OPENING - PEN + BRUSH GALLERY

A culmination of creative energy came together to make for an unforgettable, epic evening.

Patti Hudson, fellow artist and curator of the show, invited her lifelong friends Jesse and Patti Smith, along with Rebecca Foon, for an intimate performance at the opening reception. Their friendship made clear the importance of community and sticking together to support one another.
”People have the power” was a strong message giving us all courage to use our freedom of expression as a vehicle for change, reflection, and purpose, individually and universally.

The show will be on view until September 6, 2025 at Pen + Brush, 29 E 22nd St. New York, NY, 10010

Article: ‘No Matter What’: The unshakable pulse of Pen + Brush by Avalon Ashley Bellos

GROUP SHOW - NO MATTER WHAT: PATTI HUDSON & FRIENDS

June 26 - September 6, 2025
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 26, 6-8pm at Pen + Brush, 29 E 22nd St. New York, NY, 10010
Live Performance during opening reception by Jesse Paris Smith, Rebecca Foon, and more.

In preparation for this upcoming show I have been busy framing watercolors, printing postcards, and signing oil on panel paintings. Works being shown were completed on an island off the coast of Brittany en plein air in the fall of 2024. This series of work explores transforming figurative elements into abstract temporal compositions, focusing on bodies of water and their tremendous power.

Studio visits at the Brooklyn Navy Yard are available by appointment until July 10th.

BROOKLYN NAVY YARD - NEW YORK CITY

I am currently fortunate to have a studio space at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. It is nestled in between the Williamsburg and Manhattan bridges in Walkabout Bay in the East River. 

Boats still slip in and out of the docks, as they have for centuries, connecting this industrial complex to the outside world. It is here that I am inspired to reconnect to the city I grew up in after living „overseas“ the last 30 years. There is something familiar about the light and the shapes of the city landscape that I am excited to explore in a new series of work. Just getting started!