Alphabet Soup

Our current social climate is marred by anxiety and isolation. Forced closures and restrictions have us scavenging for food, supplies, and resources. How long before art supplies start to run thin? Grab what you can! Make whatever you can!

The exhibition of collage and mixed media pieces displayed below is an exploration of creating art under restriction; from soup to nuts. Where do we turn for comfort and warmth at this time? Can art be made with non-traditional materials that happen to be at our disposal?

Curated by: Tim Kelly

Kiyomitsu Saito · Lisa Horlander · Adina Andrus · Anna Sparks · Kelly Olshan · Tina Glavan · April Chong · Toni Ceaser · Beth Bailis · Myles Hunt · Barbra Williams Cosentino · Kristen Martin-Aarnio · Stacey Burgay · Angela Miskis · Danielle Draik · Tim Kelly · Nikolitsa Boutieros · Antoinette Legnini · Christopher Luna · Anthoula Lelekidis · Ileana LaFontaine · Thomas Pickarski

K. SAITO word-roach, 8” x 2” x 1”, 2010 (mixed media) — **K. SAITO** *word-roach, 8” x 2” x 1”, 2010 (mixed media)*

CHRISTOPHER LUNA LIVING LUMINOUS PERPETUAL CHANGE, 2020 — **CHRISTOPHER LUNA** *LIVING LUMINOUS PERPETUAL CHANGE, 2020*

ADINA ANDRUS Et hoc genus omne (that I had thrown away before last week), 9” x 12” (wood, copper, fibers, cement, clay, ink on paper) — **ADINA ANDRUS** *Et hoc genus omne (that I had thrown away before last week), 9” x 12” (wood, copper, fibers, cement, clay, ink on paper)*

K. SAITO mouth trap, 13” x 6” x 2”, 2014 (mixed media) — **K. SAITO** *mouth trap, 13” x 6” x 2”, 2014 (mixed media)*

ILEANA LAFONTAINE Paper Bunny, 3” x 6” x 6”, 2020 (recycled and handmade paper, glue) — **ILEANA LAFONTAINE** *Paper Bunny, 3” x 6” x 6”, 2020 (recycled and handmade paper, glue)*

BETH BAILIS Earth Goddess, 34” x 24” x 4”, 2012 (ceramic, oil, canvas, metal, acrylic, wood) — **BETH BAILIS** *Earth Goddess, 34” x 24” x 4”, 2012 (ceramic, oil, canvas, metal, acrylic, wood)*

ANTHOULA LELEKIDIS Fragments of Diaspora, 14” x 11” (photo prints on card stock) — **ANTHOULA LELEKIDIS** *Fragments of Diaspora, 14” x 11” (photo prints on card stock)*

ILEANA LAFONTAINE Paper Chair, 16” x 19” x 38”, 2020 (recycled and handmade paper, glue) — **ILEANA LAFONTAINE** *Paper Chair, 16” x 19” x 38”, 2020 (recycled and handmade paper, glue)*

NIKOLITSA BOUTIEROS Hot in Heaven, 16” x 16”, 2018 (digital print on canvas) — **NIKOLITSA BOUTIEROS** *Hot in Heaven, 16” x 16”, 2018 (digital print on canvas)*

NIKOLITSA BOUTIEROS Twilight Bloom, 16” x 16”, 2018 (digital print on canvas) — **NIKOLITSA BOUTIEROS** *Twilight Bloom, 16” x 16”, 2018 (digital print on canvas)*

APRIL CHONG food prep, 24” x 20”, 2020 (thread, tape, chili pepper seeds, anchovy heads, shrimp tails) — **APRIL CHONG** *food prep, 24” x 20”, 2020 (thread, tape, chili pepper seeds, anchovy heads, shrimp tails)*

KELLY OLSHAN Artistic Waste Model, 9” x 11” x 14”, 2020 (recycled oil paint and paint tubes on installation board) — **KELLY OLSHAN** *Artistic Waste Model, 9” x 11” x 14”, 2020 (recycled oil paint and paint tubes on installation board)*

