Americana Landscape is open this week, and I’ll be gallery sitting Saturday 11–3 and Sunday 11–4 — come through.
Also open by appointment — DM me to schedule a visit. 555 Sutter St #305 SF
Featuring over 20 artists and 40+ works, this show is a reflection of the Bay Area arts ecosystem — a wide range of voices, textures, and contradictions.
Beneath the symbols and stories of Americana is something messier — felt, inherited, and unfinished. This show looks past the surface — toward the contradictions we live with every day.
Pictured:
— Haley Kerrigan’s painting captures vulnerability and softness through flowing, abstracted forms. Limbs blur into one another, evoking fabric, movement, and memory — a quiet moment that holds both intimacy and ambiguity.
— Gregory Rick’s vivid red painting is packed with urgency and symbolism — marching figures, a looming shadow, burning buildings. His work draws from U.S. militarism, authoritarian violence, and historical trauma, layered into chaotic, saturated narratives. It pulses with resistance, drawing a throughline from past to present.
— Charlie Leese’s sculptural piece points north, anchored in a rectangular metal frame. The red ceramic form glows with intensity — part flame, part heart, part organ. The metal structure feels architectural, like a bench or cage — referencing both domestic space and the rigid boxes we navigate daily.
— JP McNicholas’ trio of paintings unfolds like scenes from a disjointed American dream. Suburban backdrops, faceless figures, and text fragments (“A CONVERSATION IS OVER”) hint at disconnection, anxiety, and absurdity. Painted in vibrant, slightly surreal tones, JP’s work captures the strange theater of everyday life — at once familiar and uncanny.
Each of these works offers a window into what we inherit, what we carry, and what we’re still trying to make sense of. 📸
@rich.lomi 
