Irene Christensen’s Releasing Anchors from the Past Exhibition and Book Launch

We are pleased to announce Irene Christensen’s upcoming exhibition, Releasing Anchors from the Past, featuring oil paintings, on view from September 28 through October 29, 2026.

The Opening Reception will take place on Wednesday, September 30, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

The exhibition will also celebrate the presentation of the new book Dread and Splendor: Paintings and Poems for a New Earth, featuring artwork by Irene Christensen and poetry by Eileen P. Kennedy, published by Shanti Arts LLC in 2026.

For more information about the exhibition and book launch, visit www.schaeffersgate5.no.

Irene Christensen at the National Arts Club

Following the opening of Releasing Anchors from the Past, Irene Christensen’s work will also be presented at the National Arts Club in New York City.

The presentation features Christensen’s evocative oil paintings and celebrates the new book, Dread and Splendor: Paintings and Poems for a New Earth, bringing together artwork by Irene Christensen and poetry by Eileen P. Kennedy.

On View September 28–October 29, 2026

The National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park South
New York, NY 10003

Gallery Hours
Monday: 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Viridian Artist Alan Gaynor Awarded An Honorary Spider Fellow Award

We are thrilled to announce that Viridian Artist Alan Gaynor, an architectural and urban photographer, has received an Honorary Spider Fellow Award for the 20th Annual Black & White Spider Awards.

The Black & White Spider Awards is a prestigious international competition celebrating excellence in monochrome photography. An international jury recognizes exceptional photographic work for its creativity, emotional impact, and ability to tell compelling stories through the distinctive language of black and white. This is a significant recognition of the image’s artistic quality, originality, and visual impact.

The Photoshow will take place on Saturday, November 7, 2026, when the live acceptance speeches and award presentations will be held, marking the culmination of this year’s awards.

We are delighted to celebrate Alan Gaynor and this well-deserved recognition of his vision as an architectural photographer. His Honorary Spider Fellow Award is a wonderful acknowledgment of the creative possibilities of monochrome photography and of Alan’s singular approach to seeing the built environment.

ALAN GAYNOR  Rock Center West, 1998. Archival pigment print, Ed. of 10, 15.75 x 19.75 in.

Susan Costes at West Portal Gallery and Mountain View Center

Artist extraordinaire Susan Costes is currently exhibiting her work in a group exhibition on view at West Portal Gallery in San Francisco, California. To learn more, visit westportalgallery.com.

Susan Costes’ forthcoming solo exhibition, Frozen Moments, will be presented at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts in Mountain View, California. In this exhibition, Costes explores shared human connection and emotional intimacy through figurative paintings that blend realism and abstraction, capturing the fleeting, unwritten stories of everyday life.

For more information about the exhibition, visit mvcpa.com.

Vassilina Dikidjieva Featured in The International Center Annual “Peace 2026” Exhibition

Congratulations to Vassilina Dikidjieva!

We are thrilled to share that her work will be featured in The International Center NYC’s 12th annual “Peace 2026” exhibition.

The Opening Reception will take place on Wednesday, August 5, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The exhibition will remain on view through September 24, 2026. For more information, visit ArtSpheres.org.

The International Center
80 Maiden Lane, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10038

Gallery Hours:
Monday through Thursday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Judy Waller Featured in Collect Art’s 101 Contemporary Artists and More

Congratulations to Judy Waller on being featured in Collect Art’s 101 Contemporary Artists and More, Volume 111: 3D Art, a special edition dedicated to the expanding world of contemporary three-dimensional art.

View the DIGITAL issue.

For more information on the issue, visit CollectArtwork.org

Alan Gaynor Featured in ITSLIQUID Artist of the Month Contest

Viridian Artist Alan Gaynor is this month’s featured artist in ITSLIQUID, a communication platform for contemporary art, architecture, design, and fashion. Visit ITSLIQUID’s website below to learn more about Alan’s practice and view his beautiful photographs of the New York Subway and skyline.

Beatriz E. Ledesma’s Lecture and Book, Mandalas: A Personal Journey in Mandala Journaling

Listen to Viridian Artists member Beatriz Ledesma’s recent lecture for The Morbid Anatomy Online Journal.

In this lecture, Ledesma shares her personal healing journey through the creation and journaling of mandalas. She proposes that drawing can become a contemplative practice that opens the way to inner peace, reflection, and self-transformation.

In this lecture, Ledesma shares her own healing journey through the creation and journaling of mandalas. She proposes that drawing can become a contemplative practice—one through which we access inner peace and self-transformation. You can also purchase her book, Mandalas: A Personal Journey In Mandala Journaling

Viridian Artist David Fitzgerald and Viridian Affiliate Arlene Finger Featured in "Between Two Waterfronts: A Brooklyn Landscape" at Brooklyn Waterfront Arts Coalition

Viridian artists Arlene Finger and David Fitzgerald are currently featured in Between Two Waterfronts: A Brooklyn Landscape, a members exhibition at Brooklyn Waterfront Arts. This marks BWAC’s first group exhibition since the organization lost their long-time arts space in a tragic fire during September of 2025. To support BWAC and learn more about the exhibition please visit the organization’s website.

Viridian Affiliate Sarah Riley Featured in "The Open Road" at Keyes Art Gallery

A selection of sculpture works by Viridian Affiliate Sarah Riley are currently featured in Keyes Art Gallery’s latest exhibition The Open Road: Harold Anchel, Kevin Teare, Nathan Slate Joseph & Sarah Riley. The exhibition runs from June 6th to July 2nd of 2026. More information is available on Keyes Art Gallery’s website.

