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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS:
Flower Power Right On,
Solo Project Space #5
CLOSING RECEPTION SUNDAY 4/12/26 4-6P
Meet The Artists Sunday, 3/29/26 and Saturday, 4/4/26, 3-5p,
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS:
Flower Power Right On,
Solo Project Space #5
CLOSING RECEPTION SUNDAY 4/12/26 4-6P
Meet The Artists Sunday, 3/29/26 and Saturday, 4/4/26, 3-5p,
Drawing Rooms is excited to announce THREE SHOWS running from 3/19/26 - 4/12/26!
“Flower Power Right On” a group exhibition in the Terrarium Gallery
Ali Osborn: “Wedge” Solo Project Space
Ethan Lottman: “Forgotten People”, Judith Ornstein: “Drawing Debris”, Matthew Schley: “Portraits of Artists & Writers” in the Alcove Gallery
Who doesn’t love flowers? Flowers are everywhere in nature—in forests, meadows, mountains, desert plains, freshwater/marine environments, national parks, woodlands, grasslands, and along streams. We live with them in our own personal environments, both inside our houses and outdoors in our gardens. Looking at flowers generally makes us feel happier, calmer, and more positive, reducing stress and anxiety while increasing feelings of compassion and life satisfaction. Flowers can evoke joy, inspire hope, and offer a meditative distraction from worries, boosting overall well-being.
In the Ancient Civilizations of Egypt, Greece and Rome, floral motifs were used for religious, mythical, and decorative purposes. Flowers appeared in Medieval illuminated manuscripts, and in Christian art, flowers represented chastity and love. During the Renaissance, flowers became symbolic tools. In 17th-century Holland, still life painting flourished. Botanical illustration, beginning in the 1st century B.C., continued through the Medieval era to the 1800s. During Impressionism, Monet and Renoir used flowers to capture fleeting light and atmosphere, focusing on the sensual experience of gardens. Van Gogh’s sunflowers; Georgia O’Keefe’s large-scale, close-up abstract depictions of the form, sensuality, and inner life of flowers; and Andy Warhol’s pop art techniques for mass-produced floral images figured prominently. More recently, Jeff Koons Puppy, a 43-foot-tall sculpture of a West Highland Terrier, was covered in a colorful carpet of more than 60,000 flowering plants.
Over the centuries, and today, flowers have been and are a favorite source of inspiration, imagery, and subject for artists.
Flower Power Right On Artists:
Aimee Mower-Lally, Amy Lesher, Andrea Epstein, Andrew Chalfen, Anita Gladstone, Anne Gilley, Bill Friedman, Brit Borcher, Bryan Gorski, Caitlin Gironda, Cara London, Carol Barsha, Christian DeFilippo, Claudia Ullman, Cynthia Egle-Grant, Dorit Shmuel, Efrat Baler-Moses, Elayne Bryn, Eunju Kang, Eva Weiss, Gaetano LaRoche, Gail Wagner, Helena Starcevic, Jenny Brown, Jodie Fink, John Paradiso, Jon Feraro, Jon Gabry, Julia Ferguson, Kathryn Murray, Kylie Sager, Laura Cantor, Linda Psomas, Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern, Lois Bender, Marlene Wechsler, Marion Held, Martine Kasmin, Mary Jane Tenerelli, Mayumi Sarai, Nicole Pieper, Oli Boyer, Pesya Altman, Robert Hendrickson, Roberta Kleiman, Roxa Smith, Sandra Charlap, Sophie LaBell, Sunny Chapman, Susan Cohen
In keeping with our love of music, “Flower Power Right On” is dedicated to the song “Flowers” by pop singer Miley Cyrus. We’ve seen Miley grow up in front of the camera, from early teen Disney days and coming-of-age controversies to more recently as an adult dealing with independence and empowerment after a breakup in her self-love anthem “Flowers” which was a huge hit, covered by so many artists and social media parodies—with lyrics so many can relate to.
