IN WRITING

treat gallery is pleased to announce our current feature; “In Writing.” From Robert Indiana’s “Love,” to Barbara Kruger’s “Untitled (Your Body is a Battleground,)” to Wayne White’s Comical “Shitshow at Sea,” text has played a pivotal role in contemporary art, often highlighting the power and weight of words. While crossword puzzles have been a staple for nearly a century, recent years gave rise to games like Wordle and Connections, emphasizing the power and association of words. “In Writing” features artists who take on this theme literally – aesthetically and creatively for both an online feature, which will run on Artsy and our Website from August 1st – 31st.

Exhibitors include Emilie Ahern, Maria Dimanshtein, Eileen Hoffman, Sherry Karver, ocean, Patrick Schmidt and Christine Sullivan.

For “In Writing,” 20% of Sales will be donated to Worldreader, a nonprofit whose mission is to get children in underdeveloped countries reading so they reach their full potential. Worldreader is headquartered in the US with representation in Kenya, Spain, and the UK, working with partners to get children reading at least 25 books a year with understanding, because readers grow up to have better educational outcomes, higher earning potential, and emotional intelligence. Since 2010, Worldreader has supported more than 22 million readers in over 100 countries.

For more information, please view the show on Artsy. Please reach out to us directly at info@treatgallery.org with any questions.

MATT(E) FINISH

treat gallery is pleased to announce our current feature, “Matt(e) Finish," a group exhibition featuring art created by people named Matthew.

The etymology of "Matt" is derived from the name "Matityahu," meaning "gift of God." Each artist in this feature creates vastly different work, from abstract paintings and large scale sculpture, to film photographs and origami works. This diverse exhibition echoes the evolution of “Matityahu” across cultures and languages, as each artist brings a unique perspective of contemporary art.

Exhibitors include: Matthew Ehrmann, Matt Gill, Matt LaBoone, Matthew Langley, Matt Mele and Matthew Steele.

20% of sales from "Matt(e) Finish" will be donated to NYC Based Non-Profit Smile Train: an organization providing corrective surgery for children with cleft lips and palates. Smile Train provides free corrective cleft surgery in 87 countries, training local doctors and providing hospital funding for the procedures.

For questions or inquiries, please reach out to us directly at info@treatgallery.org. You may also view the work on Artsy. Matt(e) Finish will be up through July 28th.

BRAND NEW

treat gallery new york is pleased to present “Brand": New,” an exhibition of work that is Brand New; created between October 2023 - January 2024. Reinvention is no stranger to the contemporary art world. Artists have had to pivot repeatedly, most recently; during the recession, the coronavirus pandemic, and the rise of artificial intelligence. To reinvent is to change (something) so much that it appears to be entirely new, or to take up a very different job or way of life. To re-establish something as new is to begin a process, or make significant changes or improvements to (something.) Words commonly associated with reinvention are: transform. disrupt. redesign. experiment. modify. reclaim. treat gallery challenged emerging artists to present this theme to us conceptually or visually.

Exhibitors include: Alina Andriushchenko, Allen Morris, Amie Hollmann, Blaine White, Cheryl Safren, Daria Burobina, Farras Abdelnour, Jia Hao, John Romi, Luke Woodford, Marni Mutrux, Matt Perrin, Michael N. Meyer, Randall Steinke, Sabrina Skinner and Susan Bowen.

For Brand: New, 20% of Sales will be donated to New York based non-profit A Second U Foundation. A Second U Foundation works to ensure formerly incarcerated people coming are not defined by their sentence, but given the tools need to be successful. They offer skills and guidance, while providing a supportive community, as they create careers and rebuild their lives.

“Brand New” will be up through February 29th. To acquire or learn more about a piece, you may content us directly, view the exhibition on our Artsy page, and/or follow us on Instagram and Bluesky at treatgallery.

Please reach out to us directly at info@treatgallery.org with any questions.

GRATIFICATION

treat gallery new york is pleased to announce "Gratification" an exhibition highlighting all forms of photography.

treat gallery loves photography. Digital, AI, Gum Bichromate, Film, Cyanotypes, Silver Gelatin, Polaroids - you name it! For this feature, the process is the common denominator. We challenged exhibitors to reflect on why photography is their chosen medium, and we encouraged them to think about gratification: specifically instant gratification v. delayed gratification; some photographic processes take seconds to develop, as others take months. 

Processes included in this feature contain film and digital photographs, polaroids, unique lumen prints and more. Content ranges from street photography, staged scenes and alternative, abstract figures. Exhibitors selected the nonprofit that will benefit from sales of their work.

