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Surprise Aquarium
Solo Exhibition by Meera Palia
Willesden Gallery
20 June- 1 July 2023

‘Surprise Aquarium’ is abstract expressionist painter Meera Palia’s first solo exhibition, sharing with you a selection of spontaneous ‘outpourings’ from 2019-2023, a period of time with change at its heart, shaped by grief, hormonal mayhem and an ever-increasing desire to create work fully ‘in the moment’.

With a love for raw and improvised art forms, Meera aims for the painting equivalent of a jazz jam, prioritising the energy and authenticity of free mark-making over achieving a polished composition or choreographed act. This exhibition is a celebration of, and warm invitation to consider the vulnerability and empowerment contained in the act of painting without a defined outcome in mind, with all the imperfections, uncertainty and challenges of remaining open to dissonance as well as harmony. Since entering the perimenopausal years, Meera has developed a deeper appreciation of the therapeutic value of painting in this way as an unplanned release of unpredictable, constantly shifting thoughts and emotions. Recent works convey this spirit of restlessness- of moods, ideas and ways of being in flux- unfinished, subject to change.

From minimalist to maximalist expressions, Meera uses acrylics, oils and collage to create varied work that is colourful, playful and visceral. Inspired by the rhythmic, gestural, physical act of painting, Meera will also often paint to music, bringing its energy, syncopation and movement into her work. Seeing painting as an enquiry, a dialogue with the unknown, she enjoys being surprised by what happens in front of her, experiencing each piece as a unique event. Recognisable ‘forms’ such as figures, landscapes or suggestions of stories may or may not emerge and it is this sense of the unexpected that Meera finds so compelling.

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My Solo Show, Snapshots, opens at Praise Shadows on February 17th, 2023

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Manufactured Memories is a collection of all new work from emerging artist Katrina Niswander presented by Women United Art Movement. The collection of works, and interactive virtual gallery will be accessible between the dates of February 14-27th

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Kathleen Beausoleil's painting, Meet at the Ferris Wheel is included in New Jersey Arts Annual Mother Nature vs Human Nature at the Noyes Museum of Art.

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Monique Martin has an exhibition of 3000 hand printed and constructed, paper dandelions. McMullen Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta. Exhibition continues until March 5.

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In-person event. In her first solo exhibition at Monmouth Museum, Neilson Gallery, Opening August 20 - September 18th, Kathleen Beausoleil captures not only a pivotal time in the history of our country but opens a window of insight into the archetypal inner workings of our instinctually human social behaviors.

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In-person event. NARRATIVE LANDSCAPE-A Solo Exhibition of Contemporary Landscape Paintings by artist Talia Swartz Parsell, Westward Gallery, Denver, Colorado, USA

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In-person event. SAY GAY: By MIZE Gallery A Pride Show Featuring art that “SPEAKS, SCREAMS, YELLS GAY!”

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In-person event. Rebecca McGee Tuck's sea debris sculpture will be paired alongside ocean photographer Steve DeNeef at the George Marshall Store Gallery in York Maine (https://www.georgemarshallstoregallery.com/). This two artist show is called "Immersion" and will run July 2-31 with an opening reception to be held on July 9th from 6-9pm.

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In-person event. "US" is a solo exhibition of new paintings by Teresa Dunn at First Street Gallery in New York City. Dunn's paintings depict the stories that people of color, multicultural individuals, and immigrants in America want to share about themselves through her figure narratives. Many of these paintings reflect on the complex space between the American Reality and the American Dream. The exhibition runs from May 24 - June 18, 2022. A reception for the artist will take place at the gallery on Thursday May 26 from 6-8pm.

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Online event. Visit contemporary artist Julia Hacker booth in the Virtual Edition The Other Art Fair. Julia Hacker represents her latest collection of abstract landscapes. Event is hosted by Saatchi Art. Meet international artists, handpicked by curators of the biggest online gallery.

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In-person event. Hey, she´s got superpowers!

BienCuadrado Gallery, Opening reception May 19 2022
Two-person exhibition. The exhibition invites viewers to consider self-empowerment as a means of navigating through a troubled world where women are the protagonists as they find strength to protect and create change. Their artwork explores a diversity of constituents including nature, faith, immortality, rebirth, spiritual energies and ancient mythology and the connection between humans with the divine realm.

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In-person event. Regina Durante Jestrow’s solo exhibition “Reinterpretation of Tradition” at Laundromat Art Space, opening May 14th, celebrates her textile-based artworks from her Americana Quilt series. Opening reception will be May 14th, from 6pm to 9pm.

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In-person event. Monique Martin's solo exhibition titled "Context is Everything" merges the unwanted and undervalued flora of the landscape with the characteristic of judging people, events, and circumstances too quickly without using prior knowledge and insights. The installation consists of 2000 paper dandelions installed in perpetual bloom across the floor of the gallery. The dandelion is a silent protest heard worldwide on sidewalks, in parks and gardens, and is a model for how to be strong in the face of adversity. It abhors monoculture, is open to differences and challenges stereotypes. It can be a symbol for healing from emotional pain, physical injury, and thriving through life’s difficulties. The dandelion flourishes in difficult conditions, surviving the challenges imposed by humanity and emerging victorious.

