The Gallery at Yellow Studio Presents Multitudes Four Women Artists Explore Identity, Autonomy, and the Female Gaze
Cross River, NY– The Gallery at Yellow Studio presents Multitudes, a group exhibition featuring Allison Belolan, Dorian Goldman, Anne Pollard James, and Angela Strassheim, on view March 21 through April 19, 2026. The exhibition brings together painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture to examine how women perceive themselves and their bodies, and how others perceive them. The works investigate the many versions of ourselves that exist simultaneously: the self we know, the self others see, the roles we inhabit, and the experiences we share. Join us for an opening reception on Saturday, March 21, from 4 to 6pm.
Through diverse mediums and approaches, the four artists reclaim autonomy and ownership of representation, pushing back against idealized expectations and centering regular bodies as sites of strength and transformation. Anne Pollard James presents bold works that shift between confrontation and quiet negotiation. Allison Belolan’s layered monotypes and collages on handmade paper examine shared bodily experiences, deliberately breaking from classical conventions. Angela Strassheim, an internationally recognized photographer, explores the performative aspects of photography while challenging traditional ways of looking at the female form. Dorian Goldman’s clay and bronze sculptures blur the boundary between the anatomical and the organic, drawing connections between the female body and forms in nature. Together, these artists create a powerful conversation about reclaiming the gaze and the right to take up space without apology.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Allison Belolan is a Mamaroneck, New York-based multidisciplinary artist whose practice is influenced by observations, documentation, and research of her surroundings. She earned her BFA in Printmaking from Rhode Island School of Design and her MA in Teaching Art Education from the School of Visual Arts. Belolan’s work has been featured in galleries including Lichtundfire in New York, Strata Gallery in Santa Fe, and The Old Stone House in Brooklyn. She curates at The Idea Kitchen in Larchmont, NY, and serves as curatorial associate at Yellow Studio in Cross River, NY.
Dorian Goldman is a New York-based sculptor whose work explores the intersection between the human form and the natural world through clay, wood, marble, and cast bronze. She earned both a BA/BFA and an MFA in sculpture from the University of Pennsylvania. Goldman’s work has been exhibited at the Japan Society, the Art Students League of New York, and the National Association of Women Artists (NAWA), among others. In 2026, she won the sculpture award from NAWA for their Winter Small Works Juried Exhibition. She has completed international residencies in Carrara, Italy, and Shigaraki, Japan.
Anne Pollard James is an Oklahoma-based contemporary oil painter whose work explores how women thrive in spaces often not made for or by them. With a background in historic preservation in real estate development, James began painting in 2020 and committed to her art practice full-time in 2022. Her work has been featured in group exhibitions in Oklahoma, New York City, and California, with solo exhibitions at The Price Tower Arts Center and Positive Space Gallery. James founded Carson House Tulsa, a contemporary gallery, studio, and artist residency that centers on women and creative community work.
Angela Strassheim is an Easton, Connecticut-based internationally recognized photographer. She holds an MFA from Yale University, a BFA from Minneapolis College of Art & Design, and a Forensic Photography Certification from Metro-Dade. Strassheim’s work has been exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum, the Whitney Museum, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Israel Museum, among others. She was featured in the Whitney Biennial in 2006 and has received awards, including the Women in Photography LTI Lightside Grant and Bush Fellowship.
ABOUT THE VENUE
The Gallery at Yellow Studio
Yellow Studio’s gallery features women artists who inspire. We aim to increase the visibility of local and nearby women artists and their work. Yellow Studio centers on community-building amongst women through the exchange of ideas, the display of art, and the opportunity for creative expression and learning. We hope you’ll join us.
Multitudes: Allison Belolan, Dorian Goldman, Anne Pollard James, and Angela Strassheim
March 21 – April 19, 2026
OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday, March 21, 2026, 4-6pm
ARTIST TALK:
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 2pm
The Gallery at Yellow Studio
Yellow Monkey Village
792 Route 35
Cross River, New York 10518
@yellowstudionygallery
Opening hours:
Wednesday and Thursday, 11am to 5pm
Friday, 11am to 6pm
Saturday, 11am to 5pm
Sunday, 12pm – 4pm
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