Exhibitors include, Lex Applewhite, Avelin Armand, Gary Beeber, Jose Benitez, Jeff Rufus Byrd, Richard S. Chow, Nawly Damier, Mavourneen Dooley, Melissa Eder, Jane Flynn, Julia Forrest, Jake Gillespie, J.M. Golding, Tyler Hawthorne, Susan Jedrzejewski, Chris Macpherson, Gaspar Marquez, Marianne McCarthy, Suzanne C. Nagy, Chunbum Park and Kun Kyung Sok, Zahra Pars, Katherine Patterson, Gina Petrecca, Mary Pinto, Lindsay Richardson, Courtney Riggs, Peter Rosenberg, Artem Shestakov, Deanne Sokolin, Leo Tujak, Bigai Wu and collaborative photographers Meredith Starr and Dayna Leavitt.

“Gratification” will be up through September 16th. To acquire or learn more about a piece, you may content us directly, view the exhibition on our Artsy page, and/or follow us on Instagram and Bluesky at treatgallery.

Please reach out to us directly at info@treatgallery.org with any questions.

+1 (PLUS ONE)

treat gallery is pleased to announce +1, (Plus One) an online group exhibition featuring art that portrays a multitude of scenes; romantic clichés, mystery, longing for a partner and unconditional love.

Traditionally, a "+1" is defined as a person who accompanies an invited guest to an event or gathering at which guests are allowed to bring a companion or partner. For this exhibition, the parameters were simple: +1 could be the theme, concept or subject of the work or +1 could be a collaborative duo behind completion of work.

The exhibition includes photography, painting and textile work touching on love, an accompanied guest, or a collaborative duo behind creation of said work.

EXHIBITORS
Alyssa Freitas, Bobby Kim Ling Chen, Carolyn Schlam, Craig Mussman, Diana Kurz, José Daniel Benítez and Bryan Campaña, Kiki Aranita, Laura June Kirsch, Richard S. Chow, Susan Mclaughlin, Ted & Nune, Tony Wells and Zahra Pars

We strongly believe in giving-back to others in everything we do. treat gallery always donate a portion of sales to a cause in need. For “+1,” 25% of sales will be donated to stupid cancer, a nonprofit that empowers everyone affected by adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer by ending isolation and building community.

The exhibition will be on view Valentine’s Day, February 14th through Saturday March 18th.
To acquire work, please contact us directly or click on the image (a link will appear) for a link to our Artsy page.

Contact info@treatgallery.org for additional information.

SUMMER LOVIN’

Summer. The word alone is a mood. The hottest season centered the summer solstice; the days are long and filled with carefree fun, sunshine, tradition and culture. Iconic songs like LFO's "Summer Girls," Grease's "Summer Nights" and movies like "The Graduate" and "Wet Hot American Summer" are engrained in American culture. Fireworks, sunblock, hot dogs, baseball, ice cream. Summer. Summers are growing longer due to climate change. In recent years we've seen shifts in temperatures, weather patterns and the political climate. For this exhibition, we selected artists who captured this theme in a visual or conceptual way.

Exhibiting artists include Simone DiLaura, Vincent Dupont-Blackshaw, Ali Futrell, Lynsey Garfinkel, Izosceles, Erin Karp, Epiphany Knedler, Eric Matranga, Chunbum Park, Cade Pemberton, Léna Piani, Lori Pond, Susan Rosenberg Jones, Emily Sabree, Jane Szabo and Isabelle Winardi. Additional information on the artists and work can be found after the exhibition images. To acquire work: please contact us at info@treatgallery.org, or click on the link which will bring you to Artsy.

25% of sales will be donated directly to Clean Water Fund, a Washington D.C. based non-profit. Since 1974, Clean Water Fund has helped people campaign successfully for cleaner and safer water, cleaner air, and protection from toxic pollution in our homes, neighborhoods and workplaces. Organizations and coalitions formed and assisted by Clean Water Fund have worked together to improve environmental conditions, prevent or clean up health-threatening pollution in hundreds of communities and to strengthen policies locally and nationally.

Emily Sabree

“I chose to paint pool toys because they are instantly recognizable as summer objects. Inflatables have a tactile quality which may evoke nostalgia in the viewer. As an oil painter, I am interested in creating nuanced drapery studies with strong directional light. The color and light of the beach ball and rainbow unicorn float were ideal for my summer-themed painting.”

Izosceles

Izosceles is an emerging American visual artist. With a love for cartoons and fun imagery, Izosceles discovered their adoration for artistic expression at a young age. Their works are colorful in nature, however some have deeper tones underneaththe playful, digestible surface. Growing up on cartoons as a child is what inspires their bold lines and imaginative colors that pull you in, and the visual composition and subject matter are what make you stay.

Vincent Dupont-Blackshaw

“I look for moments that are quietly unique. Often an isolated thing or person in an environment that on first glance is ordinary but on second glance tells a subtle story. Light plays an essential part of how I see that story being told, creating a mood and provoking feeling in each image. As a travel photographer, I strive to catch the essence of the place I am in at that exact time. My role is to tell a story of that place for people to connect with.”

