Eben Haines (b.1990) creates paintings, sculptures, and installations that use familiar New England architectural forms to examine shelter, vulnerability, and the social systems that shape who is protected and who is exposed. Recent flood imagery in the work speaks both to the climate realities facing coastal cities like Boston and to the broader political violence and instability defining the present moment.
Eben Haines, This is an Announcement, 2025
Graphite on paper, beeswax, wood assemblage, limewash, acrylic, and galvanized steel
30 x 20.75 x 3.75 inches @ebenhaines
Opening today! Stop by Booth E17 at NADA New York to view new works by Kyla Kegler. The fair runs through Sunday at the Starrett-Lehigh Building in Chelsea.
Image: Installation View, Kyla Kegler at NADA NY 2026
NADA New York
May 13–17, 2026
The Starrett-Lehigh Building
601 W 26th Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10001
Wednesday, May 13, VIP 10-4pm, GA 4–7pm
Thursday, May 14, 11am–7pm
Friday, May 15, 11am–7pm
Saturday, May 16, 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 17, 11am–5pm
NADA New York opens tomorrow! Featuring new works by Kyla Kegler, the presentation will explore her evolving relationship to utopia and the pursuit of pleasure.
Images: Kyla Kegler, Pluto’s man made environment, 2026, Mineral paint, acrylic mediums, shellac, pastel, chalk, beeswax crayon, graphite, gouache, rabbit skin glue on canvas, 48 x 48 inches
NADA New York
May 13–17, 2026
The Starrett-Lehigh Building
601 W 26th Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10001
VIP Preview (by Invitation)
Wednesday, May 13, 10am–4pm
Open to the Public
Wednesday, May 13, 4–7pm
Thursday, May 14, 11am–7pm
Friday, May 15, 11am–7pm
Saturday, May 16, 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 17, 11am–5pm
Congrats to Jen Everett on her inclusion in Elevate at 21c: St. Louis! The exhibition will be on view through June 2026.
Elevate at 21c showcases the work of artists in St. Louis and the central Mississippi River region, highlighting the range and depth of visual culture in this dynamic, ever-changing area.
Image: Installation view, Elevate 21c: Jen Everett, 21c Museum Hotel, St Louis, MO. Photo by Harvey Sees Works available via Rivalry Projects, Buffalo, NY.
Now open! Stop by the gallery to see Kyla Kegler: The Last Whole Earth. And, join us in wishing Kyla a very Happy Birthday!
The exhibition will be on view through Friday, June 19.
Image: Installation view, Kyla Kegler: The Last Whole Earth, May 1 - June 19, 2026, Rivalry Projects, Buffalo, NY
Kyla Kegler’s The Last Whole Earth opens tonight, 5:00–9:00pm!
The exhibition includes new painting and sculpture drawn from Kegler’s ongoing exploration of her evolving relationship to utopia and the pursuit of pleasure.
Raised within the Waldorf education system, Kegler experienced a youth that encouraged imaginative outdoor play, engagement with raw materials, seasonal rhythm, and a reverence for nature. Yet, as is common, she recalls childhood fantasies shaped not by organic materials but by mythic objects she wasn’t allowed to own—Barbies, My Little Pony, and other tools of capitalistic media. This lack of access produced a desire for an imagined paradise where mainstream imagery promised safety, satisfaction, and belonging. As an adult, this quest for utopia has shifted toward a yearning for ecological interdependence, embodied community, and ingenuity.
Join us this evening—in the spirit of May Day—to celebrate the arrival of spring, shared time together, and the simple pleasures that shape how we imagine a more whole world.
Image: Kyla Kegler, Light Keeper Cleopatra, 2026, Pinched black ice porcelain, glaze, gouache (left), Light Keeper Elizabeth I, 2026, Pinched stoneware, glaze
8.5 x 7 x 7 inches (center), Light Keeper Joan of Arc, 2026, Pinched black ice porcelain, gouache, 6.25 x 4.5 x 4.5 inches (right) @kyla.kegler
Kyla Kegler: The Last Whole Earth opens Friday! Join us for the opening reception from 5:00-9:00pm.
Kyla Kegler, Mirrors Messages Manifestations and
Mercury, 2026
Video: @asceneifound
#rivalryprojects #kylakegler #art
Today is the final day to experience A Breathing Solitude. We’re open until 5pm—stop by before the exhibition closes.
Rivalry extends our sincere thanks to the exhibiting artists: Jake Berthot, Hayley Carrow, Megan Greene, Eva Lundsager, Peter Stephens, and Rodney Taylor. We’re also grateful to our gallery partners for their collaboration: Betty Cuningham Gallery and the Estate of Jake Berthot (New York, NY), Talley Dunn Gallery (Dallas, TX), and Regards (Chicago, IL). @bettycuninghamgallery@talleydunngallery@regards_chicago
The gallery will be closed Saturday, April 25 through Friday, May 1 as we install our next exhibition. Please join us for the opening reception of Kyla Kegler: The Last Whole Earth on Friday, May 1 from 5:00–9:00pm.
Image: Hayley Carrow, Before the Snow Fall, 2026
Oil, acrylic, chalk pastel, 48 × 48 inches @hayley_n_carrow
Rivalry Projects is thrilled to present The Last Whole Earth, the gallery’s first solo exhibition with Buffalo-based artist Kyla Kegler. The exhibition includes new painting and sculpture from an ongoing exploration of Kegler’s evolving relationship to utopia and the pursuit of pleasure.
Join us for the opening reception with the artist on Friday, May 1 from 5:00-9:00pm.
Kyla Kegler, Dynamics of Neptune, 2026
Acrylic mediums, shellac, oil pastel, chalk, beeswax crayon, colored pencil, graphite, gouache, Rabbit Skin glue on canvas, 48 x 48 inches
A week remains to view A Breathing Solitude. The exhibition includes works by Jake Berthot, Hayley Carrow, Megan Greene, Eva Lundsager, Peter Stephens, and Rodney Taylor, and closes next Friday, April 24.
Megan Greene, My Opera Coat, 2022
Ink and colored pencil on paper
14 x 10 1/2 inches, 17 5/8 x 14 1/4 inches, framed
#rivalryprojects #groupshow #contemporaryart #buffalony
Eva Lundsager creates deep, immersive space through layered horizon lines, bold swaths of color, and subterranean forms that suggest a world distinct from our own. Leaning into our capacity to assign meaning to what we see, her work opens space for imagination and the fantastic.
We are delighted to include two paintings by Eva in our current exhibition, A Breathing Solitude. The show remains on view through Friday, April 24—stop by to experience the work in person.
#RivalryProjects #EvaLundsager #ContemporaryArt #Painting #abstractpainting
Eva Lundsager, We share the air, 2024
Oil on canvas, 48 x 60 inches @evalundsager
