LITTLE GIRL BLUE
The Hill Street Country Club presents recent works
by Emily Ferguson
Opening November 2nd at 7 PM Emily Ferguson will be featured through a Solo Exhibition within The Hill Street Country Club art gallery space. With work resembling the female experience in relation with natural phenomenon her work is vibrant and withholds an essence of storytelling in each piece.
LESS TIME AGING
The Hill Street Country Club presents recent works
by Caitlyn Gaurano
About Gauranos’ work
Gaurano photographs capture people of color as individuals, and focus largely on her millennial identity and navigation through low wages, student loans and fun times. Many of her subjects exhibit individual style influenced by fashion, friendships and social media realities. Less Time Aging, looks at the development of youth culture and the experimental rites of passage towards adulthood.
FIFTH GRADE CRAMP
The Hill Street Country Club presents recent works
by Megan Wirth
Q & A artist
What inspires your work?
Visually my work is an escape from reality, and that’s exactly how I feel when I make it. I create a whimsical world I would want to live in, but I still can’t ever fully escape the gritty aspects of life. Either the subject matter or the way the materials are used departs from a perfect fantasy-land. It’s bright and energetic, but messy and awkward..
AL-SAHRA
The Hill Street Country Club presents recent works
by Upton
Q & A artist
Al-Sahra will be a running exhibition of work by Mike Upton which reflects upon a middle ground between fine art and home decor. The exhibition will be closing on August 22nd withholding an array of artwork meditated towards acquiring substantial artwork in the general community’s home.
Can you tell us about your themes as an artist?
I strive to bring high-quality artwork to the everyday home and believe everyone should have the opportunity to live with beauty. My handmade limited-edition artwork is affordable and approachable, without sacrificing quality.By creating work that resists rigid explanation and using shapes that feel familiar while not always being immediately recognizable, I leave space for the viewer to interpret meaning through their own personal lens.
ASHES OF US
The Hill Street Country Club presents recent works
by Harley Cortez
Q & A artist
Can you tell us about your early years of life?
Growing up in Inglewood, CA. as a kid (then moved to Queens NYC in high school). I was a loner, an outsider in a way. I was always doing something pretty crazy or out there. I was a latch-key kid; no dad, my mom worked two jobs. There were alot of [crack and heroin] dealers on my block. Across the street, after 10pm, a line of prostitutes would come out - i didn't know they were prostitutes back then - and they were friendlier and made sure no one hurt us if we were out late. There was a lot of danger for a little kid, but my mom was never home so we did whatever we wanted and got home at crazy hours. Lots of shootings, lots of insanity, but somehow we managed - me and my brother.
How did you become interested in the arts?
I guess to stay out of trouble I spent a lot of time alone and read alot and drew alot and wrote alot too. Creating became a sanctuarary from the madness. Til this day I associate it with a very spiritiual act in a way - it is when i am closest God (whatever that means).
My mom believes in angels, told me I had one as a kid, maybe that's something.