Chunbum Park

Chunbum Park's works involve the theories of gender fluidity and performativity. Gender fluidity, which means that gender is fluid and on a spectrum like a rainbow, allows Park place themselves in the middle zone of androgyny and alternation between the masculine and the feminine, like the Japanese onnagata in Kabuki theatre. Gender performativity, which is a similar idea explained by Judith Butler as a repeated set of performances that define the gender identity of the person rather than an inner core or soul of the person, validates their non-traditional aspirations of gender identity.

“Beauty Is Rocket Science" depicts a lady on summer vacation, who is wearing a hat to cover her face from the immense sunlight and is on a boat or a cruise ship. The passion, the heat, and the beauty of the moment are symbolized by the rocket launches, which are most stable near the equator, the hottest parts of Earth.

Simone DiLaura

“My work focuses on images of women and girls and the emotional territory that surrounds the female experience growing up and dealing with wide range of emotional states. I use photography as the base tool for starting my work, and work primarily with oil on canvas. My subjects are close friends/family members so there is an intimacy as well as immediacy in capturing them. The Swimmers is a series of paintings I began during the pandemic and is based on an on-going photography project I started over a decade ago, photographing female friends and family in the pool. I am drawn to how the water blurs and distorts the body, abstracts the features of the person, and amplifies the colors and light. My figures are caught in a moment of motion underwater, swimming, or floating, holding their breath, treading water. This is both visually and conceptually compelling to explore, there is a physical and emotional charge being underwater, a vulnerable moment of the figures holding their breath. Distortion blurs the body and faces of the girls, a break from the insecurities and scrutiny of their looks often put on or internalized by girls, and women, as they grow up.”

Léna Piani

“My artworks are attempts to escape. In my figurative artistic approach I am moving towards surreal and dreamlike imagery. Through installations made up of miniature figurines staged in a natural setting or indoors I link the human body to the elements by playing on the scales of proportion giving an unreality to the scene in which humor sometimes blends in with melancholy in a symbolic representation of human strength and fragility. In addition, I address the theme of dependence linked to memory, exile, consumerism through installations made up of assemblies of everyday objects. A part of my photographic and videographic production explores perceptual phenomena linked to light set in motion, through an experimental research process around an abstract de-construction of the “light matter” that I question in its space, its volume and scale. They tend to evoke the effervescence of an action in the making, the rapture of a space to conquer. My work is driven by this desire to capture of the ephemeral, the fleetingness of the momentum which in the lightness of its flight offers a metaphorical resistance to the burden of memory and family, social or political constraints.

Here also appears a story of liberation.”

Lynsey Garfinkel

“I began working with resin in 2021 with the goal to recreate the ocean that I love so much. Each piece has at least 6 layers of resin which gives lots of depth as well as the impression that the waves are breaking under the surface. In addition to resin, I use resin pigments or acrylic paint to create the ocean blues. Most of my oceanscapes are influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. Ever since I was little, I have always been mesmerized by the ocean. From growing up in South Florida to now living on the coast of North Carolina, it has given me constant inspiration.

In January of 2021, I decided to buy some resin, and try to recreate the ocean waves that I love so much. Little did I know it would lead me to my dream career. What I love about working with resin is that each piece is unique, and no two will ever be the same. When I’m not getting messy in the studio, I stick close to the coast. You can usually find me out on the beach looking for shark teeth, surfing, diving, or with my camera in hand!”

Cade Pemberton

“Summer can be hot. Summer can be cool. I love the sultry shimmer of a green summer garden in August or the dreamy blue green waters beneath the placid surface of a lake in early June. These two watercolors explore the opposites of summer to experience any way you choose.”

Cade Pemberton is a painter of colorful abstract and figurative works on canvas and paper. Her work is inspired by a number of sources ranging from nature to the subconscious to the intuitive process of painting itself. Oil, acrylic, watercolor and printmaking are her primary mediums.

Ali Futrell

“My current work involves vibrant, bold compositions and narratives by using life-size figures, random objects, performance, and dramatic color. I’m driven by color and its ability to enhance the story and seduce the viewer, through rich pigments and saturated hues; inviting them to engage with the work. I am not only fascinated by the power of color and how it can be used to create the energy of life but captivated by the rendering of light, shadow, value, and contrast that produces depth and three-dimensional illusions. All three of these pieces capture what summer means to me - Gma riding the heat wave, wearing sunnies, and witnessing in awe the beauty of SoCal sunsets.”

