MEET THE ARTISTS: this Sunday 2/15/26, 3-5p!
Join us for wine, refreshments and conversation with artists:
with Grid artists: Henry Brown, James M. Kozlik, Barbara Smith Gioia, Virginia Schaffer Block, Catherine Orrok, Sophie LaBell, Jennifer Krause Chapeau and Alcove Artists: Efrat Baler-Moses and Danielle Baron Atkins. see more
Join us for wine, refreshments and conversation with artists:
with Grid artists: Henry Brown, James M. Kozlik, Barbara Smith Gioia, Virginia Schaffer Block, Catherine Orrok, Sophie LaBell, Jennifer Krause Chapeau and Alcove Artists: Efrat Baler-Moses and Danielle Baron Atkins. see more
On the Grid, Off the Grid Drawing Rooms Solo Project Space: Cara Galowitz: Driftwood Sculptures, Efrat Baler-Moses / Shelly'Lola' Freund / Danielle Atkins
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Drawing Rooms is excited to announce THREE SHOWS running from 2/5/26 - 3/1/26!
“On the Grid, Off the Grid” in the Terrarium Gallery
Solo Project Space: Cara Galowitz: “Driftwood Sculptures”
In the Alcove Gallery: Danielle Baron Atkins, Efrat Baler-Moses, Shelly “Lola” Freund
The grid has been used throughout art history as a tool for creating accurate and proportional drawings. Artists to this day have continued using the grid as an important element to create balance and symmetry, as well as imbalance and asymmetry, in their work. The concept of being On or Off the Grid may also relate to our current society which relies on our interconnected and ever-widening systems of communication. Works for this show may engage a literal system of the grid or a distortion or deconstruction of the grid, and may also make reference to the cyber-connected universe we live in or to a departure from it.
On the Grid, Off the Grid Artists:
Adam Murray, Andrew Chalfen, Ann Antoshak, Anne Trauben, Ariana Padovano, Barbara Smith Gioia, Brad Terhune, Catherine Orrok, Christine Janove, Christine Wilkinson, Cynthia Egle-Grant, Dale Emmart, David Larson, Don Fortenberry, Donald Morgan, Erin Juliana, Eugenio Espinosa, Eva Weiss, Fain Hancock, Felicia van Bork, Francine Demeulenaere, Frankie Mainieri, Gabriel Feld, Hal Goetzinger, Henry Brown, James Pustorino, James M Kozlik, Jaq Chartier, Jenifer Kobylarz, Jennifer Krause Chapeau, Jenny Krumpus, Jim Goss, J.T. Donovan, John Patterson, Jonathan Fabricant, Judy Zehentner, Julianna Dail, Karen Abada, Kit Callahan, Laura Cantor, Laurie Newman, Linda Streicher, Lori Ortiz, Maggie Hinders, Maria Teresa Gil Lucientes, Mary Cara Bates, Michael Filan, Michael Hines, Nickie Gunning, Nicole Lenzi, Pam Cooper, Rachel Kirk, Raisa Nosova, Roseanne Swider, Ruth Hamill, Ry McCullough, Sharon Pofelis, Sean Burns, Sean Gillis, Serena Buschi, Sharon Ligorner, Shawn Edrington, Sophie LaBell, Steve Gavenas, Susan Tompkins, Tim Merrick, Tom Burtonwood, Tracy Finn, Valerio Murri, Virginia Schaffer Block
In keeping with our love of music, this show is dedicated to the Beastie Boys, an American hip-hop group formed in New York City in 1981, composed of teen-aged Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz, Adam “MCA” Yauch and Michael “Mike D” Diamond. We love the energy of their music and dedicate “On the Grid, Off the Grid” to them and their song “Off the Grid”, a catchy, atmospheric instrumental track off their 2007 album “The Mix-Up”, praised for its pop sensibilities. We recognize their place in music history as brilliant young white guys whose loud and spirited music influenced the course of hip-hop at this early time in its history, both here in the US and around the world.
