July Studio Update: Interlinked at NARS and new ceramic work

Mitch Patrick, 07.26.201 (detail), 2022

This past month I’ve been busy wrapping up a few classes (drawing and ceramics), working on Communer, and enjoying some time in the pool. I live in NYC and it’s the hot and humid season. I’m looking forward to some upcoming trips and an exhibition I am in at NARS Foundation called Interlinked! More information is below.

I’ve finished some ceramic paintings that include unique glaze decals and glazing layers that make them super exciting for me. I hope you enjoy them and want to see more!

UPCOMING EXHIBITION AT NARS FOUNDATION

Interlinked

South-West Brooklyn Exhibition

July 14 - August 2

Opening Reception: July 14, 6-8pm

NARS Main Gallery

 Featuring works by Katie Coughlin, Stephanie Eche, Kiani Ferris, Nicholas Fraser, Judy Giera, Julia Justo, Nathan Kensinger, Laura Murray, Mitch Patrick, Cinthya Santos Briones, Katherine Vetne, Nilufa Yeasmin, and Tansy Xiao. 

NARS Foundation is pleased to present Interlinked, an exhibition of artists living or working in South-West Brooklyn. Through video, sculpture, textiles, and painting, these works by 13 artists explore their personal and external relationships to the landscape, architecture, and people that shape this area of New York. From the simple poetry of a hand painted sign in a window, to the larger environmental impact of the surrounding waterways, these artists investigate the intimate and often unexpected ways we are linked to each other and our environments.

The South-West Brooklyn Exhibition series began at NARS in 2016, as a response to the growing and underrecognized artist community in South-West Brooklyn. This will be the second iteration of this series, which NARS aims to present every two years. This exhibition offers an opportunity for artists local to the area to be in conversation, highlighting their diverse experiences and artistic practices.

The artists in this exhibition were chosen through an open call by a jury of NARS Staff members and guest juror John Avelluto.

NEW CERAMIC WORK

I’ve been working in ceramics for the past year and a half. I started with a handbuilding class online via Gasworks and I’ve since fallen in love. Here is a piece I got back from the kiln lately. I’ll be sharing more information and details about my new work soon.

Safe Sleep I, Ceramic with glaze, 5.25 x 4.5 x 1”