Susan Still Scott in Conversation with Kianga Ellis at LABspace, Saturday April 20th, 1pm

Join us This Saturday, April 20th at 1pm for a conversation with Susan Still Scott and Kianga Ellis about Susan’s solo exhibition, Arrows in my Quiver.

ARTIST TALK THIS SATURDAY APRIL 20 1PM 🎙️ SUSAN STILL SCOTT in conversation with KIANGA ELLIS

Join us This Saturday, April 20th at 1pm for a conversation with Susan Still Scott and Kianga Ellis of Kianga Ellis Projects.

Hello friends, Please join us This Saturday April 20th at 1pm for a conversation in the LABspace courtyard with solo artist Susan Still Scott, and guest speaker Kianga Ellis of Kianga Ellis Projects! We are thrilled for Susan and Kianga to discuss the work on view in Susan’s solo exhibition, Arrows in my Quiver See you here 1pm Saturday for a lively outdoor conversation, and freshly baked muffins + coffee courtesy Cook & Larder THANK YOU Susan Still Scott and Kianga Ellis! Please stay tuned for an upcoming talk with solo artist Pearl Cowan, details to be announced soon! XO Ellen + Julie

Susan Still Scott, Seated Painting, 2022, oil, acrylic and vinyl paint, rabbit skin glue, canvas, wood, maple veneer, staples, 16 x 8.5 x 8 inches. On view in Arrows in my Quiver through April 28. Inquiries: julielabspace@gmail.com. Full checklist here.

Rooted in the tradition of abstract painting, Susan Still Scott makes constructed paintings that explore how materials communicate, and how formal relationships develop into narratives. Urgency is expressed in quick repairs, ripped edges, and parts that do not quite meet. Colorful exteriors belie an undercurrent of anxiety by reanimating used, neglected or otherwise damaged materials. Structures are covered and revealed by layers of paint, tape and cloth. Scott posits that the presence of a painted object is felt within the body. Through her work, she reflects the contradictory emotional and physical states that shape our lives and decisions. Susan Still Scott was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and currently lives and works in the Hudson Valley, New York. She has a Bachelors of Fine Art from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and attended Tyler School of Art in Rome, Italy. Scott received a Masters of Fine Art from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston. Scott’s first solo exhibition in New York City was at Heskin Contemporary in 2011, entitled Corporeality and Other Things of Grace and Beauty. The title references her ongoing visual play with materials combined with carefully considered responses to modern painterly abstraction. She has exhibited throughout the United States and in Europe. Recently she has shown at several galleries and arts organizations in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and New York. She is the recipient of residency fellowships at Yaddo and The MacDowell Colony. Susan Still Scott: Arrows in my Quiver exhibition checklist

Kianga Ellis, of Kianga Ellis Projects, is an Art Evangelist and creator of the Harbinger Art Trust. We met Kianga 15 years ago in the early days of the Bushwick art scene. It has been wonderful to reconnect with her in the Hudson Valley this past year, and we are thrilled to welcome Kianga for her first talk at LABspace.

SATURDAY APRIL 20TH, 1PM ARTIST TALK WITH SUSAN STILL SCOTT AND KIANGA ELLIS

LABspace 2642 NY Route 23, Hillsdale NY 12529 julielabspace@gmail.com 917-749-2857 10 Exhibitions To See In Upstate New York on Hyperallergic, by Taliesin Thomas Hudson Valley Selected Gallery Guide on Two Coats of Paint, by Karlyn Benson

LABspace is located below Hillsdale General Store, and Cook & Larder 17 miles east of Hudson NY 17 miles north of Millerton NY 11 miles west of Great Barrington MA LABspace was founded and directed by artist Susan Jennings 2014-2018, and has been the curatorial project of artists Ellen Letcher and Julie Torres since April 2018. We are now celebrating our sixth year of programming since taking the reins, thanks to all of you and SJ!

Susan Still Scott and Pearl Cowan Solo Shows, April 6-28, 2024

Susan Still Scott, Floor Bag, 2009, acrylic and vinyl paint, canvas, wood veneer, picture hanging wire, polyester fiberfill, staples, glue, 14 x 13 x 10 inches. On view in Susan Still Scott’s solo exhibition Arrows in my Quiver, opening April 6th. Inquiries: julielabspace@gmail.com. Full checklist available soon.

