FORTHCOMING at CHART this summer and fall:
Esther Ruiz & Vincent Szarek
June 12 – August 14, 2026
Anna Ortiz: Shapeshifters
September 10 – October 24, 2026
More details in the link in bio.
Whitney Oldenburg: hardening the braces opens this Friday, April 17, 6–8pm
In this new body of work, Oldenburg examines material accumulation as a response to uncertainty. Sculptures and drawings reflect on cycles of consumption, preservation, and the tension between stability and collapse.
#WhitneyOldenburg
#hardeningthebraces
@artstigator reviewed Leslie Smith III: Gentle Thoughts in his latest post for Art & Ponder on Substack. Though Smith's exhibition was on view from October to December 2025, Otero shared his review under a "curated theme" focused on art made with unconventional processes, or that subverts how a particular medium or space is traditionally used.
Otero calls Smith's work "definitive" in that his paintings "exhibit an inherent passion for painting and its unlimited potential."
Visit the link in our bio to read the review in full, and please like and subscribe to Art & Ponder by Liam Otero on Substack.
crawling on your knees (2026) by Whitney Oldenburg
charcoal on paper
52 x 42 inches
#WhitneyOldenburg: hardening the braces is now on view at CHART.
Artwork image by @jqc_photo.ny
Installation view by @kc_crow_maddux
In the studio with Esther Ruiz ahead of her two-person exhibition with Vince Szarek, opening at CHART on June 12.
Esther Ruiz & Vincent Szarek
June 12 – August 14, 2026
Visit the link in bio for more.
@esther___ruiz
freedom fighters (2026) by Whitney Oldenburg
charcoal on paper
52 x 42 inches
#WhitneyOldenburg: hardening the braces is on view at CHART through June 6, 2026.
Photo: @kccrowmaddux
Many thanks to Hall, Felicia, and the entire Less Than Half team for hosting their May Mixer at CHART last week. We were happy to welcome a community dedicated to advocating for women in the arts, and to share the evening together for Whitney Oldenburg’s exhibition, hardening the braces.
We look forward to continuing the conversation.
#lessthanhalf
#WhitneyOldenburg
#womenartists
@_lessthanhalf@all.the.lady.artists
once living (2026) by Whitney Oldenburg
charcoal on paper
52 x 42 inches
#WhitneyOldenburg: hardening the braces is now on view at CHART.
Artwork image by @jqc_photo.ny
Installation view by @kc_crow_maddux
sentinel of hubris (2026) by Whitney Oldenburg
water storage containers, boat skis, horse collars, seed bags, potassium iodide, clay, cardboard, resin, bandages, and water
32 x 18 x 84 in
#WhitneyOldenburg: hardening the braces is now on view at CHART.
dislodged (2026) by Whitney Oldenburg
charcoal on paper
52 x 42 inches
#WhitneyOldenburg: hardening the braces is on view at CHART through June 6, 2026.
Artwork image by @jqc_photo.ny
Installation view by @kccrowmaddux
Whitney Oldenburg’s new sculptures and drawings examine material accumulation through the lens of survival, reflecting on cycles of consumption, preservation, and the instability beneath systems built to sustain us.
#WhitneyOldenburg: hardening the braces is on view through June 6, 2026.
Photography by @kc_crow_maddux
