In this Triad exhibit, Lisa Calzavara, Denise Demby and Gaby Zapien embrace visual poetry of water, connections between strangers and the infinite possibility of femininity in art.
OPENING RECEPTION FRIDAY JULY 17, 2026 5-9 PM
In her upcoming show “Reflections” Lisa Calzavara will exhibiting a new contemporary colorful abstract painting series in three parts that explores the visual poetry of water and the emotional landscapes it can hold. In this exhibit you will see Water lilies that can invite quiet observation and a sense of pause, moving streams with shifting interplay between depth light and emotion, rocks below as light filters from above in luminous space that feels simultaneously immersive and transcendent.
Calzavara hopes that this exhibit will offer feelings of hope and gratitude where she states “I am interested in the feeling of relaxation water can offer, but also in its energy—the pulse of waves, the rhythm of currents, and the subtle motion that reminds us that nothing remains still for long.
Simultaneously, artist Gaby Zapien will be exhibiting new paintings in her show “Strangers I Know”. She is interested in exploring invisible lines that connect us. Painting people she has never met, she uses photographs found online or in old magazines, she is drawn not by who they are but by their expression — a face that stops her, that asks to be looked at longer. Trained as a graphic designer, Zapien brings a designer's instinct for reduction to her portrait work: each face distilled to the essential lines that make it recognizable, then rebuilt in rich, layered color. The effect is intimate and a little uncanny: you feel you know this person. You may even find something of yourself.
Sharing the space will also be artist Denise Demby and the subseries “Out of Square”. This show will contain smaller scale shaped canvases and sculptural mixed media wall pieces that merge painting with sculptural object and shadows. As an expansion to her expressionist and minimalist paintings “Fields at the Edge”, Denise embraces the possibility of form, exploring ideas of femininity.
