Reception: Thursday, May 4, 2023, 6-8 PM 530 West 25th Street, New York, NY
Agora Gallery is pleased to announce A Little Serendipity, a group exhibition of paintings and sculptures that explores the relationship between the expected and unexpected in the creation of art.
The works featured in this exhibition are a balance between spontaneous expression and calculated action. Technical mastery and intuition guide the hand in surprising directions, producing striking combinations of colors, shapes, and patterns. Effortlessly, they engage in a dance of opposites: chaos and order, structure and flow, solid and void. The work ranges from abstract paintings born out of spontaneous gestures, to sculptures capturing figures in contemplative repose. The haphazard nature of some of the pieces belies a predetermined message, other times strongly suggestive representations leave ample room for interpretation. In each one, however, we find a delightful element of mystery and surprise that sparks a sense of wonder.
The title of the exhibition was named after a homonymous painting by Lenor Bingham, one of the artists featured in the show. Lenor says “As an artist, sometimes a stroke or mistake occurs and it feels as if it’s a stroke of serendipity. It’s by this chance occurrence that creates the magic. I apply this concept in life, to take chances and walk the unknown because you never know the outcome.”
Serendipity encourages visitors to embrace the unpredictable and see chance encounters as opportunities for creative exploration. The exhibition challenges us to embrace the fortuity of life and discover beauty in the unexpected.
A Little Serendipity
Ece Abay
Lawrence Robert Armstrong
Lenor Bingham
Mela Cooke
Sylvie D’Halluin
Mime Giraud
Zura Gugulashvili
Lise Lykke
Christiane Palpant
Belle Roth
Louise Shields
ECE ABAY
Goc 1, 2023
Woodcut on canvas
47.5” x 47.5”
ECE ABAY
Goc 2, 2023
Woodcut on canvas
47.5” x 47.5”
Minotaurs Dream, 2023
Woodcut on canvas
ECE ABAY
47.5” x 47.5”
Minotaurs Dream 2, 2023
Woodcut on canvas
ECE ABAY
47.5” x 47.5”
LAWRENCE ROBERT ARMSTRONG
FLR 1.15 ORA
Mixed media on board 48” x 48”
LAWRENCE ROBERT ARMSTRONG
FLR 1.0 SOL
Mixed media on board 24” x 36”
LAWRENCE ROBERT ARMSTRONG
FLR 1.9 ROC
Mixed media on board 24” x 36”
LENOR BINGHAM
A Little Serendipity, 2023
Mixed media on canvas
24” x 18”
LENOR BINGHAM
Birds Eye View, 2021
Acrylic & ink on paper
24” x 18”
LENOR BINGHAM
End of the Summer Bummer, 2021
Acrylic on paper
24” x 18”
LENOR BINGHAM
In the Beginning, 2022
Mixed media on paper
18” x 24”
LENOR BINGHAM
Silent Beauty, 2023
Acrylic & ink on paper
24” x 18”
LENOR BINGHAM
The Junction, 2023
Mixed media on paper
22” x 30”
MELA COOKE
Swim Squad
Bronze
Mother: 15” x 8” x 12”
Child : 10” x 5” x 10”
SYLVIE D’HALLUIN
Golden Savannah, 2020
Mixed media on canvas
31.5” x 23.5”
SYLVIE D’HALLUIN
Summer, 2021
Mixed media on canvas
51” x 38”
MIME GIRAUD
Shiny Landscape A, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
54” x 47”
MIME GIRAUD
Shiny Landscape B, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
53” x 63”
MIME GIRAUD
Parachute, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
59” x 59”
ZURA GUGULASHVILI
For Life, 2020
Watercolor on paper
29.5” x 41.5”
ZURA GUGULASHVILI
Krtsanisy Poppies, 2021
Watercolor on paper
29.5” x 41.5”
ZURA GUGULASHVILI
Rain, 2020
Watercolor on paper
29.5” x 41.5”
LISE LYKKE
Happy Hour, 2021
Acrylic on canvas
31.5” x 23.5”
LISE LYKKE
Hidden Figures, 2019
Acrylic on canvas
23.5” x 31
LISE LYKKE
Morning Light, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
23.5” x 31.5”
CHRISTIANE PALPANT
Much Need Silver Lining - Mojave, NV, 2023
Oil on canvas
36” x 36”
CHRISTIANE PALPANT
New Perspective - White Mountain National Forest, NH, 2023
Oil on canvas
30” x 30”
CHRISTIANE PALPANT
Road to Paradise - Artist Palette, CA, 2023
Oil on canvas
30” x 30”
BELLE ROTH
Hamptons Day 4, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
40” x 30”
BELLE ROTH
Hamptons Day 5, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
40” x 30”
BELLE ROTH
Montreal Day 8, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
48” x 36”
LOUISE SHIELDS
Hidden Treasures, 2022
Liquid coffee, liquid tea, jewels and acrylics on canvas
24” x 48”
LOUISE SHIELDS
Uncharted, 2022
Liquid expresso, dark liquid coffee and acrylics painted on canvas 24” x 48”
