Sound and Vision

Influenced by her upbringing in Japan and her current home in New York City, Shino Takedaʼs ceramics embody her sensory experience of sight, touch, taste, sound, and smell. Most of her works are hand-built using the coil method, and incorporate several different types of clay, making each piece one of a kind. Takeda uses her own memories, reflections, and appreciation for her life as inspiration for her works, celebrating the perfect imperfections inherent in handmade objects, and the unexpected alchemy when she works with wood-fired kilns. Takeda is renowned in the design world and her work has recently crossed over into the art world: her 2019 debut solo exhibition Diary was presented at JDJ The Ice House, Garrison and included her ceramics , textiles, and a furniture collaboration. Presentations with JDJ at the art fair NADA Miami in 2019 led to an artist residency at the Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA, and developed into her mixed media installation for the group exhibition Hard Cover at the museum in 2021.

Born in Oneonta, New York in 1984
Sam Friedman is an artist who lives and works in Pleasant Valley, New York. Sam has had solo exhibitions at The Mass in Tokyo, Gana Nineone in Seoul, Harper’s Chelsea in NYC, Library Street Collective in Detroit, WOAW Gallery in Hong Kong, Over The Influence in Hong Kong and many others. His work has been covered by Hype Beast, BOOOOOOM, Fed, Hype Art and more.

Jansson Stegner (b. 1972, Denver, CO, US; lives and works in Santa Barbara, CA, US) received his MFA from the University of Albany, New York. Stegner has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions with Sorry We’re Closed, Brussels; Bellwether Gallery, New York; Mike Weiss Gallery, New York, and most recently, Almine Rech Gallery, New York. He was the recipient of the 2010 Art Brussels: Collectors’ Choice Award and was the 2015 Deutsche Bank NYFA Fellow. Stegner is represented by Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles and Sorry We’re Closed, Brussels.

Alec Egan (b. 1984, Los Angeles, CA) completed his MFA at Otis College of Art and Design in 2013, and received a BFA in creative writing and poetry from Kenyon College. Recent solo exhibitions include Drawing Room at Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, VT; Blue Setting, Charles Moffett, New York, NY; Look Out, Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA; and Miro’s Corner, MAKI Gallery in Tokyo, Japan. His work has also been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions at Almine Rech, Paris, France; Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA; California Heritage Museum, Santa Monica, CA; Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA; Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles / New York; Charles Moffett Gallery, New York, NY; MAKI Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. Egan lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.

Andrew Paul Woolbright is an artist, gallerist, and Editor-at-Large at the Brooklyn Rail, living and working in Brooklyn, NY. Andrew is an MFA graduate from the Rhode Island School of Design in painting and is the director of the Lower East Side Gallery Below Grand. He currently teaches at Pratt and School of Visual Arts in New York. He has shown his work at galleries such as Rachel Uffner, Yellow Peril, the University Of Illinois, InSitu, Hesse Flatow, DeBoer Gallery, The Hole, Zurcher Gallery and many more.

Keltie Ferris was born in Kentucky in 1977 and currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated with a BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and an MFA from the Yale School of Art in 2006.Keltie has had recent solo shows at Mitchell-Innes & Nash, Morán Morán, Klemm’s Gallery, Gana Art Sounds, the Speed Museum in Louisville, KY, the University Art Museum at SUNY Albany, the Santa Monica Museum of Art, just to namw a few. His works have been included in group exhibitions at institutions, including Klemm’s Gallery, G Gallery, Seoul, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Asheville Art Museum, Morán Morán, Makasiini Contemporary, Maruani Mercier,  Saatchi Gallery, the Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston, and the Brooklyn Museum. He was awarded the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award in Painting by the Academy of Arts and Letters in 2014. Sound & Vision is supported by the New York Studio School, Golden Artist Colors and Fulcrum Coffee.

Alicia Adamerovich (B. 1989, Latrobe, PA) is an artist living in Brooklyn, NY. She received her Bachelor's of Design from Pennsylvania State University in 2013. Adamerovich has been a recipient of several residencies including the Del Vaz Projects Residency (Los Angeles); Moly Sabata Artist Residency, Albert Gleizes Foundation (Sablons, FR); and Palazzo Monti Residency (Brescia, IT). Her recent solo exhibitions include This is the time of the hour, Kohn Gallery (Los Angeles); Ultra-gentle manipulation of delicate objects, Pangée (Montréal, QC); Second Nature, Del Vaz Projects (Los Angeles) and A Bat out of Hell, Sans Titre (Paris, FR). This summer Alicia will attend the Hayama Artist residency in Japan and will present h er rst New York solo exhibition at Timothy Taylor Gallery in November. She has participated in exhibitions at Lafayette Anticipations (Paris, FR), Timothy Taylor Gallery (NYC), Margot Samel Gallery (NYC), Rachel Uffner Gallery (NYC), Mrs. Gallery (Queens), Yee Society (Hong Kong), Green Family Art Foundation (Dallas), and Artpace (San Antonio). Alicia’s work can be found in the permanent collections of The ICA Miami (Miami, FL), He Art Museum (Guangdong, CH), X Museum (Beijing, CH) and the Green Family Art Foundation (Dallas, TX). Adamerovich is represented by Timothy Taylor Gallery (London, NYC) and Michael Kohn Gallery (Los Angeles).

Jess Xiaoyi Han, a Brooklyn-based artist originally from Dalian, China, reflects on her vibrant journey between two cultures. She discusses how her upbringing and diverse influences shape her expressive art, focusing on color and emotional dialogue. The conversation dives into her experiences at the School of Visual Arts, the impact of the pandemic on creativity, and the profound effects of abstract art. Jess also shares her eclectic music tastes, revealing how they inspire her artistic process, while highlighting the importance of authentic connections in her work.

Lauren Quin draws from a pool of the unformed and the entropic to render shapes caught in a process of emergence or recession. Parts grow out of other parts. And like bacteria, material starts to infect and invade. Her mark-making implies a passage between dimensions that generate sensuality and movement. Quin holds an MFA from the Yale School of Art, and a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work has been the subject of several solo exhibitions including her first US museum show, My Hellmouth, at the Nerman Museum of Art in 2023. Her work is held in numerous public collections including the Columbus Museum of Art, Dallas Museum of Art, High Museum of Art, ICA Miami, Museum of contemporary art, Los Angeles, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Nerman Museum of Art; Pérez Art Museum, Phoenix Art Museum, Walker Art Center, and the Hirschorn Museum. Lauren opens her first solo show in New York on May 3rd at 125 Newbury.

Leonard Baby was born in 1996 and grew up in Manitou Springs, Colorado. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He has a current show at Half Gallery in LA called “LA, Baby” and has shown work with Andrew Edlin Gallery in NYC, Carl Kostyal Gallery in Milan, The Artist Room in London Pamela Salisbury Gallery in Hudson, NY, Kutlesa Gallery in Switzerland, The Artist Room in London, UK, and The Lodge in LA.