Future Fair returns to New York City for its fifth year. The Fair is an art exhibition platform which builds both digital and in-person events that enable growth for small business art galleries and the artists they support. It will be at CHELSEA INDUSTRIAL May 8th – 10th. Rachel Mijares Fick & Rebeca Laliberte, Future Fair Co-Founders have this to say about the fair “Over the past five years, Future Fair has fostered a community of mutual support, empowering fresh voices in the art industry – from new dealers to new artists to new collectors. We’re proud to collaborate with this year’s cohort of exhibitors for this special edition, driving discoveries that will energize the industry.”
The Association of Women Art Dealers is pleased to share that AWAD Global Chapter member, Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, will be one of the over 69 galleries to participate in the fair this year.
Abigail Ogilvy Gallery is pleased to present a solo booth of new artworks by fiber-artist Katrina Sánchez. Born from an act of care, Sánchez’s large scale, sculptural knits center community and connection in both their endearing visual qualities as well as their creation. First knit, then stuffed and either woven together or hand-knit, her “Magnified Weavings” encourage viewers to touch, play, and engage – they focus on the act of healing.
In a moment of intense upheaval, we look to our smaller communities to see the light in an otherwise turbulent time. Mending Joy is a labor of love in which Sánchez has given herself time and space to prioritize finding joy despite past experiences and trauma related to the current political climate. Through this new body of artwork, she has given herself space physically to explore new concepts, textures, colorways, and visual language. The artwork on view emphasizes Sánchez’s embrace of power through choice. Vibrant weavings hang from the ceiling, walls, and dot the floors, set against a saturated wall. Looking closely at the variation in knit structures, the viewer experiences a cadence of breath as the knit stitches open and close, imparting a sense of vitality throughout the booth. Her ambition with her work is to share playful, tactile works that offer optimism to viewers.
Please visit Katrina and Abigail Ogilvy Gallery at Booth E6.