Drawing Rooms Solo Project Space:
Ali Osborn: Wedge
Ali Osborn studied printmaking at Wesleyan University and received his MFA from Rutgers University.
Wedge is a series of drawings consisting of two inclined planes. Each of the works demonstrate a different occurrence of a wedge in the quasi-neutral space of an artwork. In the world, however, the application of a wedge is anything but neutral. The device can be employed to arrest progress and drive things apart. Or, a wedge may be used to create positive change: it can raise something off the ground, level a piece of furniture, or make an opening for someone otherwise silenced to have a voice.
In the Alcove Gallery: 3 Solo Bodies of Works
Ethan Lottman: Forgotten People
Ethan Lottman is a Nebraska-born fine and performance artist currently touring the world with Cirque du Soleil. Before touring, he received his BFA from the University of Nebraska Lincoln where he began developing his drawing technique of mixing ink pen with graphite. Ethan’s drawings are based off old photographs found at antique shops throughout his travels. He is drawn to forgotten people whose lives have never been touched by the internet and the stories we invent from a single snapshot in time. Mounted in old time frames and hung salon style, the subjects in his drawings are meant to remain anonymous.
Judith Ornstein: Drawing Debris
Judith Ornstein is a NY based artist who studied at Wimbledon School of Art and received her MFA from Yale. Judith is an abstract artist whose imagery melds poetic impulse with networks of shapes and forms. Her work recycles the detritus materials through the use of various kinds of honeycomb, fluted and flat corrugate. Mundane and found objects become shapeshifters for her creative use and a statement that includes looking to a sustainable future.
Matthew Schley: Portraits of Artists and Writers
Matthew moved to Jersey City in 1980 after getting an MFA from the University of Iowa. He stopped exhibiting more than 30 years ago when he became a High English teacher in NYC public schools .These works are portraits of writers and artists who have made an impact on my life.
He started this series because he was reading some Emily Dickinson and came upon a photograph of her that was in dispute so he decided to paint it. This led to to painting portraits of other writers he really connects with so that while working on the painting he can think about their work. .
All shows were curated by Anne Trauben.
ABOUT THE ARTIST RECEPTION
Please join us for a reception for the artists on Saturday, 3/21/26, 6-8p.
“Flower Power Right On” a group exhibition in the Terrarium Gallery
Ali Osborn: “Wedge” Solo Project Space
Ethan Lottman: “Forgotten People”, Judith Ornstein: “Drawing Debris”, Matthew Schley: “Portraits of Artists & Writers” in the Alcove Gallery
- Opening Reception Saturday, 3/21/26 6-8p
- Meet The Artists Sunday, 3/29/26 and Saturday, 4/4/26, 3-5p,
- Closing Reception Sunday 4/12/26 4-6p
Who doesn’t love flowers? Flowers are everywhere in nature—in forests, meadows, mountains, desert plains, freshwater/marine environments, national parks, woodlands, grasslands, and along streams. We live with them in our own personal environments, both inside our houses and outdoors in our gardens. Looking at flowers generally makes us feel happier, calmer, and more positive, reducing stress and anxiety while increasing feelings of compassion and life satisfaction. Flowers can evoke joy, inspire hope, and offer a meditative distraction from worries, boosting overall well-being.
In the Ancient Civilizations of Egypt, Greece and Rome, floral motifs were used for religious, mythical, and decorative purposes. Flowers appeared in Medieval illuminated manuscripts, and in Christian art, flowers represented chastity and love. During the Renaissance, flowers became symbolic tools. In 17th-century Holland, still life painting flourished. Botanical illustration, beginning in the 1st century B.C., continued through the Medieval era to the 1800s. During Impressionism, Monet and Renoir used flowers to capture fleeting light and atmosphere, focusing on the sensual experience of gardens. Van Gogh’s sunflowers; Georgia O’Keefe’s large-scale, close-up abstract depictions of the form, sensuality, and inner life of flowers; and Andy Warhol’s pop art techniques for mass-produced floral images figured prominently. More recently, Jeff Koons Puppy, a 43-foot-tall sculpture of a West Highland Terrier, was covered in a colorful carpet of more than 60,000 flowering plants.