APRIL CHONG too much twine, 9.5” x 16”, 2020 (twine, thread) — **APRIL CHONG** *too much twine, 9.5” x 16”, 2020 (twine, thread)*

CHRISTOPHER LUNA The Work: Alleviate Suffering, 2020 — **CHRISTOPHER LUNA** *The Work: Alleviate Suffering, 2020*

CHRISTOPHER LUNA The Gift Hidden in Our Crisis, 2020 — **CHRISTOPHER LUNA** *The Gift Hidden in Our Crisis, 2020*

KRISTEN MARTIN-AARNIO Flying & Searching, 25” x 20” x 12”, 2020 (toothpicks, plastic, glue, modeling paste, feathers, paper, paint, fabric) — **KRISTEN MARTIN-AARNIO** *Flying & Searching, 25” x 20” x 12”, 2020 (toothpicks, plastic, glue, modeling paste, feathers, paper, paint, fabric)*

BETH BAILIS Camel, 30” x 24” x 5”, 2017 (ceramic, acrylic, printed poster, shaped wood) — **BETH BAILIS** *Camel, 30” x 24” x 5”, 2017 (ceramic, acrylic, printed poster, shaped wood)*

BARBRA COSENTINO Around and Around We Go, 12” x 12”, 2016 (cut paper on canvas) — **BARBRA COSENTINO** *Around and Around We Go, 12” x 12”, 2016 (cut paper on canvas)*

TINA GLAVAN You Better Lie Down Cause the Angels are Watching, 6” x 12”, 2020 (paper, pan pastel, encaustic on wood board) — **TINA GLAVAN** *You Better Lie Down Cause the Angels are Watching, 6” x 12”, 2020 (paper, pan pastel, encaustic on wood board)*

TINA GLAVAN Seascape, 12” x 24”, 2020 (alcohol ink on paper, encaustic on wood board) — **TINA GLAVAN** *Seascape, 12” x 24”, 2020 (alcohol ink on paper, encaustic on wood board)*

KRISTEN MARTIN-AARNIO Observing Tower, 18” x 12” x 10”, 2020 (toothpicks, yarn, paint, glue, ribbon, paper, modeling paste) — **KRISTEN MARTIN-AARNIO** *Observing Tower, 18” x 12” x 10”, 2020 (toothpicks, yarn, paint, glue, ribbon, paper, modeling paste)*

ANTOINETTE LEGNINI Vanessa/1990/High Bridge, 17.5” x 13”, 2020 (chipboard, paper, colored pencil, acrylic, ribbon, gold leaf, coffee filters) — **ANTOINETTE LEGNINI** *Vanessa/1990/High Bridge, 17.5” x 13”, 2020 (chipboard, paper, colored pencil, acrylic, ribbon, gold leaf, coffee filters)*

ANTOINETTE LEGNINI Steven/1991/Fordham Road, 11” x 18”, 2020 (chipboard, pen, paper, plastic bag, ribbon, handball, print outs) — **ANTOINETTE LEGNINI** *Steven/1991/Fordham Road, 11” x 18”, 2020 (chipboard, pen, paper, plastic bag, ribbon, handball, print outs)*

ANTHOULA LELEKIDIS Fragments of Diaspora, 10” x 8” (photo prints on card stock) — **ANTHOULA LELEKIDIS** *Fragments of Diaspora, 10” x 8” (photo prints on card stock)*

DANIELLE DRAIK Hypnagogic Being, 30” x 60”, 2018, (acrylic, sand, charcoal on stretched cotton) — **DANIELLE DRAIK** *Hypnagogic Being, 30” x 60”, 2018, (acrylic, sand, charcoal on stretched cotton)*

DANIELLE DRAIK The Grey is Safe (and neither good nor bad), 28.25” x 40” x .25”, 2020 (acrylic, gouache, mica, sand on board) — **DANIELLE DRAIK** *The Grey is Safe (and neither good nor bad), 28.25” x 40” x .25”, 2020 (acrylic, gouache, mica, sand on board)*

MYLES HUNT Waving, 10” x 10”, 2020 (collage) — **MYLES HUNT** *Waving, 10” x 10”, 2020 (collage)*