Drawing Rooms Solo Project Space: Cara Galowitz: Driftwood Sculpture
Cara Galowitz has been collecting driftwood on the shores of the Long Island Sound in Greenport, New York. In these pieces of wood, she looks for distinct resemblances to topical everyday objects and paints them (without alteration to their original forms) to become what they initially resembled in their natural state.
In the Alcove Gallery: 3 Solo Bodies of Works
Shelly “Lola” Freund: Menjunje (Amalgamation) Fingerprints are a universal symbol of personal identity; etched before birth and with us for life, their presence lingers in what we touch, what we carry, and who we are.” Each painting is derived from her own fingerprints. Her work explores the complexities of a diasporic identity, celebrating a transcultural journey while acknowledging what is lost in translation.”
Efrat Baler-Moses: Adulterated. Adulterated is a complete body of work consisting of 26 wall-based hybrid works - one for each letter of the English alphabet. The series reimagines childhood wooden alphabet blocks through adult subject matter, while retaining subtle references to the visual language of the early learning objects. Each work is constructed from two joined canvases one presenting the painted surface (the adult experience) and the other often revealing the raw reverse or "ghostly" imprint of the childhood theme. A 3D wooden corresponding alphabet block is integrated into each structure, anchoring the abstract concepts in physical reality.
Danielle Baron Atkins: Identity Landscapes. This body of work explores the search for transcendence in the face of the realities of a post October 7th world. Since that fateful date, a search for answers and meaning has driven her to augment her exploration of what it means to be a modern Jewish and Israeli woman with the fundamental questions of humanity and morality to be found in the study of ancient Jewish texts. In these works she attempts to render the complexity of being a woman, a mother, a Jew, and a human in a turbulent world. Through layering, stitching, and material reclamation, she hopes to build a visual language for resilience, memory, and transformation.
All shows were curated by Anne Trauben.
ABOUT THE ARTIST RECEPTION
Please join us for a reception for the artists on Saturday, 2/7/26, 6-8p.
“On the Grid, Off the Grid” in the Terrarium Gallery
Solo Project Space: Cara Galowitz: “Driftwood Sculptures”
In the Alcove Gallery: Danielle Baron Atkins, Efrat Baler-Moses, Shelly “Lola” Freund
The grid has been used throughout art history as a tool for creating accurate and proportional drawings. Artists to this day have continued using the grid as an important element to create balance and symmetry, as well as imbalance and asymmetry, in their work. The concept of being On or Off the Grid may also relate to our current society which relies on our interconnected and ever-widening systems of communication. Works for this show may engage a literal system of the grid or a distortion or deconstruction of the grid, and may also make reference to the cyber-connected universe we live in or to a departure from it.
On the Grid, Off the Grid Artists:
Adam Murray, Andrew Chalfen, Ann Antoshak, Anne Trauben, Ariana Padovano, Barbara Smith Gioia, Brad Terhune, Catherine Orrok, Christine Janove, Christine Wilkinson, Cynthia Egle-Grant, Dale Emmart, David Larson, Don Fortenberry, Donald Morgan, Erin Juliana, Eugenio Espinosa, Eva Weiss, Fain Hancock, Felicia van Bork, Francine Demeulenaere, Frankie Mainieri, Gabriel Feld, Hal Goetzinger, Henry Brown, James Pustorino, James M Kozlik, Jaq Chartier, Jenifer Kobylarz, Jennifer Krause Chapeau, Jenny Krumpus, Jim Goss, J.T. Donovan, John Patterson, Jonathan Fabricant, Judy Zehentner, Julianna Dail, Karen Abada, Kit Callahan, Laura Cantor, Laurie Newman, Linda Streicher, Lori Ortiz, Maggie Hinders, Maria Teresa Gil Lucientes, Mary Cara Bates, Michael Filan, Michael Hines, Nickie Gunning, Nicole Lenzi, Pam Cooper, Rachel Kirk, Raisa Nosova, Roseanne Swider, Ruth Hamill, Ry McCullough, Sharon Pofelis, Sean Burns, Sean Gillis, Serena Buschi, Sharon Ligorner, Shawn Edrington, Sophie LaBell, Steve Gavenas, Susan Tompkins, Tim Merrick, Tom Burtonwood, Tracy Finn, Valerio Murri, Virginia Schaffer Block
In keeping with our love of music, this show is dedicated to the Beastie Boys, an American hip-hop group formed in New York City in 1981, composed of teen-aged Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz, Adam “MCA” Yauch and Michael “Mike D” Diamond. We love the energy of their music and dedicate “On the Grid, Off the Grid” to them and their song “Off the Grid”, a catchy, atmospheric instrumental track off their 2007 album “The Mix-Up”, praised for its pop sensibilities. We recognize their place in music history as brilliant young white guys whose loud and spirited music influenced the course of hip-hop at this early time in its history, both here in the US and around the world.
