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In the Nova section of the fair, Welancora Gallery presents a stunning display of abstract paintings by Carl E. Hazlewood. Hazlewood, who was born in 1951, has been on the rise over the past few years due to the increasing popularity of Black abstraction. The brightly colored vertical panels evoke the works of Sam Gilliam and Frank Bowling. 

Gallery director Ivy Jones told Artsy that enthusiasm for Hazlewood’s work was running high throughout the opening day, and attributed that in part to enthusiasm for the Nova section. “Nova is one of the smaller sections of the fair…I think people come to it looking for exciting, new artists that are not as prominent as some of the others in the main section,” Jones said.