Epiphany Knedler

“Summer in the Midwest is spent exploring swimming holes, getting a corndog at the local Fairgrounds, being squished in a car on family roadtrips, and catching fireflies. These images show the local landscape of summer and the quiet moments between action. One of my favorite parts of summer is finding out local stories and going to the places they occurred. Many of these images are from my series, Wish You Were Here, which explores the ways we engage with history through roadside attractions. There are layers of history to each of these landscapes, and these photographs capture a small portion of these stories.”

Susan Rosenberg Jones

“With my artistic practice, I explore themes of home, family, community, identity, aging, love, and relationships. Working mostly in color I meet my subjects in the environment where they are most comfortable, often in the home, to tell their stories with authenticity and compassion. At times, I use a lighter touch, occasionally injecting humor, to express intimate feelings about the person being photographed, especially if it’s someone close to me. I am influenced by literary fiction in terms of character development and place description, and I endeavor to create images that touch on human emotions that are recognizable and familiar.”

Eric Matranga

From an early age, Art was what Eric used when troubled and needed to think things through to find equilibrium and comfort. There is more than enough strife and stress out there that an artist doesn't need to create more. Art has always been Eric's method to heal and remains so. There is no reason to change now in the face of this selfish turmoil ripping society apart. Anger and lies rule the day rather than objective Truth and pursuit of common ground. There is a lesson here for us all. Not everything can be measured, analyzed, and described in scientific terms. Art is more than science and often defies description and measurement. Eric's Art is about harmony and reaches the soul in ways that can't be quantified or pinned down. His Art seeks what is hidden in the shadows as well as exposed to the full light of day.

Eric has been drawing and painting all his life, but never full time until the last few years. He is retired on a disability and Art is now his life. He tries to infuse the energy he feels for place in each painting and many people find healing qualities in them.

Erin Karp

“These photos evoke the feeling of summer to me because of the light & the colors. "Tranquilo" is a photo made in morning light of closed umbrellas at a rooftop pool. As a kid, I spent every summer with my grandparents in Phoenix.”

Erin Karp is a fine art photographer in NJ. Her love of photography began with a Pentax Asahi in the early 1990s & grew with her education at William Paterson University & the University of Sevilla, Spain. Her passion for printing bloomed as she spent countless hours in the darkroom. Though she reluctantly transitioned to digital in 2009 while studying at ICP, she treats her DSLR the same as her Pentax: she shoots manually in natural light & still makes her own prints. Erin’s work has been included in exhibitions in NYC, CA, NJ, CT, CO, & RI, including at Denise Bibro Fine Art, The Painting Center, Salmagundi Club, Ceres Gallery, Greenwich Art Society, & Providence Art Club. Her work's collected privately throughout the USA & in corporate collections in NYC. Having grown up the daughter of an abstract oil painter & a fashion designer, Erin inevitably developed a distinct way of seeing the world. Fascinated by details in architecture and nature, she sees & shoots the world in an abstract & graphical way. Erin’s photography brings to the viewer a unique vision of her understanding of light, shadow, & shape, an abstract study of details that often go unnoticed.

Jane Szabo

“Life is messy. And hard. Sometimes we are faced with personal hardships or tragedies. Other times, we are met with collective challenges that change our world views. And yet, we persevere. Damaged is walking in the forest, escaping from the troubles of the day. It is seeking the beauty of the moment, in spite of the darkness that lingers on the edges. When facing hardship, we seek solace. We put a brave face forward, but know that just behind our reassuring smiles, our “I’m fine, thank you,” our facade is cracking and our countenance is crumbling. A walk in the forest is a spiritual experience, and magical transformations can occur as we bathe in the sunlight and feel the wind on our skin. Damaged explores our marred edges while simultaneously celebrating the beauty that brings us peace.”

Work from this series are unique, hand-printed limited edition pigment transfer prints.

Isabelle Winardi

“Captured via aerial photography, "Tides" represents the physical halfway point between high tide and low tide at a man-made pool in Laguna Beach, Orange County during a sunny California summer day, as well as the metaphorical halfway point between mankind and the natural world.”

Isabelle Winardi received her B.S. in chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in materials science & engineering at UCLA again. Although she is a scientist and engineer by trade, she is a photographer at heart, having been featured in exhibitions internationally.

Lori Pond

Lori Pond is an artist using the photographic process to explore the human condition as seen through the conflict of good vs. evil, contemporary anxiety and the impermanence of all things.

HOLIDAY HUES AND BLUES

treat gallery is excited to announce Holiday Hues & Blues, an online exhibition exploring themes of curiosity, isolation, cheer and optimism. The holiday season, especially in an ongoing/post-COVID era can be a polarizing event. As we step into another year of the unknown, we must take a step back to admire the beauty of nature, embrace those around us and offer (or accept) kindness to those in need. Through art, we can pour emotion into abstracted visuals, or focus in on detailed sculpture. Through art, we can capture human perseverance through photography, and redefine what “home” looks like through documentary work. Through art, we can inspire hope and confidence. The exhibiting artists in Holiday Hues & Blues have touched on one or more of these themes in a creative way.

