From Na Kim (@na_son )’s Brooklyn studio, lined with dozens of portraits, Lindsay Gellman (@lhgellman ) spoke to the artist for the @nytimes on her journey from book designer to painter.
“Without quite meaning to, she created a vast body of work,” writes Gellman, many of which are on view through February 22 in “Memory Palace" at Nicola Vassell Gallery. Link in bio to read the full story.
Photos by @danascruggs
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Happy to donate this painting to the White Columns 2026 Benefit Auction—I can’t imagine my life without them and the support of @matthewhiggs2015 over the last few years ❤️ you can go see all the works donated between now and May 27.
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Untitled, 2025
12”x9”, oil on linen
Lot 13
@nicolavassellgallery
🙈 feeling shy about showing my first (tiny) landscape in ‘Salon’—an exhibition of paintings curated by @matthewhiggs2015 at @lismorecastlearts which opens tomorrow.
Thank you for including me @matthewhiggs2015 🤍 I’m but a worm in a field of butterflies! 🦋🦋🪱🦋🦋
Untitled, 2026
12”x9”, oil on linen
@parisreview spring issue 255 is here 🐎 🌷
On the cover: original commissioned art by Cecily Brown, titled “How many proverbs can you find in this picture”, 2025
Portfolios by Cauleen Smith and Cecily Brown
ToC art: an untitled drawing by Tom Fairs
Many thanks to our contributors for making this issue possible: Cecily Brown, Cauleen Smith, Dodie Kazanjian, @corbettvsdempsey@palehorse___@matthewhiggs2015 ❣️
A drawing to support @freeartsnyc , a noteworthy organization empowering youth through art and mentoring programs. Bid on @theauctioncollective from March 2-12.
The cover for Mare by Emily Haworth-Booth 🩵
Was thinking a lot about Picasso’s “Bather Opening a Cabin” (1928) while drawing the type 🩵 horsey, but not etc
Cover art and design for THE HILL by HARRIET CLARK, a novel that’s completely singular in vision and voice imo. Painted with watercolors. Forthcoming this spring via @fsgbooks 2026
Showing some small paintings in a group show w @p21.kr this week. Excited to show for the first time in Korea :-) if you’re in Seoul, please have a visit—on view 1.17-2.28 🫶🫰
Untitled, 2025
16”x12”, oil on linen
Thought I was chopped and unc—10 yrs in a row is crazy 🥹 😭 @nytimes
As ever, thank you @matt.dorfman@nytbooks
Sorry to be earnest, but it’s not a coincidence that it’s also my 10 yr anni at @fsgbooks where great authors, great books, great editors, great publishers, and great art directors beget the opportunity for us to make great covers. How lucky are we? 🫂 ❤️🔥
