“Out of the Studio” Examines Place, Process, and Abstraction

Artwork by Anthony Dyke (left) and Susan Morrison-Dyke (right).

Artists Anthony Dyke and Susan Morrison-Dyke have returned to Oklahoma City to debut their newest body of work in a vibrant two-person exhibition, now on view at 1515 Lincoln Gallery through July 19, 2025. Out of the Studio features new work created in their Boston-based Fenway and South End studios, offering a glimpse into the creative evolution sparked by their relocation from Oklahoma City to Boston in 2020.

Though their work shares a deep sensitivity to color, form, and the physicality of paint, each artist brings a distinct voice to the gallery walls.

Anthony Dyke’s newest paintings delve into abstraction, drawing inspiration from both landscapes and cityscapes. His pieces begin as small maquettes or miniature studies and develop into complex, layered surfaces through a unique mixture of oil paint, beeswax, and linseed oil. The resulting works blur the boundary between flat image and tactile object, exploring the spaces between geometry and intuition, structure and spontaneity.

Susan Morrison-Dyke’s paintings are equally compelling, full of both buoyancy and tension. Her use of geometric abstraction is charged with emotional depth, enhanced by vibrant color choices and subtle collage elements. Viewers are invited to look closer. Beneath the joyful surfaces lie allusions to place, history, and subversion. Titles like Coney Island Park and Queen’s Mate hint at narratives that emerge slowly through repeated viewing.

Critic Andrew Fish of ART SPIEL described her work as “at once joyous and dark,” noting how Morrison-Dyke draws on color theory, art history, and a keen visual sensibility to guide the viewer’s experience.

Artwork by Anthony Dyke and Susan Morrison-Dyke — click the images to learn more about each piece.

Together, these artists offer a compelling visual conversation, shaped by their individual histories, shared life, and mutual responsiveness to environment and material. The show not only highlights their artistic growth since relocating to Boston but also brings their work back into dialogue with the Oklahoma City community, where they both lived and worked for more than two decades.

Out of the Studio is on view at 1515 Lincoln Gallery through Saturday, July 19, 2025. Don’t miss the opportunity to see how two artists, rooted in shared history yet committed to distinct paths, translate their experiences into rich, visual forms.