Held Together

Fragility & Endurance in Art

May 2025
Curated by Sergio Gomez

ABOUT THE EXHIBIT

Held Together delves into the intricate interplay between fragility and endurance, exploring how moments of vulnerability can coexist with remarkable strength. It invites viewers to reflect on fragility in its many forms—personal, societal, and environmental—and consider how instability, loss, and uncertainty shape the human experience.

For this exhibition, we’ve featured work that examines how artists navigate the delicate tensions in their lives and the world around them, confronting themes of impermanence, resilience, and repair. We welcomed both literal and abstract interpretations of fragility and endurance. 

By examining the spaces where things come undone and are rebuilt, Held Together is a testament to the beauty and complexity of resilience in a world that is both precarious and full of possibility.

FEATURED ARTISTS

 Rhea O'Neill, Paloma Eden, Karen Z Haynes, Paula Valenzuela, Enzina Marrari, Elise Racine, Maureen Golgata, Nicholas Ruscetta, Laura Haberer, Lisa Pressman, Cliff Powell, Alexandra Chiou, Jenn Shifflet, Griffin Liu, Emily Fussner, Jennifer Peart, Vanessa Wenwieser, Anne-Sophie Goblet, Pamela Saturday, Michael Carini, Lisa Fricker, Michael Bever, Carrie Baxter, Margot Dermody, Niki Grangruth, Lauren Lesley, Aidamaris Roman Tejera, Susan Grace, J. Dani Kamas, Megan Hatch, Carole Mathys, Jennifer Litts, Mary Ann Tunnell, Emma Graham, Abigail Munoz, Bart Vargas, Olivia Pestova, Nancy Grace Gesimondo, Axelle Destaing, Andrea Bagdon, Lily Regalia, S. Manya Stoumen-Tolino, Kimberlea Bass, Christopher Nitsche, Phil Irish, Susan Feldman, Isabel Lu, Amy Massey, Margo A Lunsford, Carla Taylor, MG Vander Elst, Reba Kittredge Tyson, Marisol Cervantes, Katya Neptune, Rashmi Ghosh, Marilee Salvator, Katherine Ortiz, Ana Silvia Arias, Emily Clarke McKinney, Margaret Ingles

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Rhea O'Neill, A Faded Beauty, Oil on panel, 12" x 9"

Paloma Eden, Liminal Spaces, Watercolor & Swarovski Crystals on Paper, 24" x36"

Karen Z Haynes, Drifting In and Out, Oil & cold wax on canvas, 48” x 48”

Paula Valenzuela, The Guest House, Mixed media on canvas, 60" x 72"

Enzina Marrari, Sometimes all you can do is just breathe together, linen, pillow, embroidery; 16" x 10" x 4"

Elise Racine, Between Realms, Mixed media, 21.875" x 27.875" x 1.25"

Maureen Golgata, I'm Not Your Prize, Acrylic, charcoal and spray paint on canvas, 48" x 40"

Nicholas Ruscetta, It Was Never Meant To Be Like This, Mixed media, 13 3/4" x 11 3/4"

Laura Haberer, She Didn’t Know That Nature Could Be Placed Upon Her Chest, Oil on panel, 12" x 16"

Lisa Pressman, What Remains 1, Mixed media, 48" x 36"

Cliff Powell, Beyond The Edge of Imagination, Acrylic on Canvas, 24" x 36" x 1.5"

Alexandra Chiou, Seen and Unseen, Acrylic, ink, paper, 22.5" x 17.5"

Jenn Shifflet, Reverie 12, Watercolor, and acrylic on gessoed paper, 27.5" x 19.5"

Griffin Liu, Bad Signal, Mixed Media Miniature, 8" x 16" x 2"

Emily Fussner, Held Together, Mixed Media Sculpture, 20" x 18" x 8"

Jennifer Peart, Dust and Dye, Mixed Media on Panel. 20” x 16”

Vanessa Wenwieser, Disintegration, Digital art - printed on archival Fine Art Gicleé paper, 20" x 30”

