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KANDY G LOPEZ for @vogue “For Lopez, the works are about representation, both of the marginalized individuals who comprise her community and of herself. ‘Though I’m depicting other people in my work, I often think of it as a self portrait. While I’m making them, I’m thinking about my own identity and what it means to be an Afro Caribbean making images of people from all over,’ the artist tells Vogue. It’s as if Lopez is breaking the fourth wall, asserting the figures’ agency in not only the daring outfits they wear but also their commanding poses. They proudly take up space.” - Stephanie Sporn for Vogue Enormous thank you to Vogue and the incredible Stephanie Sporn for this wonderful feature ❤️ 🔗 Read the full article: vogue.com/article/kandy-g-lopez-textile-truths-faces-of-resilience-aca-galleries ━ Our current exhibition at ACA Galleries: Textile Truths: Faces of Resilience 🗓 Extended through Jan 17, 2026 📍 ACA Galleries | 173 Tenth Avenue New York ━ For more information on work by Kandy G Lopez contact us at: 📧 [email protected] 🖥  📞 (212) 206-8080 ━ ©️ Kandy G Lopez, Courtesy ACA Galleries, NY 📸: @rophotoman

We’re excited to welcome you tonight to the opening reception of Doowon’s debut New York exhibition, ‘Doowon and the Golden Fish Submarine Arrive in New York.’ We can’t wait to celebrate this special moment with you! 🥂✨ 🗓️ Wednesday April 9th, 6-8pm 📍 ACA Galleries, 173 Tenth Avenue, New York The solo exhibition will present a new body of work the artist has created over the past year while living in Hunza, Pakistan, featuring large scale paintings, mixed media works, and intricately patterned rugs. The new series expands upon the artist’s previous work inspired by his travels to Pakistan beginning in 2012. Doowon Lee’s artistic practice is intimately informed by his travels, during which he engages with local techniques and artisans. Inherently site specific, the artist’s works emerge from materials sourced through collaborations with regional artist workshops and ateliers. Drawing from his experiences, emotions, and surroundings, his multimedia works utilize the languages of painting, craft and handiwork, fusing natural materials like Pakistani wool, Nepali hemp, and Indian khadi cotton with paint, ink, gouache, oil pastel, and buttons. ━⁠ Image details: 1. Portrait of Doowon Lee 2. Doowon Lee, ‘Golden Fish Submarine’ ©️Doowon Lee, Courtesy ACA Galleries, NY ━⁠ #ACAGalleries @doowon.lee221 #DoowonLee #DoowonAndTheGoldenFishSubmarineArriveInNewYork #NYCGalleryOpening #OpeningReceptionChelsea

𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐝, 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟑𝟎. ✨🕊️ “Anyone can fly... all you gotta do is try.” – Faith Ringgold Rest in peace and power, Faith. Your influence transcends time, and your absence is deeply felt. Words fall short in expressing how much we miss you, but your legacy continues to uplift and inspire us all. 💜🌟 ━⁠ Born Faith Willi Jones on October 8, 1930, in Harlem, Ringgold was a pioneering painter, mixed media sculptor, performance artist, writer, teacher and lecturer whose powerful works address issues of race, gender, and social justice. Ringgold’s innovative use of quilting and storytelling techniques revolutionized the art world by bridging the gap between fine art and craft traditions. Ringgold was the recipient of over 80 awards and honors; author of over 20 children’s books; and subject of the recent critically acclaimed touring exhibition “Faith Ringgold: American People” (2022–2024). As important to the overall culture of America as she is to the specifics of contemporary American art, her earliest breakthroughs during the turbulent decade of the 60s continued into the new millennium. Faith Ringgold maintains her stature as a creative and cultural force, one whose relevance today cannot be understated.⁠ ━⁠ #FaithRinggold #RestInPower #ArtLegacy #CulturalIcon #FeministArt #CelebrateLegends #ArtThatInspires #AmericanPeopleSeries #TarBeach #ACAGalleries @acagalleries