Ellen Burnett's Artwork Featured on the Cover of the Sci-Fi Novella EX PARTUM

Written by Emma Burnett and featuring cover artwork by Viridian Artist Ellen Burnett, Ex Partum, released in June 2026, is a near-future, mama-centered sci-fi novella about navigating new realizations within a world of misogyny and corporate control.

“Ex Partum is a brilliant and characterful examination of parenting in dystopia.” —Miles Cameron, author of Artifact Space.

For more information on the author, visit EmmaBurnett.uk 

Cover design by EllenBurnett.com

Purchase your copy HERE

Viridian Affiliate Vassilina Dikidjieva Featured in Members Exhibition 2026 at Noho M55

Viridian Affiliate Vassilina Dikidjieva will be featured in the upcoming, “Members Exhibition, 2026” showcase at Noho M55 Gallery. The exhibition will run from June 23rd to July 11th of 2026. An opening reception will be hosted on July 2nd, from 6-8 PM. For more information, please visit Noho M55 Gallery’s website using the link below.

Viridian Artist Alan Gaynor and Viridian Affiliate Susan Rollins Featured in Studio Visit Magazine

Viridian Artist Alan Gaynor and Viridian Affiliate Susan Rollins were featured in volume fifty four of Studio Visit Magazine. Juried by Sarah Harper, the Terry and Eva Herndon Assistant Curator at the Fitchburg Art Museum in Fitchburg, MA. To access the entire volume please visit Studio Visit Magazine’s website using the link below.

Artwork by Vernita Nemec, also known as N'Cognita, is featured in the art book One in Eight: The Teacup Project.

One in Eight: The Teacup Project is a catalog of 38 art assemblages based on the teacup in support of breast cancer awareness.

Viridian Artist Beatriz Ledesma Featured in "Project Windows" art Chicago Sculpture International

Viridian Artist Beatriz Ledesma was recently featured in Chicago Sculpture International’s Project Windows, citywide celebration of art presented in partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago. The exhibition runs from June 5- July 31 of 2026, coinciding with the museum’s summer exhibition, Willem de Kooning: Drawing and Abstract Art, featuring art-inspired window displays across the city. An opening reception will be hosted on June 5th, fron 6-9 PM at CSI Project Space Gallery.

Viridian Affiliate Robert Rogers Selected for Anima Mundi Venice 2026

Viridian Affiliate Robert Rogers's artwork was selected for the 2026 Anima Mundi Venice Exhibition. Anima Mundi will run throughout June and July at Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello and other historic sites during the 61st Venice Biennale. For more information please visit ITSLIQUID Group’s website below:

Viridian Affiliate Vassilina Dikidjieva Featured in SJAC 2026

Viridian Affiliate, Vassilina Dikidjieva, will exhibit artwork including Metropolican XXIII, at Society of Japanese and American Creators 2026. The exhibition, hosted by Gallery Max New York, will take place from June 2–13, with an opening reception on Saturday, June 6 from 4–7 PM.

Director Emerita, Vernita Nemec, Makes an Appearance in the Debut Novel “Activities of Daily Living” by Lisa Hsiao Chen

We are thrilled to share that Viridian Artists’ Director Emerita, Vernita Nemec, is mentioned in the 2022 novel Activities of Daily Living by Lisa Hsiao Chen.

This acclaimed debut novel follows a Taiwanese immigrant living in New York who becomes the caretaker for her stepfather while researching the influential performance artist Tehching Hsieh. The book explores themes of art, caregiving, identity, and the passage of time.

Activities of Daily Living was a PEN/Hemingway Award finalist, recognized as a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, and named one of Vogue’s Best Books of the Year.

Pick up a copy today and discover Vernita Nemec through the unique lens of Lisa Hsiao Chen’s writing.

A Solo Exhibition of Sabina Carlson's Whimsical Paintings at McLean Center

Currently on view at the McLean Community Center is a solo exhibition of Sabine Carlson’s idiosyncratic, cheerful paintings of waterbirds and humans bound together in acts of rescue, evoking tenderness, risk, and mutual reliance. The exhibition runs through June 13, 2026. If you are in the area, we encourage you to stop by and view Carlson’s work. For more information, visit: McLean Community Center

McLean Community Center: 1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101

Affiliate Artist Irene Christensen’s artwork is featured at Artworks Gallery!

Affiliate artist IRENE CHRISTENSEN’s two accordion books will be featured in the upcoming group show WOW: WILD ORNERY WOMEN / WISDOM OF WOMEN at Artworks Gallery in Ware, MA. The exhibition opens on May 16th and runs through June 20th, 2026. An opening reception will be held on May 16th, from 2–4 PM. If you are in the area, stop by and experience Christensen’s magical artwork!

Visit ARTWORKS GALLERY: 69 Main St. Ware, MA 01082

THIS WEEKEND! NEW ART! Wally Gilbert in his Studio! Sat. & Sun. from 12–6 PM

As part of Somerville Open Studios in Somerville, MA, WALLY GILBERT will be showcasing his art at Studio C319 on Saturday May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd from 12 to 6 PM.

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Visit Somerville Open Studios: One Fitchburg St. Somerville, MA 20143