"Brave New World: Currents in Contemporary Abstraction" at Scott Richards Contemporary Art through March 6

A group exhibition at the Scott Richards Contemporary Art gallery, "Brave New World: Currents in Contemporary Abstraction," examines various aspects of abstraction and questions traditional notions of color, meaning, surface and shape.

It features mixed media works by Tim Bavington, Sophia Dixon-Dillo, Peter Fox, William Metcalf, David Ryan, Patrick Wilson and Eric Zammitt.

"Quadrophenia," (2014), synthetic polymer on canvas by Tim Bavington. Photo courtesy of Scott Richards Contemporary Art. 

Untitled #2384 (2012), mixed media by Sophia Dixon-Dillo. Photo courtesy of Scott Richards Contemporary Art. 

Scott Richards Contemporary Art, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday-Friday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays and Mondays by appointment. 251 Post St., Ste. 425, S.F. (415) 788-5588, www.srcart.com.