Chantal Joffe is inclued in Clever, Quick, Magnetic: The Art of Witty Banter, curated by David Salle, at Oklahoma Contemporary

On view until 11 January 2027, the exhibition considers how artists balance deliberation with spontaneity, and how that tension gives each work its particular character. When viewed together, the paintings reveal a shared openness and curiosity, as well as a decisiveness that binds them from within.

Curator David Salle writes, 'For Joffe, originality rests with the commitment to paint from observation – from life, without resort to a mediating image. The expressivity of her work emerges from the openness, precision, and conviction of the marks made by her brush.'

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Image: Chantal Joffe, Painter in Bed, 2024
Oil on board
120 x 230 cm
47 1/4 x 90 1/2 in
© Chantal Joffe

September 3 2026