Flowers and Flyers
Celebrating the beauty of Mother Nature
April 16 - August 31, 2021

Botanicals - Summer Exhibit celebrating Flowers an

The new Elisa Contemporary Art exhibit, Flowers and Flyers, opens April 28 at the Elisa Contemporary Art Gallery in Riverdale NY.   The exhibit will run through July 28, 2021.

Our Spring 2021 exhibit focuses on four female botanical artists.  They each celebrate the beauty and inspiration of Mother Nature in their unique ways. 

As a lover of nature, Cara Enteles subtly addresses environmental issues that plague our natural world. These include declining numbers of pollinating animals, such as monarch butterflies, birds, bees and bats. She believes that nature has an amazing ability to right itself, given the chance. “I aim to make the work positive and want it to be an advocate for nature.”  We will be featuring, Where’d You Go Karner Blue, focused on on the Karner Blue Butterfly and created with recycled aluminum cans.

 

The exhibit includes new gallery artist Rebecca Swanson and her Prismatica series.  Swanson  “paints” with her camera, blending the abstract forms of nature with subtle colors to build intimate portraits of perfect, individual blooms.    The Prismatica series which are focused on the flower's center. They have a kaleidoscope sense of motion and a wonderful sensual quality.

 

We are featuring for the first time Connecticut Artist, Deborah Weiss with work from the “Blooms” series.  According to Weiss, “Blooms is a celebration of the contemporary botanical image. I have used my own dyed and painted papers for these hand-cut collages. Choosing to interpret the textures and organic shapes in blue and white is in reverence to the rich history of this color pairing. First in China and later in Europe, blue and white wares were treasured. Taking the bloom formations a step further, I am also pursing multiple color palettes and the inclusion of vintage papers.”

The exhibit will also include several 2020 Mixed Media monoprints by Cynthia MacCollum.

The Riverdale Gallery is located at 5622 Mosholu Avenue, Riverdale NY. Hours are Wednesdays 12-5pm and by appointment days/evenings and weekends.

 

What:  Flowers and Flyers

Featured artists: Cara Enteles, Cynthia MacCollum, Rebecca Swanson, Deborah Weiss

When: April 28 through July 28, 2021

Where: Elisa Contemporary Art, 5622 Mosholu Avenue, Riverdale NY 10471

Hours: Wednesdays 12pm – 5:00pm and by appointment (Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends)

Website: www.ElisaContemporaryArt.com                     Instagram: @ElisaContemporaryArt

Flowers and Flyers Installation Shot
Flowers and Flyers Installation Shot
Flowers and Flyers Installation Shot
Flowers and Flyers Installation Shot
Botanical Artwork by Deborah Weiss, Cynthia MacCollum, Cara Entels
Flowers and Flyers Installation Shot
Flowers and Flyers Installation Shot
Rebecca Swanson Prismatica Series installation
Flowers and Flyers Installation
Flowers and Flyers Installation
Cara Enteles, Where'd You Go Karner Blue 3, Installation