Press Release: Game Time

Game Time

Exhibition Dates: May 17 - August 2, 2025

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 17th, 5-8 PM

Abigail Ogilvy Gallery is thrilled to present Game Time, a summer group exhibition featuring

new works by twenty artists. The show brings together the gallery’s represented artists from

across the country and around the world, while also introducing exciting new voices to the

program.

An ode to experimentation, skill, performance, risk, and community. The Big Five.

In a world that often prioritizes order and restraint, Game Time acknowledges the fleeting

nature of youthful joy. We obsess over time, longing for one more experience of pure

excitement, one more moment of unfiltered ease. This exhibition serves as an invitation to the viewer to step back into that spirit of play, just one more time.

Game Time highlights a wide range of practices, where artists approach their work with a

strong sense of craft and a willingness to push the boundaries of their disciplines, embracing

both technical mastery and innovation.

Rather than centering on a single theme, the exhibition emphasizes process. It offers a

glimpse into how artists build, refine, and disrupt their methods to arrive at something new. A

privilege in itself. Through this diverse collection of work, Game Time encourages us to stay

adaptable, to keep moving, and above all, to find fulfillment in the process.

Featured Artists:

Teddy Benfield, Pelle Cass, Mishael Coggeshall-Burr, Luke Forsyth, Jen P. Harris, Cassandra C. Jones, Katharine Konietzko, Andrew Leventis, Ellie MacGarry, Wilhelm Neusser, Christopher Noxon, Thomas Martinez Pilnik, Katrina Sánchez Standfield, Elspeth Schulze, Elizabeth Stanton, Brooke Stewart, Leigh Suggs, Kelly Witmer, Haley Wood, Natalia Wróbel.

About the Artists:

Teddy Benfield, a Boston-based painter and sculptor originally from Southeast Connecticut.

Benfield’s work blends still life with Americana, textures, and shifting perceptions of space. He earned his BFA from Union College and MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University. His practice explores a push and pull between painted objects and painterly manipulation. Benfield draws on both New England and European motifs to create richly layered scenes.

Pelle Cass,a photographer from Brookline, Massachusetts. Cass’s work has been exhibited at

the George Eastman House, Albright Knox Gallery, and the New Mexico Museum of Art. His

photographs are held in collections including the Fogg Art Museum and the MFA Houston.

Cass’s work has appeared in publications such as The Atlantic and FOAM, and he has

received fellowships from Yaddo and the Polaroid Collection. Cass’s images explore order,

chaos, and layered realities.

Mishael Coggeshall-Burr creates hybrid paintings that merge photography and oil on

canvas. Coggeshall-Burr captures cinematic, blurred images and translates them into

abstract-realist paintings that question the truth of photography and the fiction of painting.

He studied at Middlebury College, the Glasgow School of Art, and the Art Students League of

New York. Coggeshall-Burr lives and works in Montague, Massachusetts. His work draws

viewers into a dreamlike, transitional space.

Luke Forsyth,a Los Angeles-based painter and illustrator whose colorful works explore the

parallels between visual and performing arts. Drawing on his background in theater, Forsyth

stages everyday objects and interiors as lively tableaux. He earned his BFA from Humboldt

State University and is held in collections such as The Cedars-Sinai Collection. Forsyth’s

paintings often blend playfulness with subtle architectural framing. His work captures

performance as both subject and process.

Jen P. Harris, a process-driven artist working in painting, drawing, textiles, and installation.

Harris creates hybrid objects by deconstructing and reconstructing archival prints and

drawings. Harris holds a BA from Yale University and an MFA from Queens College. Recent

exhibitions include Ortega y Gasset Projects, Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, and LADIES’ ROOM.

Harris lives and works in Cleveland, Ohio, and is a recipient of grants from SPACES, NYFA,

and the Puffin Foundation.

Cassandra C. Jones, an interdisciplinary artist based in Ojai, California. Jones earned an MFA

from Carnegie Mellon University and a BFA from California College of the Arts. Their work

explores photographic imagery and pattern, with recent exhibitions at the Museum of Fine

Arts Houston and Abigail Ogilvy Gallery. Jones has completed residencies in Germany, the

Czech Republic, and Canada. Their work questions the boundaries between photography,

technology, and craft.

Katharine Konietzko, a painter and writer based in Los Angeles, California. After studying at

Yale and completing a painting residency in Rome, Konietzko’s work entered collections

across Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York. Her practice explores luminosity, reflection, and portraiture. Recent features include St. Helena Living and an appearance in Frasier on Paramount+. Konietzko draws inspiration from landscape and the human figure.

Andrew Leventis creates detailed oil paintings that reinterpret the vanitas tradition through a contemporary lens. Leventis earned his MFA from Goldsmiths College, London, and a BA

from the American Academy of Art, Chicago. His work has been exhibited at the Museum of

Contemporary Art Kraków, the Mint Museum Uptown, and the Venice Arsenale. Leventis is

represented by SOCO Gallery and lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. His paintings focus on

impermanence and modern material culture.

Ellie MacGarry, a London-based painter whose work explores intimacy, gesture, and bodily

perception. MacGarry holds a BA from the University of Leeds and an MFA from the Slade

School of Fine Art. Her paintings often feature close-cropped views and layered textures.