Happy Saturday! Don’t miss ‘Doowon Arrives in New York with Too Many Animals’ at ACA Galleries this weekend. 🗓 On view through June 20, 2026 📍 ACA Galleries | 173 Tenth Avenue New York ⏰ Open Tues-Sat, 11am to 6pm ━ ABOUT THE ARTIST
Doowon Lee (b. 1982) is a self taught Korean artist who travels extensively, drawing inspiration from nature and his surroundings while incorporating materials discovered during his journeys to Pakistan, Nepal, Georgia, Uzbekistan and beyond. He frequently collaborates with local artisans to transform his original paintings into handwoven carpets and tapestries. ━ Doowon Lee image details: 1. Pumpkin Patch Frogs, 2026 ©️Courtesy ACA Galleries, New York #ACAGalleries #DoowonLee @doowon.lee221 #ContemporaryArt #TextileArt

“A lot of contemporary art tries very hard to appear serious and difficult to decode. I prefer a more direct approach.” -Doowon Lee That candor is itself a kind of artistic statement. Where many artists labor to mystify, Lee insists on directness, a philosophy that extends from his materials to his migrations to the sheer unleashing of an unstoppable herd of creatures crowding his canvases. To encounter his work is to step into a visual ecosystem governed by instinct and abundance. 🗓 On view through June 20, 2026 📍 ACA Galleries | 173 Tenth Avenue New York ⏰ Open Tues-Sat, 11am to 6pm ━ ABOUT THE ARTIST
Doowon Lee (b. 1982) is a self taught Korean artist who travels extensively, drawing inspiration from nature and his surroundings while incorporating materials discovered during his journeys to Pakistan, Nepal, Georgia, Uzbekistan and beyond. He frequently collaborates with local artisans to transform his original paintings into handwoven carpets and tapestries. ━ Doowon Lee image details: 1. Yellow Submarine in Vertical Flight, 2025 ©️Courtesy ACA Galleries, New York #ACAGalleries #DoowonLee @doowon.lee221 #ContemporaryArt #TextileArt

✨🥂 We’re thrilled to invite you to attend the ADAA Chelsea Gallery Walk tonight, from 5 to 8pm. Along with 36 other Chelsea galleries, our doors will remain open after hours for a vibrant evening of art and community. Stop by ACA Galleries tonight to experience ‘Doowon Arrives in New York with Too Many Animals,’ our current solo exhibition of Korean artist Doowon Lee. ⁠━⁠ 🗓️ Thursday, May 14, 5 to 8pm 📍 173 Tenth Avenue, New York City ⁠━⁠ Doowon Lee installation image: 📸 @rophotoman ©️Courtesy ACA Galleries, New York #ACAGalleries @acagalleries #ADAAGalleryWalk @the_adaa #DoowonLee

Doowon Lee believes that art operates beyond language, capable of transmitting energy and feeling across cultural boundaries. Stop by this week to experience this piece and more of Lee’s vibrant, dynamic paintings in person at his second solo presentation at ACA Galleries, ‘Doowon Arrives in New York with Too Many Animals.’ 🗓 On view through June 20, 2026 📍 ACA Galleries | 173 Tenth Avenue New York ⏰ Open Tues-Sat, 11am to 6pm ━ ABOUT THE ARTIST
Doowon Lee (b. 1982) is a self taught Korean artist who travels extensively, drawing inspiration from nature and his surroundings while incorporating materials discovered during his journeys to Pakistan, Nepal, Georgia, Uzbekistan and beyond. He frequently collaborates with local artisans to transform his original paintings into handwoven carpets and tapestries. ━ Doowon Lee image details: 1. Upside-Down Magpies on the Snowy Persimmon Tree, 2026 ©️Courtesy ACA Galleries, New York #ACAGalleries #DoowonLee @doowon.lee221 #ContemporaryArt #TextileArt

Visit ACA Galleries this week to experience ‘Doowon Arrives in New York with Too Many Animals,’ Doowon Lee’s second solo presentation at ACA.  Raised in a creative household, Lee was deeply influenced by his father — a traditional Korean painter and disciple of the renowned Namjonghwa master Uijae Huh Baek-ryun — as well as by his mother’s work in the fashion industry and his aunt’s training at the École des Beaux-Arts.  🗓 On view through June 20, 2026 📍 ACA Galleries | 173 Tenth Avenue New York ⏰ Open Tues-Sat, 11am to 6pm ━ ABOUT THE ARTIST
Doowon Lee (b. 1982) is a self taught Korean artist who travels extensively, drawing inspiration from nature and his surroundings while incorporating materials discovered during his journeys to Pakistan, Nepal, Georgia, Uzbekistan and beyond. He frequently collaborates with local artisans to transform his original paintings into handwoven carpets and tapestries. ━ Doowon Lee image details: 1. Doowon Gi-Myeong-Jeol-Ji-Do (Still Life with Vessels and Branches), 2025 ©️Courtesy ACA Galleries, New York #ACAGalleries #DoowonLee @doowon.lee221 #ContemporaryArt #TextileArt