The exhibition also explores the concept of transformation through 15,000 silkscreened paper butterflies. Transformation is the deep time of things when life hangs like a question mark, fragile and always changing. Sometimes a single moment in a single day can determine a life but it can also take years and decades to form a life. Transformation is a process within human existence. This process allows us to live in the continuous present as we know we will not be the same person tomorrow that we were today. The arithmetic of life can be looked at as continuous subtraction or as continuous transformation. When we die, there is a universe inside our head that evolved and changed as we experienced life. When parts of our life run thin like the transparent chrysalis of a butterfly there is room for transformation, change, growth and movement.

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Both in-person and online event. The Seasons of Childhood' opens at The Woollahra Art Gallery in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, curated by Sebastian Goldspink. This body of work explores Young's own childhood as she navigates the journey of raising her own children, set amidst Sydney Harbour and the European Diaspora of Australia's Ski Resorts. This exhibition follows the artist's sell out debut Exhibition in Los Angeles 'Still.Life', a series of works exploring abandoned imagined parties at Domicile Gallery. Photo Credit. Karina Pires

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AMONG FRIENDS 3

Organized by Alexandra Rutsch Brock, Beth Dary, and Patricia Fabricant
Inspired by the Robert Rauschenberg artwork #Hiccups," AMONG FRIENDS reflects and responds to the strength and illumination we find through art, friendship and community.
The show will consist of 300 pieces of 9x7" paper, each worked on by a different artist, zipped together into one continuous, exuberant piece.

Each individual piece will be for sale for $300 with 20% going to New York Artists Equity

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In-person event. Throughout history and across cultures, insects have inspired artists to create artwork that celebrates the beauty of and challenges viewers to shift their perspectives on these magnificent and essential creatures. Insects are everywhere. They are, by far, the most common animals on our planet: more than 1.5 million species of insects have been identified. Without insects, our lives would be vastly different. Insects pollinate our fruits, flowers, and vegetables. They are essential as primary or secondary decomposers, and they are a major food source for amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Shannon Amidon's exhibit Agents of Nature is a love letter to the critical roles that insects play in the environment. Her elegant works made from a variety of natural elements such as encaustic, gold leaf, pyrite, insect wings, and vintage ephemera celebrate the many contributions insects make to the natural world. These numerous and delicate pieces hold a hint of warning of what can be lost to future generations. Her emphatic use of encaustic is particularly poignant as this ancient medium of molten beeswax used throughout history since the ancient Greek and Egyptian times cannot exist without the survival of bees. By portraying the cycles of life, death, and impermanence in her work, Amidon calls attention to the importance of insects, inviting viewers to see nature not as a backdrop but as a vital element of our existence.

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https://gallery.vashoncenterforthearts.org/event-works.php?eventId=18529&event=Shannon+Amidon%3A+Agents+of+Nature

Lynette Charters “The Missing Women Series”.

Opening reception May 13th, 5-8pm Docent tour at 7pm. Visit artist’s website. Follow the artist on IG | https://foguestudios.com

Both in-person and online event. "On the Move", a two-woman exhibition showing new painted cyanotype works by Annalise Neil and mounted vintage collage works by Melody Jean Moulton opens April 30, 2022 at the Trash Lamb Gallery in San Diego, CA. Both artists utilize visual foraging and reorganization of source material to explore themes of migration, disruption and a redefinition of sensory experience.

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In-person event. I am presenting my project "Body Memories - Matte Memories" in the Pavilion of the Republic of San Marino, as part of the Venice Biennale.
WIth my six marble sculptures, I am exploring new ways to represent the human bodies. This research is based on rediscovering inner emotions, things we have deep inside us, our most intimate essence, and how this affects our attitude in the physical world.

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In-person event. Vários tipos de vazio, Solo show at Galeria S. Mamede, Lisbon. This is an exhibition that talks about absence, loss, invisibility, distance between people, impasse and waiting. But also about a sense of security, a possible new beginning and the search for freedom: empty space and silence are always starting points for all possibilities.

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In-person event. Rebecca McGee Tuck has her sea debris sculpture showing with the art activist group S.H.E. (https://www.sharedhabitatearth.org/). The show series of over 30 Boston area climate activist artists will be on view at multiple locations including at The PEG Center for Arts and Activism (https://www.paulaesteygallery.com/events) in Newburyport MA. The show runs from April 15-May 28 with an artist reception on May 15 from 1-4.

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In-person event. SOZO Gallery presents At the Root, a group exhibition featuring the work of four contemporary artists: Jill Hotchkiss, Ana Maria Mariani, Michela Martello, and Kristen van Diggelen Sloan. At the Root will act as a visual investigation into spirituality and intimacy, with emphasis on nature, transcendence, and introspection. The human condition is a wild amalgam of tokens – birth, growth, emotion, love, loss, harmony, conflict, spirituality, death – all acquired over the course of our lives. These are the things that connect us, and they come alive in various forms and through various modes.

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In-person event. Folds of Desire is a solo show of my most recent works. The exhibit, curated by Yvonamor Palix considers the divide between desire and the unspoken. On view at Yvonamor Palix Fine Arts in Houston, TX.

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In-person event. Hugs from Home: A Covering of Shadows, a solo exhibition by Cherie Buck-Hutchison at Shemer Art Center and Museum. The show features nuanced pairings of photographic layers seeking to mitigate traumatic memories.

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Online event. Neotectonic Period: A Radical Proposal for Beauty

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