Cultural Partnership: Cocktail and Exhibition Tour with Summer Wheat – May 14, 2025

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Cultural Partnership: Cocktail and Exhibition Tour with Summer Wheat – May 14, 2025

Wednesday, May 14^th, 6pm – 8pm 

Summer Wheat, Catching Butterflies on Grass, 2025, Acrylic paint and gouache on aluminum mesh 172.7 x 119.4 cm (68 x 47 in) Courtesy Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery and the artist.

As part of our expanding list of events for the American Club of Paris and in collaboration with the Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery, we are delighted to invite you to an exclusive opening to celebrate the return of the American artist Summer Wheat to Zidoun-Bossuyt Paris for the opening of her new exhibition titled "Sun Up, Sun Down."

On this special occasion, members of the Club are invited to join us for an exhibition tour, followed by a cocktail reception in the presence of the artist herself. This unique opportunity will allow members to discover her new works and engage directly with her.

We are thrilled about the prospect of sharing this artistic moment with our members.

Discover details about the exhibition and artist here

Wednesday, May 14th, 2025

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm 

Zidoun - Bossuyt Paris 

51 Rue de Seine 

Paris 75006 

Dress Code : 

Smart Casual 

Members: 10€* 

Non-Members: 15€ * 

*Price includes three glasses of wine and shared cheeses, charcuterie and  crudités platters 

Register Here

-Limited to 40 people-

Payment Due Upon Registration 

Artist Biography  

Summer Wheat was born in 1977 in Oklahoma City, OK. She obtained a B.A. from the University of Central Oklahoma and an M.F.A. from Savannah College of Art and Design. Solo exhibitions of her work have taken place at Zidoun-Bossuyt Galley Paris (2022), Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC (2021); Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery Luxembourg (2020); Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO (2020); KMAC Museum, Louisville, KY (2019); Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, CA (2018); Smack Mellon, New York, NY (2018); Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (2017); and Oklahoma Contemporary, Oklahoma City, OK (2016). Summer Wheat’s work is featured in numerous public and private collections, including the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX; the De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA; the Peréz Art Museum Miami, Miami, FL; the Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA; the Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC; and the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, KY. Wheat has received several awards and prizes including, the Northern Trust Purchase Prize at EXPO Chicago (2019) and the New York NADA Artadia Award (2016). Summer Wheat is collaborating with International Architects Atelier to transform the Beaux Arts Conservatory on the premises of the Kansas City Museum. Titled JewelHouse, this light- filled sacred space is set to open in 2025. In 2023 The Mint Museum and Rizzoli co-published the first comprehensive book about Summer Wheat’s œuvre. In September 2025 Summer Wheat will present a solo exhibition at The SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA.

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