cells/stars

For immediate release: (West Nyack, NY April 2026)

cells/stars
On view in Gallery One April 25 – June 13, 2026
(closed Memorial Day weekend)
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 25, 1:00-4:00pm
Gallery Hours: Mon. – Sat. 10:00am-4:00pm (closed Sundays & Memorial Day Weekend)

Artist Statement

Impermanence teaches me to look beyond the realm of seeing what is in front of me. Instead, I am inspired by the space between things, up close, or very zoomed out. I use the tool of microscopy to consider the question: what am I really looking at? These explorations hold the paradox of the world in front of me, and that which is interstitial, murky, and unexplored. The mediums I use to investigate are metalpoint, artist books, animations and textiles.

It is through the teachings of impermanence that I have learned to deeply value those around me and our finite amount of time in this life. My work away from the studio involves making art at the bedside of chronically ill and dying children as part of a collaborative and palliative practice, I am an artist in residence at Abbott House. I know loss so I hold dear ones close. I know form so I work without it. My abstract work goes beyond rebellion though, as poet Uche Nduka says, it’s a “spiritual mission”. I’m interested in the pressure of inquisition to break open that which is unknown.

About Rockland Center for the Arts:

The mission of Rockland Center for the Arts is to inspire, educate and enrich the community through creating, teaching and presenting the arts, and to provide opportunities for all people to experience and participate in the cultural life of our region. RoCA is committed to the process of experiencing, responding to, creating, and presenting art. By providing a range of relevant, thought-provoking programs, RoCA engages the individual and the community through quality art experiences, while cultivating new audiences in personally meaningful ways.

For more information call 845-358-0877, or visit www.rocklandartcenter.org.

RoCA gratefully acknowledges support for its programs from the Leonard Merrill Kurz Foundation, The Rea Charitable Trust, Sarah and Stephen Thomas, The Richard Pousette-Dart Foundation, M&T Bank, The M&T Charitable Foundation, The Dorothy Gillespie Foundation, Walter Cain & Paulo Ribeiro, Kantrowitz, Goldhamer & Graifman P.C., QuietEvents, the Estate of Joan Konner, Lighting Services Inc., the Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation, Zaklin Family Charitable Fund, The County of Rockland, Art Services Group, RoCA members, donors and business members.

RoCA’s programs are made possible, in part, with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. Funding is also made possible by the County of Rockland.