MARY’ S CHOICE Curated By Mary Heilmann
“Mary’s Choice”, the group exhibition presented at 303 Gallery, New York. The artists in “Mary’s Choice” are dealing with perspective in a broad sense – literally in animation camera work, and literately in point of view. They share an impulse to show the unseen. The iconic sculptures and large format Polaroids deal with known psychological tropes, referencing the traditions of surrealism, comic animation and the mythic imagery of ancient cultures.The artists included in the show are Paul Gabrielli, Paul Lee, Erik Moskowitz and Amanda Trager, Steve Keister, Jill Levine, Sarah McDougald Kohn, Le Xi, Craig Hein, Mark Magill, and Julie Ryan and Rachel Bleiweiss-Sande. The show also includes work from the Flying Saucer Project, a collaborative enterprise with Steve Keister and Rachel Bleiweiss-Sande. Click here
303 Gallery, New York
That’s Just It
My early work project "Life on Line" got exhibited at the New York School of Visual Arts back in 2010. This piece had both a wall-mounted component and an animation part. It featured simple black and white line drawings on a black background - kind of bridging the gap between cave paintings and computer animation to tell these timeless stories spanning the different phases of my life before and after moving to New York. This project was selected by artist Stephen Maine to be featured in the "That's Just It" show at a gallery in the Chelsea neighborhood of NYC.
Using just lines, I was trying to break down the barriers between imagination and action. Those lines not only captured my imagination, but also became this link between my everyday life and my creative work. All the materials used in the exhibition were everyday items from my daily life that I lived with and reused over and over. This approach was heavily influenced by my MFA professor Jerry Saltz, who believed art should flourish just like life itself. Jerry would always come to the Chelsea openings in person to provide really helpful feedback - he was like a guiding spirit for my whole artistic career, pointing me in the right direction for the future. Click here
'PLUS ONE' curated by Dan Cameron
The 'plus one' exhibition was a group show curated by Dan Cameron. The core concept was that each participating artist invited another artist to collaborate, forming 'plus one' partnerships.
In this exhibition, the works of students from the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts were merged through cross-disciplinary collaboration, collectively creating a series of creative and thought-provoking pieces. My collaboration with my good friend Jen DeNike, pairing my work 'Trash Can' with her 'Pool Party', resulted in a cross-media installation piece.
Jen DeNike has always provided me with creative advice and assistance. She is skilled at exploring the ritual and mysterious elements in her surrounding environment, capturing everyday details and weaving them into works with personal narratives. Meanwhile, I use a variety of mediums like video, photography, and ready-mades to construct more contemplative art installations. Our collaboration in this exhibition generated a unique dialogue between our works.
The exhibition was held in June 2010 at the exhibition space at 527 W. 23rd Street in New York City. Renowned art critic Jerry Saltz came out to support this creative show. Click here
“In The Zone III” Brattleboro Museum，VT
April 9 - July 3, 2011
Judging the work of 270 artists in one day was a challenging task, but as the guest juror for the 2011 Brattleboro Museum & Art Center’s triennial exhibition, In the Zone III, I managed to select nine outstanding artists. These artists, though linked to Vermont only by their addresses, showcase sophisticated work influenced by the international art scene.
Lucy Sander Sceery brings her obsession with rubber duckies to life, using them as metaphors for individuality. Christopher Sproat's "Red Vein" mimics a dragonfly, made from recycled materials. Rita Edelman's canvases evoke ancient symbols with haunting, layered acrylics. Leonard Ragouzeos magnifies small objects to monumental proportions. Nancy Winship Milliken uses textured materials like wool to counter our nontextural, tech-driven environment. John Paul Gardner’s monofilament installations create delicate, web-like structures. Richard Heller's unpretentious oak tags capture cultural, political, and abstract images. Angela Zammarelli's characters range from motions to dolls, creating interactive experiences. Le Xi’s videos use everyday objects as screens, exploring contrasts like stillness and motion.
These diverse works prove that advanced, provocative art can thrive outside major urban centers. I eagerly await the opening of this remarkable exhibition.
— Christine Temin, Juror
“Out of Body” Curated by Kirsten Bengtson-Lykoudis
01/03/2025
The 'Out of Body' exhibition was a group show curated by Kirsten Bengtson-Lykoudis. The human body has never ceased to be a source of creative inspiration. The artists in our first exhibition of 2025 use figurative art as a springboard to share personal narratives, create visual metaphors, grapple with identity issues, and confront the status quo at a time when bodily autonomy is under attack, and teachers can be fired for showing slides of Michelangelo’s “David.”