Little Rock Soirée, 2026
Artist Spotlight: Martin Kahnle
Little Rock Soirée profiles Martin Kahnle following his representation by Boswell Mourot Fine Art in Little Rock. The feature discusses Untitled (Off Soap Creek), Kahnle’s relationship to the Southern landscape, and the role of memory and place in his paintings.
Patch, 2011
“Marty Kahnle: Blobs Rule At IronWorks Gallery”
Carol Selman
Written during Kahnle’s solo exhibition at IronWorks Gallery in West Orange, New Jersey, the article considers his earlier series of biomorphic “blob” paintings and the ambiguity, humor and narrative within the work.
“There are three key things to know about West Orange-based painter Marty Kahnle: he has great chops, his own vision and a sense of humor.”
Jonathan Goodman, 2014
Critical Essay on the Paintings of Martin Kahnle
Commissioned by Katharine T. Carter & Associates
New York art writer Jonathan Goodman considers two important bodies of Kahnle’s earlier work: his landscape paintings and his biomorphic “blob” paintings. Goodman examines Kahnle’s use of color, abstraction, and imagery, as well as the relationship between landscape, commercial culture, and environmental concerns.
“Kahnle stands out as a painter of genuine independence; he gives you the sense that he has taken on his subject matter with a seriousness born both of commitment and unusual technical skill.”
And later:
“Kahnle shows us how he invests this legacy with a vision verifiably his own.”
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