“Because Therapy Is Expensive,” Free Art Exhibit Now Open at Sandler Center

The latest Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Art Gallery exhibition invites you to enjoy a diverse collection of paintings, promising a captivating journey of paint, sweat and jokes featuring the whimsical art of Daniel Goodman.    

“Because Therapy Is Expensive,” by Goodman, a Richmond-based artist, is on view now through March 3, whenever the Sandler Center box office is open, as well as to event ticketholders during Sandler Center events. The Sandler Center and Sandler Center Foundation will host a free, public opening reception for this exhibition, 6-8 p.m., Jan. 27.   

The artist, an advertising copywriter by trade, paints fluid compositions using a saturated color palette, juxtaposing a free-flowing style with intentional lines and shapes. After living in New York for 15 years, Goodman moved back to Virginia in 2020. Since moving, his art has been featured in numerous shows, storefronts and surfaces across the ViBe Creative District, including murals for both the 2023 and 2024 ViBe Creative District Mural Festivals, one of which he painted with his father, Michael, a talented artist in his own right.   

Learn more about the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Art Gallery, including opportunities to potentially exhibit, at sandlercenter.org. Questions may be emailed to artsinfo@vbgov.com.