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“Hive Mind”
March 14-May 10, 2026
Opening reception is on Saturday, March 14 from 4–6 pm, featuring live music by the New York School of Music.
Grit Works Gallery proudly presents Hive Mind, a dynamic exhibition of encaustic artwork by Carol Flaitz, Lisa Pressman, and Cynthia Winika, on view from March 14 through May 10, 2026.
Bringing together three accomplished women artists working in the ancient and luminous medium of encaustic, the exhibition celebrates individual vision while highlighting a shared material language rooted in process, nature, and transformation.
The exhibition opens on Saturday, March 14, with a public reception from 4–6 pm, featuring live music by the New York School of Music.
The show concludes on Sunday, May 10, with a closing celebration and live music by Dolmar Pedro & the San Juan Sound Machine.
All three artists work with encaustic, an elegant and enduring medium made from beeswax and damar resin combined with fine pigments and applied to absorbent surfaces using heat. Known for its depth, translucency, and tactile richness, encaustic allows for layering, revision, and the visible passage of time—qualities that resonate strongly throughout Hive Mind.
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Upcoming events
“I Have Been Here All Along” – May 16-July 5, 2026
“I Have Been Here All Along” is a collaboration between photographer Erin Braden and illustrator Andre Junget, united for the first time to present a body of work that evokes a striking dialogue on identity, visibility, and the concept of self. The show runs May 16 through July 5 at GRIT Gallery in Newburgh, NY.
The artists both utilize their medium as a reclamation of space and voice after traumatic lived experiences. Erin Braden’s photographic works are primarily nude self-portraits that use the body as both medium and message, transforming the vulnerable format into a bold expression of self-empowerment and radical acceptance.“Each photograph carries emotional immediacy while maintaining a refined aesthetic sensibility, balancing softness with quiet strength,” she says.
Andre Junget’s series of hand-drawn works examine the tension between his authentic self and the public identity shaped or restricted by authority. His drawings represent the unseen self, creating strong expressions where a voice was previously silenced. The gallery will be filled with his paintings and pastels and drawings to create a visual balance.
The final piece to the puzzle was completed when the two artists creatively collide in a photography installation that tells both of their remarkable stories in real time. Together, their works create a cohesive and conceptually sophisticated exhibition that speaks to themes of autonomy, identity, and psychological depth.
Check back soon for more upcoming exhibits and community events.
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