"This month, Upstate New York kicks off a new era with exuberant and inspiring shows. Convey/Er/Or Gallery presents a series of playful yet powerful stick artworks by Loren Eiferman, and Headstone Gallery features fun-loving mythical paintings by Michael McGrath. Yatta: Iron + Palm Wine at Art Omi is an experimental immersive installation exploring the intersection of sound and storytelling, while Time & Space Limited presents recent political paintings by badass artist and co-founder Linda Mussmann."
"Curated by Mandolyn Wilson Rosen and featuring 18 New York-based artists working in a variety of media, A Gnawing Thought at Utopia aptly captures art as something lovely that nibbles happily at the edges of your mind. Padma Rajendran's Surrealist-meets-domestic "Lemon Life" (2018) consists of stitching on fabric, including a disembodied red hand, hovering green door, two palm trees, and an overflowing jug."
""Festoon" (2025) by Jenny Kemp is a sumptuous wave of sherbert shapes unfolding in harmonious glory; meanwhile, "Yellow Square Floating" (2025) by Nancy Shaver consists of sturdy wooden blocks covered in fabric and paper in a sober arrangement while a yellow one floats joyfully among them."
Upstate New York opens 2026 with a range of exhibitions spanning playful to politically urgent works. Convey/Er/Or and Headstone Gallery present sculptural stick pieces and mythical paintings, while Art Omi stages an immersive sound-and-story installation titled Yatta: Iron + Palm Wine. Time & Space Limited foregrounds recent political paintings by Linda Mussmann. The Hyde Collection features Nina Katchadourian’s faux greenery, and the Everson Museum presents Joyce Kozloff’s sobering vision of the United States and its global impact. Utopia’s A Gnawing Thought gathers 18 artists, including textile and sculptural pieces by Padma Rajendran, Jenny Kemp, and Nancy Shaver.
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