Exhibitors include: Marcy Palmer, Julia Forrest, Ted and Nune, Ashok Sinha, Betsy Enzensberger, Bubblegum & Whiskey, Matt Mele, Parsley Steinweiss, Galina Kurlat, Andrew Littlefield, Sydney Beach Zester and Mark Liam Smith. To acquire a piece, please contact us at info@treatgallery.org. Full details on the work, including pricing can be found after the brief artist statement.

20% of sales will be donated to New York City based nonprofit NYC Kids Project, an educational arts program advocating empathy, acceptance, and inclusion.

 

Marcy Palmer

“You Are Eternity”

This project is an exploration of beauty as an antidote for personal and political crisis.

In times of heartache, disaster, impasse, many turn to the idea of beauty in the natural world as a place of refuge. Writer and philosopher John O’Donohue states, “I think that beauty is not a luxury, but that it ennobles the heart and reminds us of the infinity that is within us.” That idea resonates with me and inspired this project.

I have used a variety of botanicals in the images, many of them are often overlooked wildflowers or plants. I gild them to recognize and elevate them; this acts as a metaphor for moments of beauty or transcendence in life, but also for people and political change. Gold used in artworks has historically been attributed to themes of reaching a higher being or sense of self. I am considering beauty to be the fleeting moments of our higher selves and am interested in the multifaceted ways that can be experienced. This also speaks to how the images are symbolic of personal and political empowerment, particularly in our current times. The final prints are made by photographing the botanicals, printing them on vellum, hand gilding them with 24k or 18k gold leaf, and hand applying varnish and wax. The project is inspired by Anna Atkins’s botanical studies as well as Surrealist and Bauhaus photographers who manipulated imagery and materials such as Florence Henri, Dora Maar, and Maurice Tabard to visualize an imagined realm.

WORK DETAILS

”Duo,” 2021. 9x7 Inches, 24K Gold Photograph, Edition of 10. $750, $900 Framed.
”Once Was,” 2019. 9x7 Inches, Photographs on Vellum with 24K Gold, Varnish and Wax, Edition of 10. $750, $900 Framed.
”The Ballet,” 2020. 6x4 Inches, Photographs on Vellum with 24K Gold, Varnish and Wax. Edition of 15. $420, $450 Framed.
”Midnight Nosegay,” 2020. 6x4 Inches, Photographs on Vellum with 24K Gold, Varnish and Wax. Edition of 15. $410, $450 Framed.
”Elegant Petals,” 2021. 9x7 Inches, Photographs on Vellum with 24K Gold, Varnish and Wax, Edition of 10. $750, $900 Framed.

 

Julia Forrest

Using film photography with no digital manipulation, Forrest poses nymph like women in the landscape. By using mirrors, reflections, and forced perspective, she creates an illusion in front of the lens. Although they misleadingly appear docile, it is obvious they posses a mysterious power to move the landscape at will. They change shape and scale, picking up parts of the landscape or completely transforming it.

WORK DETAILS - All Photographs are Gelatin Silver Prints.

”Vision,” 2021. 11x14 Inches, $825.
”Expose,” 2021. 11x14 Inches, $825.
”Establish,” 2021. 16x20 Inches, $1100.
”Embody,” 2021. 11x14 Inches, $875.
”Root,” 2020. 16x20 Inches, $900.

 

Ted and Nune

Ted and Nune’s series Feeling Winter is about the waning human presence against a backdrop of extreme weather. Muted winter light and minimalistic scenes can be charged with trepidation, solace and melancholy; how we view these landscapes often reflects our emotional state.

WORK DETAILS - All Photographs are Archival Pigment Prints, 16x16 Inches, and in an Edition of 10. $450 each.

“Passing,” 2020
”Promise of Storm,” 2020
”Empty,” 2020
”Fenced,” 2020
”Unfinished,” 2019

 

Ashok Sinha

Ashok Sinha is an architecture and interiors photographer and filmmaker based in New York City. Sinha fell in love with architecture while photographing Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer's masterpiece Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum in Rio de Janeiro on a travel assignment. Ever since, he’s worked on a variety of residential, workplace, commercial and educational projects worldwide with the aim of creating timeless images that capture a sense of place. Many years of experience and a background in digital media has taught Ashok to think creatively as well as work collaboratively with his clients. His first book Gas and Glamour, a celebration of roadside architecture built in Los Angeles during America’s golden age of the automobile launched in 2020 and was chosen as one of the top picks of the year by The Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Magazine.

WORK DETAILS - All Photographs are Archival Pigment Prints and 16x20 inches.