Don’t miss ‘Doowon Arrives in New York with Too Many Animals,’ Doowon Lee’s second solo presentation at ACA Galleries.  His practice is defined by a continuous cycle of observation and transformation where encounters with the natural world are absorbed, reimagined through material and form, and returned to the viewer as open-ended visual experiences. Lee believes that art operates beyond language, capable of transmitting energy and feeling across cultural boundaries. 🗓 On view through June 20, 2026 📍 ACA Galleries | 173 Tenth Avenue New York ⏰ Open Tues-Sat, 11am to 6pm ━ ABOUT THE ARTIST
Doowon Lee (b. 1982) is a self taught Korean artist who travels extensively, drawing inspiration from nature and his surroundings while incorporating materials discovered during his journeys to Pakistan, Nepal, Georgia, Uzbekistan and beyond. He frequently collaborates with local artisans to transform his original paintings into handwoven carpets and tapestries. ━ Doowon Lee installation images: 📸 @rophotoman ©️Courtesy ACA Galleries, New York #ACAGalleries #DoowonLee @doowon.lee221 #ContemporaryArt #TextileArt

‘Doowon Arrives in New York with Too Many Animals’ is in full swing at ACA Galleries!  Within Lee’s magical universe, nature, animals, and humans share the same stage. He creates a playful and humorous world free from traditional forms and distinctions by seamlessly blending imagined and natural elements. 🗓 On view through June 20, 2026 📍 ACA Galleries | 173 Tenth Avenue New York ⏰ Open Tues-Sat, 11am to 6pm ━ ABOUT THE ARTIST
Doowon Lee (b. 1982) is a self taught Korean artist who travels extensively, drawing inspiration from nature and his surroundings while incorporating materials discovered during his journeys to Pakistan, Nepal, Georgia, Uzbekistan and beyond. He frequently collaborates with local artisans to transform his original paintings into handwoven carpets and tapestries. ━ Doowon Lee image details: 1. Stormy Night Flight, 2026 ©️Courtesy ACA Galleries, New York #ACAGalleries #DoowonLee @doowon.lee221 #ContemporaryArt #TextileArt

Stop by to experience the second week of ‘Doowon Arrives in New York with Too Many Animals.’ The exhibition marks Lee’s second solo presentation at ACA Galleries and introduces New York to a body of work that is materially rich and teeming with life! 🗓 On view through June 20, 2026 📍 ACA Galleries | 173 Tenth Avenue New York ⏰ Open Tues-Sat, 11am to 6pm ━ ABOUT THE ARTIST
Doowon Lee (b. 1982) is a self taught Korean artist who travels extensively, drawing inspiration from nature and his surroundings while incorporating materials discovered during his journeys to Pakistan, Nepal, Georgia, Uzbekistan and beyond. He frequently collaborates with local artisans to transform his original paintings into handwoven carpets and tapestries. ━ Doowon Lee image details: 1. The Tiger’s Stroll, 2026 ©️Courtesy ACA Galleries, New York #ACAGalleries #DoowonLee @doowon.lee221 #ContemporaryArt #TextileArt

New York, we’re looking forward to seeing you at the gallery this weekend! 🗓 On view through June 20, 2026 📍 ACA Galleries | 173 Tenth Avenue New York ⏰ Open Tues-Sat, 11am to 6pm ━ ABOUT THE ARTIST
Doowon Lee (b. 1982) is a self taught Korean artist who travels extensively, drawing inspiration from nature and his surroundings while incorporating materials discovered during his journeys to Pakistan, Nepal, Georgia, Uzbekistan and beyond. He frequently collaborates with local artisans to transform his original paintings into handwoven carpets and tapestries. ━ Doowon Lee image details: 1. Tiger-Cat Watching the Fishbowl, 2026 ©️Courtesy ACA Galleries, New York #ACAGalleries #DoowonLee @doowon.lee221 #ContemporaryArt #TextileArt