Mists and Marvels - curated by Kevork Mourad

Janet Hennessey Dilenschneider Gallery Hours:

Monday – Friday 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Saturdays 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

The gallery entrance is located on Elizabeth Street.

Sarah Fairchild is a mixed media artist living in Jersey City, NJ working in Long Island City, NY. Sarah is deeply concerned about our environment, creating and representing natural forms through a synthetic lens. Sarah embraces the ancient concept of “Anima Mundi”; referring to the existence of a world soul, a spirit inside nature, and the intrinsic connection between all living things.

Sarah received her BFA from Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, OH. She is currently represented by Contemporary Art Matters Gallery in Columbus, OH. Recent commissions include two limited edition prints published by Haystack Editions; Bloom, a three dimensional temporary hanging sculpture inside the lobby of One Liberty Plaza, New York City; Floribunda, a two-part temporary installation adapted from an original painting on the exterior and three original mixed media artworks inside the lobby at One Pierrepont Plaza in Brooklyn; Tennessee State Wildflower, an original painting to be adapted into an interior wall installation by Joseph Editions; Cruciferous, a temporary installation adapted from two original paintings, adorned the lobby of the Grace Building in New York City; set and prop design for Opera Columbus’ production of Lully’s Armide; and a large scale wallpaper installation at the Columbus School for Girls. Recent publications include New American Paintings, International Painting Annual, and her work is included in several public and private collections including the Columbus Museum of Art and the Pizzuti Collection.

Simona Prives is a Brooklyn-based visual artist whose work includes painting, drawing, and time-based media. Having received her MFA from Pratt Institute, Prives creates animated collages that incorporate a variety of themes and materials. Her work explores the dialectic of growth and decay and examines our complex relationship between the organic and the man-made.

In 2021, Prives was commissioned by MTA Arts & Design to create a 52 channel, site-specific video installation in Fulton Center in NYC. Entitled “Even While The Dust Moves,” the installation was displayed across the 52 large video screens within the Fulton Center complex. Hundreds of layers of a wide range of media — including video, drawings, ink paintings, and printmaking — comprise each animated artwork within the larger whole. As travelers move through the three levels of Fulton Center, they are presented with scenes of diverse landmasses and skies, interwoven with reimagined environments on which acrobats, dancers, and workers all move.

Prives currently lives in NYC where she teaches art and design at Parsons, The New School, NYU and is an assistant professor at CUNY.

Fairchild:

Pink Fawn and Luna Moth
20”x28” Mixed Media; Silkscreen, fabric, metallic textile foils, acrylic, nylon flocking, recycled plastic shipping materials, crystals and thread on paper, mounted on panel. 2024

Luna Moth and Beech Leaves
20”x28” Mixed Media; Silkscreen, fabric, metallic textile foils, acrylic, nylon flocking, recycled plastic shipping materials, crystals and thread on paper, mounted on panel. 2024

Pink Fawn and Blue Moth
20”x28” Mixed Media; Silkscreen, fabric, metallic textile foils, acrylic, nylon flocking, recycled plastic shipping materials, crystals and thread on paper, mounted on panel. 2024

Daisies and Pollinators
20”x24” Mixed Media; Silkscreen, fabric, metallic textile foils, acrylic, nylon flocking, recycled plastic shipping materials, crystals and thread on paper, mounted on panel. 2024

Round Webs
17”x17” Silkscreen on fabric, acrylic paint and crystals, stuffed with recycled plastic shipping materials. 2023

Tufted Flowers and Butterflies
15”x15” Mixed media; Silkscreen, fabric, metallic textile foils, acrylic, nylon flocking, recycled plastic shipping materials and thread on paper mounted on panel. 2024

 

Prives:

The Noise of Dark Waters, 2024, Hybrid print combining soft ground intaglio etching with collage, drawing and ink, 40 x 60 inches

The Noise of Waters 3, 2024, Hybrid print combining soft ground intaglio etching with collage, drawing and ink, 41 x 29 inches

The Noise of Waters 2, 2024, Hybrid print combining soft ground intaglio etching with collage, drawing and ink, 26 x 63 inches

Polarity, 2023, Intaglio etching with photogravure, printed a la poupée, 28 x 20 inches