”Beijing,” 2008. Edition of 25. $500 Unframed, $750 Framed.
”NYC,” 2017. 16x20 Inches, $500 Unframed, $750 Framed.
”Afternoon Sun,” 2012. Edition of 25. $450
”Blue,” 2011. Edition of 25. $450

 

Betsy Enzensberger

Betsy Enzensberger is a Southern California-based pop artist who has gained massive recognition in the art world over the last few years. Her Original Melting Pops™ sculptures enjoy extensive digital representation across the internet and social media. Enzensberger has become well known for her realistic, larger-than-life sculptures of dripping, frozen treats. Resin looks like candy. It appears delicious and sweet. The shiny exterior has a wet, melting quality.

“Resin - I love it. It’s beautiful, sexy, mysterious. It’s also toxic, messy, and annoyingly exhausting to create. However, I enjoy the challenges that resin presents. There’s just something about it I can’t resist. If the process was easy, I wouldn’t be doing it.”

WORK DETAILS - All Sculptures are roughly 5x3x3 Inches and created with Resin, Ink and Acrylic. $300 Each.

“Black Spikesicle,” 2021
”Black Spiketastic I,” 2021
”Black Spike Splat” 2021
”White Spiketastic II,” 2021
”White Spiketastic III,” 2021

 

Bubblegum & Whiskey

Bubblegum & Whiskey is a collaborative, interdisciplinary duo comprised of Sarah E. Swist and Kevin R. Mercer. Recent paintings, objects, and GIFS explore the highs and lows of these aesthetically significant rural experiences. Architecture, landscapes, old homes, thrift stores, and garage sales drive the sense of materiality and craftsmanship. Cultural importance is present in the American mid-western landscape, though real and perceived divides between city and country lifestyles present challenges. Thematic areas include need vs. want, making-do vs. excelling, or buying vs. creating. bubblegum & whiskey emphasizes new DIY artifacts designed to explore the gap.

WORK DETAILS - All Photographs are 12x12 Inches, Archival Pigment Prints in an Edition of 5. $300 Each.

”Flamingo Glitch,” 2019.
”Stuart Chair Glitch,” 2019.

 

Matt Mele

Matt Mele was born in Newark, Delaware and attended the University of Delaware, receiving a B.F.A. in Fine Arts with a Minor in Art History in 2016. His work spans from painting to printmaking to analog photography, often in combination to form visual narratives. Most recently, Mele's focus has been on his satellite home of Wildwood, New Jersey. While turning to documentary photography, Mele draws on the themes of memory and evolution.

WORK DETAILS - All Photographs are 16x12 Inches and Film Photographs printed onto Archival Silk paper. Edition of 20. $400 Each.

”Stardust,” 2019
”Gateway 26,” 2021

 

Parsley Steinweiss

Using the photograph to investigate the medium itself, Parsley Steinweiss works to uncover aspects of representation that pertain to seeing and believing. In other words, she asks the questions of what the role of the photograph is in the construction of our reality, what does it consist of, how is it filtered and manipulated, how does it relate to memory, and what is its relationship to visual perception. Through different modes of inquiry, each piece is an examination in how we see. She explores flattened space versus three dimensional space, real versus represented and image versus object.

What we see when we look at the photograph is, at its most basic level, a record of light. Parsley uses this essential aspect of photography as both subject and method. She photographs light phenomena to investigate the relationships generated between how we see and how the camera sees, charting the distance between us and our representations. While the photographic element of her work is not always immediately apparent, the physicality of the photo as object in relation to the photographic content allows for an exploration into ideas of perception, materiality, color, light, space and illusion.

WORK DETAILS - All Pieces are layered photographs.

“Goodnight,” 2021. 6x6 Inches, $300
”Road Trip,” 2021. 6x6 Inches, $150
”Star Gazing,” 2021. 6x8 Inches, $350
”Takes About a Year,” 2021. 6x6 Inches, $300
”Up Down,” 2021. 5x6 Inches, $150

 

Galina Kurlat

I examine the connection between subject and medium, by embracing the imperfections and possibilities of process-based photography. Using traditional darkroom techniques, including wet collodion, expired Polaroid film, and lumen prints, I address identity, intimacy, and uncertainty. There is a latent spark in analog photographic processes which inspires my practice; experimentation is as essential as the outcome.

WORK DETAILS - All Images are Unique Lumen Prints.

”May 28th (Used Bathwater, Hair)” 2021. 20x16 Inches, $2800.
”January 3 (Blood, Hair)” 2021. 20x16 Inches, $2800
”Moth,” 2021. 5x7 Inches, $200
”Bottle II,” 2021. 7x5 Inches, $200
”Bottle I,” 2021. 7x5 Inches, $200.

