We are pleased to announce the release of a new limited edition print by Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist Karina Sharif. The edition celebrates Sharif’s ongoing exploration of wearable sculpture, a practice that moves fluidly between object, garment, and performance. Integrating wearable and non-wearable works, her sculptures transcend traditional storytelling while paying homage to domestic practices reimagined through […]
Gallery 495 is pleased to congratulate represented artist Karina Sharif on her acceptance into the prestigious 2026–2027 Silver Art Projects Residency. Located in New York City, Silver Art Projects provides artists with year-long studio space, mentorship, and professional development, supporting emerging and mid-career practitioners as they advance ambitious new bodies of work. Sharif’s multidisciplinary practice […]
Rooted in the same Hudson Valley soil that once shaped Thomas Cole, Lauren Sansaricq’s work carries forward a lineage of American landscape painting that understands nature not as backdrop, but as moral, spiritual, and existential ground. Gallery 495 and Thomas Cole House National Historic Site are proud to present concurrent exhibition viewings of Paradise Found. […]
Gallery 495 is proud to present In Her Absence: Matriarchal Musings, a solo presentation by Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist Karina Sharif at The Armory Show 2025. Sharif’s practice centers on the divine multiplicity of Black Femme-hood, explored through sculptural works made of natural elements. Her sculptures present a tactile and luminous exploration of lineage, legacy, and […]
Gallery 495 is proud to present a solo booth by Brooklyn-based artist Ellon Gibbs at the 2025 Independent Art Fair, running from May 8–11. Gibbs, 29-year-old artist from Brownsville, NY, brings a striking new body of work that explores the primal relationship between humanity and nature—raw, unfiltered, and urgent. Gibbs’ paintings feel both ancient and […]
Gallery 495 is pleased to congratulate represented artist Jamel Robinson on his acceptance into the 2025–2026 Silver Art Projects Residency. The highly competitive New York City residency provides artists with year-long studio space, professional mentorship, and opportunities for critical dialogue, supporting the development of ambitious new work within a dynamic community of contemporary artists. Working […]