THOMAS PICKARSKI Masked Figure no. 4, 2020 (photography) — **THOMAS PICKARSKI** *Masked Figure no. 4, 2020 (photography)*

THOMAS PICKARSKI Masked Figure no. 5, 2020 (photography) — **THOMAS PICKARSKI** *Masked Figure no. 5, 2020 (photography)*

DANIELLE DRAIK Of Fear and Self Sabotage, 22” x 26” x .25”, 2019 (acrylic, gouache, sand, mica, particle on mirror) — **DANIELLE DRAIK** *Of Fear and Self Sabotage, 22” x 26” x .25”, 2019 (acrylic, gouache, sand, mica, particle on mirror)*

TINA GLAVAN Clipped, 9” x 12”, 2020 (paper, oil stick, encaustic on wood board) — **TINA GLAVAN** *Clipped, 9” x 12”, 2020 (paper, oil stick, encaustic on wood board)*

NIKOLITSA BOUTIEROS Hand at Dawn, 20” x 30”, 2018 (digital print on canvas) — **NIKOLITSA BOUTIEROS** *Hand at Dawn, 20” x 30”, 2018 (digital print on canvas)*

K. SAITO foolish portable DVD player, 8” x 7” x 7”, 2010 (mixed media) — **K. SAITO** *foolish portable DVD player, 8” x 7” x 7”, 2010 (mixed media)*

STACEY BURGAY I went for a walk, 12” x 12”, 2020 (watercolor paper, found paper, tree bark) — **STACEY BURGAY** *I went for a walk, 12” x 12”, 2020 (watercolor paper, found paper, tree bark)*

STACEY BURGAY Inside Looking Out, 12” x 12”, 2020 (spray paint, photography, paper, matte medium, digital processes) — **STACEY BURGAY** *Inside Looking Out, 12” x 12”, 2020 (spray paint, photography, paper, matte medium, digital processes)*

TIM KELLY Quarantine Collage no. 1, 2020 (card stock, magazine, glue on paper) — **TIM KELLY** *Quarantine Collage no. 1, 2020 (card stock, magazine, glue on paper)*

TIM KELLY Quarantine Collage no. 2, 2020 (card stock, glue on paper) — **TIM KELLY** *Quarantine Collage no. 2, 2020 (card stock, glue on paper)*

LISA HORLANDER Looking Up, 34” x 36” (oil on canvas) — **LISA HORLANDER** *Looking Up, 34” x 36” (oil on canvas)*

ANNA SPARKS Aquarius, 11” x 17”, 2018 — **ANNA SPARKS** *Aquarius, 11” x 17”, 2018*

ANNA SPARKS Red, 11” x 17”, 2018 — **ANNA SPARKS** *Red, 11” x 17”, 2018*

ANGELA MISKIS Untitled (Bustelo #1), 10” x 14”, 2020 (coffee bags, tape, ribbon, dried fabric paint on notebook cover) — **ANGELA MISKIS** *Untitled (Bustelo #1), 10” x 14”, 2020 (coffee bags, tape, ribbon, dried fabric paint on notebook cover)*

BETH BAILIS Nite at the Opera, 36” x 24”, 2009 (printed papers, ticket stubs, poster on cardboard) — **BETH BAILIS** *Nite at the Opera, 36” x 24”, 2009 (printed papers, ticket stubs, poster on cardboard)*

BARBRA COSENTINO Our hearts are Bright and Yet We Weep, 6” x 8”, 2018 (3D embellishments, mirror, paper on wood) — **BARBRA COSENTINO** *Our hearts are Bright and Yet We Weep, 6” x 8”, 2018 (3D embellishments, mirror, paper on wood)*

TONI CEASER Patchwork Collage Quilt of Love, 98” x 93”, 2017 (cotton) — **TONI CEASER** *Patchwork Collage Quilt of Love, 98” x 93”, 2017 (cotton)*

If you are interested in purchasing work that is included in Alphabet Soup, please reach out to the curator for availability.
Timothy Kelly - timothykellyart@gmail.com