Recent exhibitions include Warbling, Cedric Bardawil, and Victoria Miro. MacGarry’s work

examines the quiet spaces between touch, concealment, and connection.

Wilhelm Neusser, a Cologne-born painter living in Somerville, Massachusetts. Neusser’s

work blends memory, landscape, and abstraction, and has been exhibited at the

Rijksmuseum, MASS MoCA, and Fruitlands Museum. He has received grants from the Mass

Cultural Council and the Vermont Studio Center. Neusser’s paintings explore atmospheric

interpretations of place and time. His work has been reviewed in The Boston Globe and

Artscope Magazine.

Christopher Noxon, a self-taught painter based in Ojai, California. Noxon’s paintings capture

the energy of natural landscapes, influenced by the surrounding wilderness. His work has

been exhibited at the Santa Paula Art Museum and Sullivan Goss Gallery. Noxon’s visual art

complements his career as an author, with published works in The New Yorkerand The

Atlantic. His practice explores awe, place, and personal connection to the land.

Thomas Martinez Pilnik,a London-raised, Los Angeles-based painter and installation artist.

Pilnik earned a BA from the University of Virginia and an MFA from the University of

Connecticut. His work investigates perception and play, with exhibitions at Moosey, Arusha

Gallery, and SPRING/BREAK Art Show. Pilnik has completed residencies at Zaratan and Stove

Works. His multidisciplinary approach blends humor, structure, and community engagement.

Katrina Sánchez Standfield, an interdisciplinary artist working with fibers and mixed media

to explore social and environmental networks. Sánchez Standfield holds a BFA from the

University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her recent exhibitions include VOLTA Basel and

String Theory at Hodges Taylor. Her work, deeply influenced by textile traditions, is held in the Fidelity Investments Collection. Sánchez Standfield is preparing solo exhibitions at the Mint Museum and Abigail Ogilvy Gallery.

Elspeth Schulze, a Tulsa-based artist creating sculptural wall works that combine ceramics,

wood, and textiles. Schulze earned an MFA from the University of Colorado Boulder and

studied fashion design at FIT New York. Recent exhibitions include Oklahoma Contemporary

and Wasserman Projects. Schulze’s work explores the intersection of ornament and structure through traditional and digital techniques. She is an alumnus-in-residence at the Tulsa Artist Fellowship.

Elizabeth Stanton, a New Bedford-based painter whose work explores materiality and

memory. Stanton earned an MFA from Rhode Island School of Design and a BFA from Boston

University. Her paintings have been exhibited at Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, Saatchi Gallery

London, and Field Projects. Stanton has completed residencies at ChaNorth and Gallery Oak.

Her work is included in the Fidelity Investments Collection.

Brooke Stewart, a Boston-based multidisciplinary artist whose practice explores the

intersection of art and sport. Stewart, a former Division I athlete, examines courts as sites of

collective memory, empathy, and transformation. Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Tokyo University of the Arts. Stewart’s practice embodies strength, resistance, and ritual. She is a recipient of a Mass Cultural Council Grant for printmaking.

Leigh Suggs, a Richmond-based artist whose sculptural works investigate pattern, light, and

visual perception. Suggs earned a BFA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

and an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. Her work has been exhibited at the Mint

Museum, Racine Art Museum, and SECCA. Suggs is a recipient of grants from the Virginia

Museum of Fine Arts and CultureWorks Richmond.

Kelly Witmer, a painter based between Los Angeles and Joshua Tree, California. Witmer

holds a BFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and has attended residencies at

Atlantic Center for the Arts and Can Serrat. Her work spans painting, ceramics, and public art

installations. Witmer’s murals can be found throughout Los Angeles and Santa Rosa. Her

practice draws from desert landscapes and urban environments.

Haley Wood, a fiber artist based in Allston, Massachusetts. Wood earned a BFA in Fibers from

Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Her work has been exhibited at Abigail Ogilvy

Gallery, the MassArt Auction, and SPRING/BREAK Art Fair. Wood’s practice focuses on

materiality and memory through textile techniques. She is the recipient of the MassArt

Milestone Grant and the Marilyn Pappas Award.

Natalia Wróbel,a Polish-American painter whose work explores cycles of transformation and

regeneration. Wróbel holds a BFA in Studio Art and Art History from Dartmouth College and

completed a residency at the Berlin Art Institute. Her work has been featured at Volta Basel,

Art Basel Miami, and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Wróbel’s paintings appear in academic,

literary, and scientific publications. She currently lives and works in San Sebastián, Basque

Country, Spain.

About Abigail Ogilvy Gallery:

Abigail Ogilvy Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in Los Angeles. The gallery

exhibits contemporary art with a heavy emphasis on concept-driven artwork by emerging to

mid-career artists located across the country and internationally. Owner Abigail Ogilvy Ryan

founded the gallery in Boston in 2015, where the program ran for nine years. In Fall 2013, the

gallery expanded to Los Angeles.

Abigail Ogilvy Gallery provides a platform for new perspectives and education through

independent curation and artist partnerships. The collaborative approach upends the

traditional gallery model and aims to enhance the development of artists, curators, collectors, and other art professionals. The gallery program features guest curators to share diverse voices with the Los Angeles area, while also showing solo and group exhibitions from the gallery roster.

Location: 1923 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90021

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