SOPHIA BELKIN
January 11 – February 22, 2025
Washington, DC - HEMPHILL is pleased to announce the exhibition SOPHIA BELKIN, opening on Saturday, January 11, 2025, from 4 – 7 p.m. The exhibition will remain on view through February 22, 2025.
Sophia Belkin’s lush and verdant paintings implore the viewer to look closely at the artist’s material exploration and references to nature that are direct and abstract. Collaged from fabric that is stained, dyed and digitally printed, the various components of the paintings are joined with embroidered seams that mimic the veining on the underside of a magnolia leaf. Belkin’s studio is filled with remnants of stained fabric from a past life that becomes repurposed through her practice. Small pieces of screenprinted aquamarine denim repopulate throughout different paintings, like cells multiplying and growing across surfaces. Organic motifs flow over the surface of the paintings like water radiating out from a skipping stone, disrupted only by the occasional miniature image of a moment in Belkin’s day: a TV remote, flower from the garden, or New Orleans artifact may appear, making for a viewing experience akin to a curious I Spy book as the artist melds two worlds effortlessly.
HEMPHILL opened in September 1993 and has since presented over 300 solo and group exhibitions in gallery spaces throughout Washington, DC and, since 2019, in DC's Mt Vernon Triangle location. The exhibition schedule features modern and contemporary art in all media by artists ranging from emerging to mid-career to modern masters.