FAIR: NADA x Foreland, August 28-29, 2021

STONELEAF RETREAT is proud to present works by 2017 alumna Leah Dixon and 2021 alumna Dana Robinson at NADA x Foreland, during UPSTATE ART WEEKEND, August 28-29, 2021.

Dana Robinson "The Unbelievable Wig", 2021, dye on georgette silk, 42"x60". Robinson often works with found imagery from Ebony Magazine to “highlight the idea of upward mobility and a growing Black middle class” and this new work on silk is an extension of that. These works are made from semi transparent georgette silk which are painted with dye and the colors are left to bleed out into each other.

Leah Dixon, FUENTE DE LA JUVENTUD STEALTH BOMBER WITH HOLY WATER, 2019, wood, paint, water, light, 96x24x66 inches. This totem-like wooden sculpture features a recessed, light up cut-out silhouette of the American B-2 Stealth Bomber Fighter Jet, hovering above a bright red reflecting pool of water. The B-2 Spirit Stealth's design began in 1981 during the Cold War. It has been used in Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and is such an incredible feat of engineering that it is scheduled to be in use by the American military past 2050. The iconic silhouette utilizes sacred geometry, and the rule of seven - most famously used in ancient Islamic architecture. The silhouette has also been found in traditional indigenous textiles from the American Southwest.

The piece creates a deceivingly harmonious aesthetic balance between contemporary Christian rituals, ancient symbolism, and the most expensive and dangerous nuclear bomber in the world - highlighting an American tendency to conflate religion, colonialism as patriotism, and war-for-profit dominance. While the subject-matter is heavy, there is a playfulness in the geometry, scale, and color. Guests are welcome to dip their hands in the 'holy water.'

Sales of these artworks will directly benefit the artists & the family residency program at STONELEAF. For further details please contact Helen at hello@stoneleafretreat.com

NADA x Foreland

Open to the Public: Saturday, August 28 & Sunday, August 29. 11am–8pm

Foreland, 111 Water Street, Catskill, NY

The New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) is pleased to announce the participants in a first time collaborative exhibition with Foreland, an 85,000 square-foot arts campus in the Hudson River Valley. Taking place August 28–29, 2021, NADA x Foreland will feature artwork installed in historic industrial buildings in the center of Catskill, New York.

In partnership with Upstate Art Weekend and co-organized with NADA Member Jesse Greenberg of JAG Projects, the exhibition will highlight artworks from the community of NADA galleries, non-profits, and artists with a focus on artists and exhibition spaces working in the region of Upstate New York, featuring 81 exhibiting galleries, non-profits, and artist-run spaces presenting over 100 artists.