SAVE-THE-DATE! SATURDAY APRIL 6 1-5PM Opening Reception of TWO SOLOS GALLERY ONE Susan Still Scott: Arrows in my Quiver GALLERY TWO Pearl Cowan: Metamorphosis Both Exhibitions On View Saturdays + Sundays 1-5pm April 6-28

Pearl Cowan, Trans Girl Being Carried To Heaven, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 16 x 14 inches. On view in Pearl Cowan’s solo exhibition Metamorphosis, opening April 6th. Pearl Cowan artwork courtesy Good Naked. Inquiries: julielabspace@gmail.com. Exhibition checklist available soon.

Hello friends, Please Save-the-Date for TWO Solo Exhibitions opening April 6th at LABspace! GALLERY ONE Susan Still Scott: Arrows in my Quiver Rooted in the tradition of abstract painting, Susan Still Scott makes constructed paintings that explore how materials communicate, and how formal relationships develop into narratives. Urgency is expressed in quick repairs, ripped edges, and parts that do not quite meet. Colorful exteriors belie an undercurrent of anxiety by reanimating used, neglected or otherwise damaged materials. Structures are covered and revealed by layers of paint, tape and cloth. Scott posits that the presence of a painted object is felt within the body. Through her work, she reflects the contradictory emotional and physical states that shape our lives and decisions.  GALLERY TWO Pearl Cowan: Metamorphosis New Drawings and Paintings Pearl Cowan writes:  Inspired by history painting and personal experience, I craft trans mythological images. These artworks reimagine the history of trans people, portraying them as powerful beings and figures of allegory. My aim is to elevate and empower the trans community through visual storytelling that blends history and personal narrative. Pearl Cowan artwork on view courtesy Good Naked Opening Reception for both exhibitions: Saturday April 6, 1-5pm Huge thank you to Susan and Pearl for your beautiful work! We can’t wait to share it with all of you ❤️

THIS IS THE FINAL WEEKEND to see Allyson Mellberg Taylor and Jeremy Seth Taylor’s gorgeous two-person show, One Day All Of This Will Be Yours! Saturday + Sunday 1-5pm Closing Party This Sunday, March 31st, 1-5pm🐇 Click Here to read Taliesin Thomas’s beautifully written review of Allyson and Jeremy’s exhibition, in Chronogram. We look forward to seeing you soon! XO Ellen + Julie

Click to read Taliesin Thomas’s review of Allyson Mellberg Taylor and Jeremy Seth Taylor’s two-person show, in Chronogram. CLOSING PARTY THIS SUNDAY MARCH 31, 1-5PM. Full checklist here. Inquiries: julielabspace@gmail.com.

Allyson Mellberg Taylor + Jeremy Seth Taylor: One Day All Of This Will Be Yours Final Weekend! Saturday + Sunday 1-5pm Closing Party THIS SUNDAY, March 31, 1-5PM 🥂 Review in Chronogram, by Taliesin Thomas Full Exhibition Checklist Inquiries: julielabspace@gmail.com

SAVE-THE-DATE! Opening Saturday April 6th, 1-5pm GALLERY ONE Susan Still Scott: Arrows in my Quiver GALLERY TWO Pearl Cowan: Metamorphosis Artwork on view courtesy Good Naked Visiting Hours: Saturdays + Sundays 1-5pm, April 6-28, 2024

LABspace 2642 NY Route 23, Hillsdale NY 12529 julielabspace@gmail.com 917-749-2857

LABspace is located below Hillsdale General Store, and Cook & Larder 17 miles east of Hudson NY • 17 miles north of Millerton NY • 11 miles west of Great Barrington MA LABspace was founded and directed by artist Susan Jennings 2014-2018, and has been the curatorial project of artists Ellen Letcher and Julie Torres since April 2018. Next month we’ll celebrate our sixth year of programming since taking the reins, thanks to all of you and to SJ!

Allyson Mellberg Taylor + Jeremy Seth Taylor: Saturday March 2nd, 1-5pm

Jeremy Seth Taylor, Not Without My Dandies, 2024, egg tempera and walnut ink on paper, 7 x 5 inches. On view in One Day All Of This Will Be Yours, opening This Saturday, March 2nd, 1-5pm at LABspace.

