Paintings and Digital Art by Sunny Allis, Ella N. Alkiewicz, and Jay Smith
Date/Time
Location
Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library (20 West St, Northampton MA)
Artists’ Reception: February 2, 5:30-7:30 PM
ELLA ALKIEWICZ
Labrador Inuk Ella Nathanael Alkiewicz (she/her) is a self-taught artist whose creative practices are intellectualized through a variety of forms, in paintings, digital prints, beaded Orange Shirt pins, and beaded necklaces. Her works are sold and shown across galleries in Massachusetts and internationally. Ella’s artwork serves as a platform for community education and engagement.
JAY SMITH
Jay Smith (they/them) is an illustrator based in Northampton. They have no formal arts education and credit their grandmother Sylvia with teaching them to paint at an early age. Their artwork reconstructs traditional Jewish ritual imagery for a contemporary audience, and draws on historical themes to create protective spells for trans bodies and spirits.
SUNNY ALLIS
The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning
Sunny (they/them) is a non-binary multidisciplinary artist. In their paintings, Sunny explores consciousness through dynamic motion and playful transformation. They embrace the idea that everything around us is alive and communicating. Sunny uses symbols and abstract maps as a way of orienting oneself in landscapes of the unknown.