JHB Gallery celebrates its fourth summer of exhibitions at Jetsam Studio, Southampton, NY, with a specially curated selection of work by gallery artists opening Thursday, August 10th.
Summer Whites highlights works that evoke the light and air of the summer months on Long Island. The exhibition includes photographic art, works on paper, book arts, painting, and sculpture, and will unfold over the entire Jetsam Studio space.
Exhibiting artists include Jaq Belcher, Doug Beube, and Marietta Hoferer, each of whom employ intricate and often meditative processes to create works with paper: cutting and slicing, manipulating books and found objects, and drawing with adhesive tape in transformative new ways. Ellen Carey, Jonathan Kline, Christine Dalenta, and Amanda Means will be showing photographic pieces that are frequently abstract in form, using darkroom processes in unique ways to create images directly with light. The photographic works of Bohnchang Koo and Hiromitsu Morimoto are created with traditional camera and negative, yet embrace a similar spirit of grace and simplicity. John Noestheden and Bastienne Schmidt add collaged elements to their works on paper and canvas, mapping expansive vistas between the imagination and nature.
Characterized throughout by a spare beauty, the works in Summer Whites encourage us to look and contemplate in a spirit of tranquility and wonder.
Reception: Thursday, August 10th, 5:00–7:30 pm
Exhibition continues through September 24th, 2023
Jetsam Studio is the creation of designer Quinn Pofahl. Alongside contemporary art, the 2,000 sq ft atelier showcases unique pieces of modern and contemporary furniture and design, hand-made upholstered furniture, and decorative objects sourced from around the globe.
Quinn Pofahl and Jayne H. Baum share a creative partnership that has spanned projects over several decades. Baum founded JHB Gallery in 1982 as one of the first galleries in New York City dedicated to contemporary photography and experimental image making; the gallery now represents a wide range of contemporary international artists working in all media. Southampton resident Pofahl has been developing concepts for an American luxury lifestyle brand for over 20 years. Baum and Pofahl’s collaboration continued with the summer 2020 opening of Jetsam Studio, which has provided a unique space for the promotion of creative discourse across fine art, design, and the decorative arts.
