstatic.” Maureen Mullarkey, City Arts. Washington Post critic Stephen Parks characterized Ross’s work in this way: “From a distance his canvases appear to be simple, minimal constructions of horizontal stripes with hints of vertical color in the background. Up close the paintings are seen to be extraordinarily beautiful and complex objects that induce a humming meditative state.” Ross grounds his work in the inspiration of the desert of the American Southwest, and borrows techniques from ancient Native American sources, melding them with a distinctly sophisticated and utterly contemporary vision. His use of the Native American technique of bu