Anne-Sophie Goblet, Memory of a Family Dance, Mixed Media on Paper, 22" x 30"

Pamela Saturday, Synergy, Acrylic on canvas 20" x 16"

Michael Carini, I Am Not Where I Am Going...But I Will Get There (Infinool), Acrylic on canvas, 24" x 24"

Margaret Ingles, Hanging By a Thread, Oil on linen, 39" x 24"

Emily Clarke McKinney, Woman in Shards, Colored pencil on paper, 16”x20”

Lisa Fricker, Holding On, Oil on panel, 20" x 16"

Michael Bever, Rainy Days, Acrylic on Canvas, 30" x 40"

Carrie Baxter, Colony Collapse, Bees 1, encaustic & Mixed media on wood, 20" x 20"

Margot Dermody, Unfolding, Glass, Mediterranean Marble, 11" x 6" x 5"

Niki Grangruth, Veiled in Red, Photography, 40" x 60"

Lauren Lesley, Bunched Up, Graphite and Black Colored Pencil Drawing on Paper, 18" x 24"

Aidamaris Roman Tejera, Hidden in the Shadows , Oil on canvas 22" x 30"

Susan Grace, Aria #2, Oil on canvas, 36" x 36"

J. Dani Kamas, Mitigation Strategy, Oil, ink, acrylic on paper, 11" x 14"

Megan Hatch, Awash, Archival pigment print , 10" x 27"

Carole Mathys, Beyond Dimensions, Acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"

Jennifer Litts, Broken, Oil and gold leaf on board, 20" x 24"

Emma Graham, The Nurturing, Stoneware clay, underglaze, cotton thread, 10" x 4.7"

Abigail Munoz, Mixed Media, 1 3/4” x . 5” x 1 1/4”

Bart Vargas, The Weight of All Things, Hand-cut paper collage, 20" x 20"

Olivia Pestova, Water, Photography, 4" x 6"

Nancy Grace Gesimondo, Reflecting - Salton Sea, Photography, 11" x 14"

Axelle Destaing, Photograph on watercolor paper, 11" x 1 4"

Andrea Bagdon, Unraveling, Oil on Canvas, 70" x 60"

Katherine Ortiz, A Suite of Honor, Soft pastel on pastelmat, 30" x 22"

Ana Silvia Arias, Resilience After Wounds, Acrylic on canvas, 30" x 30"

Lily Regalia, The Waiting Rooms, Acrylic on paper, 19" x 24"

S. Manya Stoumen-Tolino, Bulldozer, Mixed media on canvas, 85" x 52”

Kimberlea Bass, Emerging, Music Card, Tea Bag, Fabric, Screen Print, Stitching, 5" x 7"

Christopher Nitsche, Chaco V, Mixed Media on paper, 29.5” x 22.5”

Phil Irish, Calling Belugas, Archival Inkjet mounted on Alupanel, 28" x 44"

Isabel Lu, Your Ocean is on Fire Medium: oil on aluminum, 36" x 72"

Amy Massey, Patchwork, Watercolor and Gouache on paper, 15" x 22"

Margo A Lunsford, The Prolific Sister, Oil on Canvas, 36" x 40"

Carla Taylor, The Tears That Taught Me, Paper, ink, glass, and thread, 12" x 14"

MG Vander Elst, Pauline, Photo Collage Composite, 11"X8.5"

Reba Kittredge Tyson, Kyla, Crown Heights 2023, Oil on canvas, 20" x 24”

Marisol Cervantes, Tomboy, Oil on canvas, 48" x 60"

Katya Neptune, Chronicles of Visions II, Mixed Media on linen, 6' x 10'

Rashmi Ghosh, Sarpakar, Mixed Media, 24" x 36"

Marilee Salvator, Performance still w/ Dancer Meghen McKinley), 10' x 20' x 10'

Susan Feldman, There Are Natural Forces At Play, Graphite/colored pencil on panel, 14" x 11"

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Thank you for visiting!

To inquire about any of the artwork featured in this exhibition, please contact the artists directly via their websites.