Holding Space

Solo exhibition curated by Sara Hignite. Employing wide, expressionistic brushstrokes, the paintings depict energetic young women immersed in their own lives, paying the viewer no mind.

The title Holding Space considers the artist's position as someone who can hold space — support or care — for her subjects while also allowing them to take up space. Experimenting with scale and perspective, the paintings afford their female figures the luxury of unapologetically occupying space in the world; many of them can hardly be contained within the constraints of the canvas.

The nine new paintings on view were commissioned in 2022 by Pauline Karpidas. The young women move effortlessly between fantastical scenes and ordinary activities — tying a shoelace, sprawling on the floor with a book, skateboarding in a pantsuit — refusing to perform according to prescribed gender roles.