 

Andrew Littlefield

In March 2020, as the world entered strict lockdown, many people sought an escape from their small apartments on the rooftops of their buildings. Spaces that are typically dangerous suddenly felt like the only place one could be safe. Across these early weeks of lockdown, I documented people spending time on the roofs of their buildings—talking on the phone, smoking, playing guitar, working, doing yoga, and more.

These images bring to mind the strange and confusing early days of the COVID-19 pandemic as everyone struggled to find their footing.

Work Details - All Photographs are C-Prints on Matte Paper, 10x10 Inches in an Edition of 5. $150 Each.

”Rooftops I,” 2020
”Rooftops II,” 2020
”Rooftops III,” 2020

 

Sydney Beach Zester

Sydney Beach Zester is a mixed-media abstract artist based in Wilmington, NC. her work draws from her experience as an endurance athlete. she looks to replicate the feeling of content calm and bubbling energy that sweet swims in the ocean or long runs under canopies of trees provide. this balance between giddy and gusto consistently shows up in her work through playful color and wonky shapes.

WORK DETAILS - All Pieces are Recycled Linen and Mixed Media (dyed canvas, cotton)

”Mojo #1,” 2021. 8x8 Inches, $300
”Mojo #3,” 2021. 10x10 Inches, $400
”Night Run,” 2021. 10x10 Inches, $400
”Cartwheel,” 2021. 6x6 Inches, $240
”Makeshift #7,” 2021. 8x8 Inches, $300

 

Mark Liam Smith

In this series of digitally-manipulated photographs of paint tubes, Mark Liam Smith imagines the paint tubes contain experiences, emotions, and attributes rather than pigment. These metaphorical pigments that are available to us end up determining what the paintings of our lives look like. Some paintings will be largely made up of compassion, love, or hope; whereas, other paintings may be painted with envy and greed.

We are the artists and our lives are the paintings.

Work Details: All Photographs are C-Prints on Metallic Paper. 7x5 Inches Each, Edition of 5. $100 Each.

”Life Paint: Ambition,” 2021
”Life Paint: Faith,” 2021
”Life Paint: Forgiveness,” 2021
”Life Paint: Luck,” 2021
”Life Paint: Passion,” 2021

 

GREY AREA

treat gallery is excited to announce exhibitors for "Grey Area." To exist in a Grey Area is to be intermediate between two mutually exclusive states or categories, where the border between the two is fuzzy. When something is referred to as a “Grey Area,” this can call for clarity amidst confusion and chaos. Grey Area may be difficult to decipher between right/wrong, reality/fantasy - and more. The exhibitors selected interpreted this theme in a creative way through paintings, drawings, photographs and more. Artists experimented with mediums ranging from minerals to microscopes, while other pieces were carefully calculated or captured by chance. A requirement for this feature required the work be Black and White, or in Greyscale, an unusual choice for treat gallery HQ. We hope this exhibition intrigues and inspires you.

Exhibitors are Ash Woodworth, Bubblegum & Whiskey, Chad Erpelding, Chad Stayrook, David Murgio, Dean Castillejos, Desmond Beach, Farras Abdelnour, George Hrycun, Jim Whaley, Jonathan Knight, Julia Forrest, Julie Hamel, Kerry Kolenut, Lisa Wicka, Marisa Rapezzi, Misato Pang, Scott Nelson Foster, Stacy Seiler and Trevor Coopersmith.

With every exhibition, treat gallery donations a portion to a non-profit or charity. During Grey Area, we will be donating 25% of sales to Black Visions Collective.

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ALL OF THE LIGHTS

Light, literally or metaphorically can stir conversation on direction, intensity, color, contrast, and hardness. There are seven basic properties of light: reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference, polarization, dispersion and scattering. Properties of visible light are intensity, propagation direction, and frequency. Light can be conceptual: have you seen a light at the end of a dark tunnel? 

In Edgar Allen Poe's poem "A Dream" from the 1830's, he wrote "In visions of the dark night, I have dreamed of joy departed— But a waking dream of life and light, Hath left me broken-hearted." 10 years ago, rapper Kanye West wrote: "Lights: Cop lights, flashlights, spotlights, strobe lights, street lights (all of the lights, all of the lights) - Fast life, drug life, thug life, rock life every night (all of the lights, all of the lights)" In the 2008 film "The Dark Knight," character Harvey Dent states “The night is darkest just before the dawn. And I promise you, the dawn is coming.” 