OPENING RECEPTION THIS SATURDAY 1-5PM 🍾 Allyson Mellberg Taylor + Jeremy Seth Taylor: One Day All Of This Will Be Yours 🌼

Hello friends! We can’t wait to see you This Saturday 1-5pm for the Opening Reception of Allyson Mellberg Taylor and Jeremy Seth Taylor: One Day All Of This Will Be Yours, a two-person exhibition of new drawings and embroidery Huge thank you to Allyson and Jeremy for this beautiful work, we are so thrilled to share it with all of you! Allyson’s drawings are also on view at one of our favorite spaces, SEPTEMBER in Kinderhook NY, in a gorgeous group exhibition In the pale moonlight through April 7. Huge congrats to all! HOLIDAY artwork pickups continue during our Opening Reception this Saturday 1-5pm, and also on Sunday 1-5pm If you are expecting a shipped package from us, it is coming to you soon, thank you for your patience! We look forward to seeing you 1-5PM SATURDAY for Allyson Mellberg Taylor and Jeremy Seth Taylor: One Day All Of This Will Be Yours! XO Julie + Ellen

Allyson Mellberg Taylor, Two Diseases, 2024, egg tempera and homemade watercolor and ink on paper, 14 x 11 inches. On view in One Day All Of This Will Be Yours, opening This Saturday, March 2nd, 1-5pm at LABspace.

“No witchcraft, no enemy action had silenced the rebirth of new life in this stricken world. The people had done it themselves.” Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

Allyson Mellberg Taylor and Jeremy Seth Taylor write: “One Day All Of This Will Be Yours” is an idea that is simultaneously ominous and optimistic. Building on our previous works, we explore a fascination and fraught relationship with nature and question our effect on the earth as humans. The insidious amount of waste and pollution generated in a capitalist culture humbles us as we push back against the relentless bombardment and challenge that over-consumption creates in our world. The human body as an embattled organism appears out of scale with elements of nature and animals, as a way to express vulnerability and humility. Physical struggle, revenge fantasies, dreamscape imagery, visualizations, all come together to create a personal symbolism when dealing with themes of chronic and environmental illness and oppressive external forces. We are continually recycling, foraging, growing food and artist materials, in an effort to leave a smaller footprint. However, there is an ever-present system surrounding us that challenges our efforts to heal and regenerate the soil and spaces around us. In our work we engage in visions of remediation and connection to ecosystems, and how we interact with nature. Allyson Mellberg Taylor is a drawer, painter, printmaker, sculptor, organic vegetable and pigment gardener, zine/artist book maker, science-fiction lover, and Art Professor at James Madison University based in Charlottesville, Virginia. Allyson’s work is rooted in dystopic sci-fi and the lovely/uncomfortable space we humans attempt to occupy in nature. She has exhibited her work extensively at the regional, national, and international levels in exhibitions at LABspace, SEPTEMBER, The Drawing Now Exhibition in Paris at the Carousel Du Louvre, The Outsider Art Fair with Galerie LJ in NYC/Paris, The Museo De Arte Contemporaneo De Monterrey, in Monterrey, Mexico, the Milwaukee Art Museum, The Bemis Center in Omaha, NE, The Fralin Art Museum at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA, SECCA in Winston Salem, NC, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Atlanta, GA, and Third Drawer Down in Victoria, Australia.  Allyson’s work has been featured in Juxtapoz, Hi-Fructose, Venus, Frankie, and Bust Magazines. Allyson has worked with the collective groups Booklyn (NYC), Cinders Gallery, and Team Lump (Raleigh). Jeremy Seth Taylor is a Charlottesville based painter, printmaker, designer, bio-intensive gardener, and Assistant Professor of Art at PVCC. His work is built from a strong reverence for animals and nature. Jeremy uses traditional forms that are reminiscent of Japanese block printing, children's book illustrations, comic books, and Flemish engravings. His work finds the space where these illustrative formats converge to slur ideas of innocence and experience; where fantasy merges with ominous realism. Jeremy received an MFA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has exhibited his works at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), The Rose Museum in Boston, The Atlanta Contemporary Art Museum, La Maison Rouge in Paris, Booklyn in NYC, The Bemis Center, LABspace, Cinders Gallery, and at LUMP Gallery in NC.

Allyson Mellberg Taylor + Jeremy Seth Taylor: One Day All Of This Will Be Yours New drawings and embroidered works March 2-31, 2024 Opening Reception: This Saturday March 2nd, 1-5pm On view Saturdays + Sundays 1-5pm and by appt

LABspace 2642 NY Route 23, Hillsdale NY 12529 Inquiries: julielabspace@gmail.com Full exhibition checklist coming soon

LABspace is located below Hillsdale General Store, and Cook & Larder 17 miles east of Hudson NY • 17 miles north of Millerton NY • 11 miles west of Great Barrington MA LABspace was founded and directed by artist Susan Jennings 2014-2018, and has been the curatorial project of artists Ellen Letcher and Julie Torres since April 2018. Next month, we will celebrate our sixth year of programming since taking the reins, thanks to all of you and to SJ!