Drawing Rooms Solo Project Space: Cara Galowitz: Driftwood Sculpture
Cara Galowitz has been collecting driftwood on the shores of the Long Island Sound in Greenport, New York. In these pieces of wood, she looks for distinct resemblances to topical everyday objects and paints them (without alteration to their original forms) to become what they initially resembled in their natural state.
In the Alcove Gallery: 3 Solo Bodies of Works
Shelly “Lola” Freund: Menjunje (Amalgamation) Fingerprints are a universal symbol of personal identity; etched before birth and with us for life, their presence lingers in what we touch, what we carry, and who we are.” Each painting is derived from her own fingerprints. Her work explores the complexities of a diasporic identity, celebrating a transcultural journey while acknowledging what is lost in translation.”
Efrat Baler-Moses: Adulterated. Adulterated is a complete body of work consisting of 26 wall-based hybrid works - one for each letter of the English alphabet. The series reimagines childhood wooden alphabet blocks through adult subject matter, while retaining subtle references to the visual language of the early learning objects. Each work is constructed from two joined canvases one presenting the painted surface (the adult experience) and the other often revealing the raw reverse or "ghostly" imprint of the childhood theme. A 3D wooden corresponding alphabet block is integrated into each structure, anchoring the abstract concepts in physical reality.
Danielle Baron Atkins: Identity Landscapes. This body of work explores the search for transcendence in the face of the realities of a post October 7th world. Since that fateful date, a search for answers and meaning has driven her to augment her exploration of what it means to be a modern Jewish and Israeli woman with the fundamental questions of humanity and morality to be found in the study of ancient Jewish texts. In these works she attempts to render the complexity of being a woman, a mother, a Jew, and a human in a turbulent world. Through layering, stitching, and material reclamation, she hopes to build a visual language for resilience, memory, and transformation.
All shows were curated by Anne Trauben.
ABOUT THE ARTIST RECEPTION
Please join us for a reception for the artists on Saturday, 2/7/26, 6-8p.
DRAWING ROOMS
926 Newark Ave, #T101
Jersey City, NJ Enter on Newark Ave.
www.drawingrooms.org
Accessible-please call ahead 201 208 8032 for wheelchair access
ABOUT US
Drawing Rooms is a nonprofit art space and gallery in the Topps Building on the Mana Campus in the Journal Square neighborhood in Jersey City. We show two and three-dimensional works by emerging and mid-career artists in NJ and the NY metropolitan area. Our innovative and exciting exhibitions, public programs and publications enrich the lives of our community through an appreciation of and involvement with contemporary art.
Drawing Rooms is operated by Victory Hall Inc. a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization producing exhibitions, programs and public art projects in the NJ/NY area since 2001.
926 Newark Ave, #T101
Jersey City, NJ Enter on Newark Ave.
www.drawingrooms.org
Accessible-please call ahead 201 208 8032 for wheelchair access
ABOUT US
Drawing Rooms is a nonprofit art space and gallery in the Topps Building on the Mana Campus in the Journal Square neighborhood in Jersey City. We show two and three-dimensional works by emerging and mid-career artists in NJ and the NY metropolitan area. Our innovative and exciting exhibitions, public programs and publications enrich the lives of our community through an appreciation of and involvement with contemporary art.
Drawing Rooms is operated by Victory Hall Inc. a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization producing exhibitions, programs and public art projects in the NJ/NY area since 2001.
