Current Resident: Nov 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2023
ARTWORKS
Studio #301
Artist
Sofia Stevi
Sofia Stevi is an artist living and working in Athens. Her paintings depict flowing interpretations of materiality in a universe where dreams are a construct of everyday experiences, bodies are in flux, chance takes on permanent substance, and time and space collide.
Sofia Stevi has exhibited work at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, United Kingdom; Onassis Foundation Stegi, Greece; and The Benaki Museum, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2023 Fall Open Studios
November 10–November 11, 2023
Sofia Stevi, The Guardian, 2023, acrylics on cotton fabric, wall painting, dimensions variable
Sofia Stevi, When we start to understand the world trilogy (The Letter, The Journey, When we start to understand the world), 2023, three double sided paintings, acrylic on cotton fabric, dimensions variable
Sofia Stevi, Song without an ending, 2022, ink and actylic on cotton fabric, handpainted cotton and leatherette pillows, dimensions variable
Sofia Stevi, Turning forty winks into a decade, 2017-2018, mixed media, dimensions variable
Sofia Stevi, Spine Books (Skoliosis 004, Skoliosis 002, Kyphosis 001), 2009, mould-made cotton paper and thread, dimensions variable
Residents from Greece
Current Resident: Oct 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2023
Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, Dublin
Studio #302
Artist
Aileen Murphy
Aileen Murphy creates paintings that convey corporeal and psychological tenacity. Murphy employs painting as an artistic process in which color and motion are living wires.
Aileen Murphy has exhibited work at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, Dublin; Deborah Schamoni, Munich; and Amanda Wilkinson, London, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2023 Fall Open Studios
November 10–November 11, 2023
Aileen Murphy, soprano crush, 2023, oil, oil bar, acrylic ink and pencil on canvas, 707/8 × 627/8 in. (180.09 × 159.77 cm)
Aileen Murphy, Hi! Arrangement, 2022, oil and pigment on canvas, 755/16 × 701/16 in. (191.26 × 178.03 cm)
Aileen Murphy, PANTING, 2019, exhibition view. Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, Dublin
Aileen Murphy, In the gale, with Gale, 2020, oil and oil bar on canvas, 76.8
Aileen Murphy, food that I would feed my lover, 2022, exhibition view. Deborah Schamoni, Munich
Current Resident: Jul 1, 2023–Jun 30, 2024
Toby Devan Lewis
Studio #305
Artist
Laura Bernstein
Laura Bernstein creates layered worlds that explore human and animal behavior, as well as mythologies of metamorphose. Her work reflects on the climate through video, performance, installation, and painting, drawing inspiration from medieval illuminated manuscripts and theatrical spectacle traditions.
Laura Bernstein has exhibited at Essex Flowers Gallery; BRIC; and Children’s Museum of the Arts, all in New York, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2023 Fall Open Studios
November 10–November 11, 2023
Laura Bernstein, Hell Mouth, 2022, installation with three-channel stop-motion video, 3:00 min loop (color, sound), hand-stitched appliqué textiles, 18 puppets made from aluminum armature wire and repurposed fabrics, hoops, plaster, dowels, wood, papier-mâché and imitation gold leaf, 42 × 36 × 36 in. (106.68 × 91.44 × 91.44 cm)
Laura Bernstein, Miracle Tapestries Processional, January I--December XII, 2020, 2021, assortment of recycled organic and synthetic fabrics, hand stitched, thread and 10 PVC pipes, 12 × 100 in. (30.48 × 254 cm)
Laura Bernstein, Murder Hornets Sun Spike, 2022, watercolor and ink on watercolor paper, 42 × 60 in. (106.68 × 152.4 cm)
Laura Bernstein, Illuminator, 2019, plaster, burlap, steel plumbing pipes, wax, candles, glass, sand, imitation gold leaf, matchbox, brass, candle snuff, and acrylic on canvas and watercolor and ink on paper, dimensions variable
Laura Bernstein, A Speculative Performance Presented by The Institute of Super-Species Research and Experimentation, (ISSRE), 2019, performance, 60 min.
