""Play between humans and pets, as well as simply spending time peaceably hanging out together, brings joy to all the participants. Surely that is one important meaning of companion species." -Donna Haraway, 'Companion Species Manifesto ' Companions is a group exhibition celebrating our closest animal friends and colleagues. Featuring works across media by Lola Dupre, Debra Broz, Roberto Benavidez, Misato Sano, William Mophos, and Nicolas V. Sanchez, this show revels in the ways we share our lives with non-human species."
"Each artist translates their furry and feathered subjects in a distinctively human way: Dupre and Broz distort any realistic likeness in favor of surreal, exaggerated amalgamations, while Benavidez translates a small kitten into the celebratory form of a piñata. Sano similarly gouges small pieces of camphor wood to carve a range of expressive pups, which she then paints in oils."
"Although their renderings take a more realistic approach, Sanchez and Mophos utilize substrates embedded within human life, the former gravitating toward the blank pages of a sketchbook and the latter scouring the streets of São Paulo for architectural remnants that become small jagged canvases. In this way, these artists present companionship as a bridge between nature and culture. They see their companions as being both of their own making-in that any relationship is influenced and created by both parties- and as independent beings with big personalities all their own. Companions opens on September 27, 2025. RSVP to our opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday."
Companions is a group exhibition that centers human relationships with pets and other companion animals through works across media. Artists Lola Dupre and Debra Broz create surreal, exaggerated amalgamations that depart from realistic likenesses. Roberto Benavidez transforms a small kitten into a celebratory piñata, while Misato Sano carves expressive pups from camphor wood and finishes them in oil. Nicolas V. Sanchez favors blank sketchbook pages as support, and William Mophos repurposes architectural remnants from São Paulo as small jagged canvases. The show frames companionship as a bridge between nature and culture and opens September 27, 2025, with an RSVP reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
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