For "All of The Lights," treat gallery accepted artists with creative interpretations and representations of this theme. Exhibitors: Abhiruk Lahiri, Anna Gregor, Athena Cooper, Brandon Movall, Bumpy Wilson, Catherine Comtois, Christopher Jordan, Denise M Oehl, Diana Cheren Nygren, Elisabeth Ajtay, Elizabeth Riley, Elle DioGuardi, Franziska Ostermann, Jessica Bruzzaniti, Jennifer Georgescu, Julia Forrest, Julianne Nash, Keith Thomson, Lisa Czernikowski, Keegan Baatz, Mac Boldt, Maggie Moran, Marcy Palmer, Marie Ruprecht, Maximilian, Matthew Usukumah, Nataliya Hines, Nika De Carlo, Parsley Steinweiss, Shelby Vaught, Tamara English, Timon I, Travis Donovan & Tyler Crimando.

treat gallery is committed to helping businesses and individuals throughout the boroughs of New York City. For this exhibition, we will donate 25% of all sales to New York City based nonprofit Candlelighters NYC. Since 2007, Candlelighters NYC has been helping kids fighting cancer and their families. Kids from all over the world come to New York City to receive the best pediatric cancer treatment available. Candlelighters NYC assists through all stages: discovery, diagnosis, education, treatment and remission. They provide an emotional support system full of love and comfort while they are so far away from home, and add quality of life to children with cancer by providing them with a fun, positive atmosphere to help them feel normal in a situation that is so far from that. 

 When a child is diagnosed with cancer, it is a dark day. Candlelighters NYC guides children and their families into “finding the light.” Thank you for helping treat gallery treat others.

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PRETTY IN PINK

"From the rosy tint of wind-reddened cheeks to the first flush of arousal, from cherry blossoms to Pepto-Bismol, pink is a sweet, intimate, fragile and sickening shade. Few colors trigger more contradictory associations and emotions--tender, childish, plastic, pornographic--or are so symbolic of both high and low culture. Pink is sometimes awkward, even embarrassing, but on the other hand it is enjoyed and associated with the idea of beauty." Artist Barbara Nemitz describes pink as an "exposed color in contemporary art and culture."

Pink is a color that invites opinion. Visually, pink is a pale tint of red. Traditionally, it is often associated with femininity, tenderness, sweetness and romance. A pastel pink often symbolizes childhood and innocence, whereas a shade of bold or hot pink links to eroticism and seduction. For Pretty in Pink, 17 artists were selected who creatively expressed this theme through humor, vulnerability and femininity. Included are photographs, sculptures, paintings and unique textile works.

EXHIBITORS: Aline Smithson, Andy Mattern, Ann Cofta, Betsy Enzensberger, Catherine Comtois, Chelsea Garcia, Danielle Festa, Deja Patterson, Eileen Lerner, Enne Tesse, Greg Randall, Jessica Burke, Jonathan Lee, Kathryn Kenworth, Matt Mele, Parvathi Kumar & Tara Centybear.

 

UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN

An exhibition and feature helping the world health organization’s covid-19 relief fund. may 2020

Until We Meet Again is an online group exhibition on treat gallery’s website. 

We’re living in a time of uncertainty. Social distancing shouldn’t equate to social isolation and treat gallery is committed to helping others, especially during this pandemic. In this time of solitude, many artists have changed their subject matter or turned the lens in on themselves. Several have lost jobs, hope and in some cases, friends or family. Through this exhibition, we’re sharing themes of emotion (humor, sadness, loneliness, chaos, boredom, mental health struggles, curiosity, etc.) relating to this unique time of quarantine.

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EXHIBITING ARTISTS
Abbi Chase, Alan Richards, Albert Abdul-Barr Wang, Allaire Bartel, Andrew Elsten, Angelina Parrino, Ansel Oommen, Becky Jane Rosen, Bethanie Irons, Breanna Martins, Brent Quihuis, Candice Gosta, Carolyn Schlam, Chenyu Lin, Christine Lhowe, Connor Young, Corbett Fogue, Daniel Jenney, Daniela Gomez Paz, Dayana Sharon Marconi, Erin ONeill, Gabriela Vidales, Gabriella Kirby, J.M. Golding, Jack Tucker, Jane Szabo, Jarek Puczel, Jennifer Lothrigel, Jennifer Shada, Julian Johnson, Kate Shannon, Katelyn Kopenhaver, Kevin Charles Judith, Lilianne Milgrom, Logan Benedict, Margot Mitchell-Nockowitz, Marisa Rheem, Michael Garda, Muyuan He, Nathan Gentry, Owen Brown, Parvathi Kumar, Rita Nannini, Ryan Feller, Samantha Burns, Sharon Draghi, Suzette Bross, Sydney Paige Richardson & Veronica Hanssens.

ABOUT
The #1 goal of treat gallery is to help others. Our exhibitions and partnerships raise funds for charities and non-profit organizations. With every pop-up show, we donate 25%-100% of proceeds to a various cause in need. For Until We Meet Again, 100% of application fees were donated to the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. 30% of all sales will be donated to a relevant cause of the selling artists’ choice. We participate in major art fairs and hold 2-3 exhibitions a year. With your continued support, we can make the world a better place. treat yourself, treat others.