Over the centuries, and today, flowers have been and are a favorite source of inspiration, imagery, and subject for artists.
Flower Power Right On Artists:
Aimee Mower-Lally, Amy Lesher, Andrea Epstein, Andrew Chalfen, Anita Gladstone, Anne Gilley, Bill Friedman, Brit Borcher, Bryan Gorski, Caitlin Gironda, Cara London, Carol Barsha, Christian DeFilippo, Claudia Ullman, Cynthia Egle-Grant, Dorit Shmuel, Efrat Baler-Moses, Elayne Bryn, Eunju Kang, Eva Weiss, Gaetano LaRoche, Gail Wagner, Helena Starcevic, Jenny Brown, Jodie Fink, John Paradiso, Jon Feraro, Jon Gabry, Julia Ferguson, Kathryn Murray, Kylie Sager, Laura Cantor, Linda Psomas, Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern, Lois Bender, Marlene Wechsler, Marion Held, Martine Kasmin, Mary Jane Tenerelli, Mayumi Sarai, Nicole Pieper, Oli Boyer, Pesya Altman, Robert Hendrickson, Roberta Kleiman, Roxa Smith, Sandra Charlap, Sophie LaBell, Sunny Chapman, Susan Cohen
In keeping with our love of music, “Flower Power Right On” is dedicated to the song “Flowers” by pop singer Miley Cyrus. We’ve seen Miley grow up in front of the camera, from early teen Disney days and coming-of-age controversies to more recently as an adult dealing with independence and empowerment after a breakup in her self-love anthem “Flowers” which was a huge hit, covered by so many artists and social media parodies—with lyrics so many can relate to.
Drawing Rooms Solo Project Space:
Ali Osborn: Wedge
Ali Osborn studied printmaking at Wesleyan University and received his MFA from Rutgers University.
Wedge is a series of drawings consisting of two inclined planes. Each of the works demonstrate a different occurrence of a wedge in the quasi-neutral space of an artwork. In the world, however, the application of a wedge is anything but neutral. The device can be employed to arrest progress and drive things apart. Or, a wedge may be used to create positive change: it can raise something off the ground, level a piece of furniture, or make an opening for someone otherwise silenced to have a voice.
In the Alcove Gallery: 3 Solo Bodies of Works
Ethan Lottman: Forgotten People
Ethan Lottman is a Nebraska-born fine and performance artist currently touring the world with Cirque du Soleil. Before touring, he received his BFA from the University of Nebraska Lincoln where he began developing his drawing technique of mixing ink pen with graphite. Ethan’s drawings are based off old photographs found at antique shops throughout his travels. He is drawn to forgotten people whose lives have never been touched by the internet and the stories we invent from a single snapshot in time. Mounted in old time frames and hung salon style, the subjects in his drawings are meant to remain anonymous.
Judith Ornstein: Drawing Debris
Judith Ornstein is a NY based artist who studied at Wimbledon School of Art and received her MFA from Yale. Judith is an abstract artist whose imagery melds poetic impulse with networks of shapes and forms. Her work recycles the detritus materials through the use of various kinds of honeycomb, fluted and flat corrugate. Mundane and found objects become shapeshifters for her creative use and a statement that includes looking to a sustainable future.
Matthew Schley: Portraits of Artists and Writers
Matthew moved to Jersey City in 1980 after getting an MFA from the University of Iowa. He stopped exhibiting more than 30 years ago when he became a High English teacher in NYC public schools .These works are portraits of writers and artists who have made an impact on my life.
He started this series because he was reading some Emily Dickinson and came upon a photograph of her that was in dispute so he decided to paint it. This led to to painting portraits of other writers he really connects with so that while working on the painting he can think about their work. .
All shows were curated by Anne Trauben.
ABOUT THE ARTIST RECEPTION
Please join us for a reception for the artists on Saturday, 3/21/26, 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.
