The Seed: the spark that sets an art life in motion

September 24 through November 19, 2023
Opening Reception Sunday, September 24, Noon until 4

Art at First
First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York
The Great Hall Gallery
12 West 12th Street at Fifth Avenue
And by appointment: sherman.barbara@gmail.com

“One’s work is nothing but the long journey through life to recover, through the detours of art, the one or two great and simple images that first gained access to one’s heart.” – Albert Camus

Curated by Fran Beallor and Barbara Swanson Sherman, featuring the work of Ellen Alt, Cecilia Andre, Ryan Bauer-Walsh, Fran Beallor, Lois Bender, January Yoon Cho, Andy Feldman, Sarah Hauser, Bárbara HerMor, Eileen Hoffman, Christina Maile, Janice McDonnell, Victoria Pacimeo, Avani Patel, Kristin Reed, Regina Silvers, Darcy Spitz, Joanne Steinhardt, Barbara Swanson Sherman, Sandra Taggart, Elizabeth White-Pultz, Alice Zinnes.

SEED EXHIBIT
This is a sculpture created by my late sister, Gladys Mobijohn when
she was around 11 or 12 years old. I was a year older and had no idea
about art or that one could create something out of something else.
She used wood from a temporary banister my father had built.
Our house was filled with stories from Trinidad and Borneo – about
hidden spirits and mysterious happenings. So it seems the piece may
be referring to those stories, carved to look like a spirit. But this was
the only piece she ever made. It inspired me so much that I kept it –
carrying it with me to college, to various places where I lived, to where I
live now.
She died of an overdose in her thirties, but my kids did get to know her
kindness and humor. I don’t know why she never did anything llike this
again, but for me it was the seed which flowered in my mind and heart
and in my work.
It is about 12 inches high from an old 2×4 wood.

The piece in The Seed show, “Elegy for Gladys”, is in recognition of her artistry and to the sculptural form she created.
Christina Maile
August 2023

Opening Reception
Saturday Sept 9, 2023 2pm – 5pm

Show Dates: Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Sept 8, 9, 10, 16, 16, 17, 22,23,24
15 – 5p

Society of American Graphic Artists
32 Union Square East
Suite 1214
New York, NY
https://www.sagaprints.com/about-saga

The 2nd Annual Mini Gems is an exhibition of prints no larger than 8 x 8 inches in a variety of techniques and methods that expand the concept of printmaking, juried by Kimberly Hendrickson, Director of the Center for Contemporary Printmaking.

Society of American Graphic Artists was founded in 1915 and is the among the oldest organizations of creative printmakers; for over 100 years its members and supporters have upheld a vital commitment to constantly strive for excellence and inclusivity while removing barriers to the advancement of creative printmaking.

Christina Maile is a printmaker. christinamaile.com

On Home Page: Blue Sky linocut on paper 2023