This page is a temporary page to give collectors a preview of the upcoming exhibit.
Alexandra N Sherman
The Mysteries
Opening Reception September 14th, 2024 4pm-6pm Show runs from - September 14th, 2024 - November 09th, 2024
Preview (collector's advance viewing)
As a valued member of our Collector's Preview list, you have the unique opportunity to see all of pieces that will be part of the exhibit before it opens to the public. First access to all of the work and the opportunity to purchase your favorite/s before they become available to everyone.
This exhibit opens September 14th.
Below are images of all of the pieces that will be on display in the exhibit as well as reserve pieces that will replace sold pieces as those paintings go home with collectors.
This exhibit opens September 14th.
Below are images of all of the pieces that will be on display in the exhibit as well as reserve pieces that will replace sold pieces as those paintings go home with collectors.
Call or email to make a purchase or schedule a visit to the gallery.
A reminder, purchases are on a first contact basis, so consider a back up option if your first option is no longer available.
A reminder, purchases are on a first contact basis, so consider a back up option if your first option is no longer available.
Additional images, or a video, to see the work from alternate angles are available upon request.
To see the work in person, contact the gallery to schedule a visit, or stop by during gallery hours.
Wednesdays 10am-2pm
Fridays & Saturdays 2pm-6pm
Click image for a larger view.
To see the work in person, contact the gallery to schedule a visit, or stop by during gallery hours.
Wednesdays 10am-2pm
Fridays & Saturdays 2pm-6pm
Click image for a larger view.
(FRONT & BACK)
Do Not Loose Your Hold
17" x 9.75", 2021, Vintage paper collage on 1838 Funeral Invoice, c. 1870 Eastlake frame
$1,200
Do Not Loose Your Hold
17" x 9.75", 2021, Vintage paper collage on 1838 Funeral Invoice, c. 1870 Eastlake frame
$1,200
From My Coeur
12.75"x 6.75", 2024, Vintage, decorative paper & metal leaf collage, colored pencil on 1914 pay certificate, watercolor, 1950's fortune
$475
12.75"x 6.75", 2024, Vintage, decorative paper & metal leaf collage, colored pencil on 1914 pay certificate, watercolor, 1950's fortune
$475
(FRONT & BACK with both sides of postcard)
I'm Just Passing Through
15.5" x 21.625 x 0.75, 2021, Vintage, decorative paper & metal leaf collage, colored pencil on 1878 document, 1880's wood frame with decoupage, 1913 postcard
$1,800
I'm Just Passing Through
15.5" x 21.625 x 0.75, 2021, Vintage, decorative paper & metal leaf collage, colored pencil on 1878 document, 1880's wood frame with decoupage, 1913 postcard
$1,800
(FRONT & BACK)
In Memoriam
14.125" x 12.1875" x 1", 2020, Vintage paper & incised metal leaf collage on two 1901 documents, vintage gesso frame
$1,050
In Memoriam
14.125" x 12.1875" x 1", 2020, Vintage paper & incised metal leaf collage on two 1901 documents, vintage gesso frame
$1,050
(FRONT & BACK)
In Our Hands
13.625" x 11.625" x 0.75", 2021, Vintage & decorative, paper collage, metal leaf, and antique pen nibs on 1866 document, Arts & Crafts frame C. 1900
$1,400
In Our Hands
13.625" x 11.625" x 0.75", 2021, Vintage & decorative, paper collage, metal leaf, and antique pen nibs on 1866 document, Arts & Crafts frame C. 1900
$1,400
In the Balance
12.125" x 10.125", 2024, Vintage paper & metal leaf collage on two 1869 documents
$600
12.125" x 10.125", 2024, Vintage paper & metal leaf collage on two 1869 documents
$600
(FRONT & BACK)
Life
17.25" x 15" x 1", 2020, Vintage & decorative paper collage, metal leaf on two 1869 documents, Maple Leaf Adirondack Tramp frame
$1,450
Life
17.25" x 15" x 1", 2020, Vintage & decorative paper collage, metal leaf on two 1869 documents, Maple Leaf Adirondack Tramp frame
$1,450
Looking Ahead
11" x 6.75", 2024, Vintage paper, incised metal leaf collage on 1921 check, watercolor, 1950's fortune $450 |
On the Inside
8.625" x 5.5", 2024, Vintage and decorative paper collage on 1934 check, watercolor, 1950's fortune $300 |
(FRONT & BACK)
Past, Present, Future
26.625" x 36.625" x 1.5", 2023, Vintage and decorative paper and metal leaf collage on 1870 ledger sheets, Taos School Arts & Crafts frame c.1900
$3,200
Past, Present, Future
26.625" x 36.625" x 1.5", 2023, Vintage and decorative paper and metal leaf collage on 1870 ledger sheets, Taos School Arts & Crafts frame c.1900
$3,200
(FRONT & BACK)
Philosophy
14.8125" x 11.25" x 0.5", 2020, Vintage & decorative paper collage, metal leaf on 1933 invoice , C. 1870 aesthetic movement frame
$1,200
Philosophy
14.8125" x 11.25" x 0.5", 2020, Vintage & decorative paper collage, metal leaf on 1933 invoice , C. 1870 aesthetic movement frame
$1,200
The Beyond
8" x 10.75", 2020, Vintage and decorative paper collage on 1868 document, 1950's fortune
$450
8" x 10.75", 2020, Vintage and decorative paper collage on 1868 document, 1950's fortune
$450
(FRONT & BACK)
The Illusionist Confronts Death
13.625" x 11.5" x 1.75", 2023, Vintage & decorative paper collage on 1864 document, silk, Arts & Crafts frame c.1890
$1,650
The Illusionist Confronts Death
13.625" x 11.5" x 1.75", 2023, Vintage & decorative paper collage on 1864 document, silk, Arts & Crafts frame c.1890
$1,650
(FRONT & BACK)
The Illusionist Makes a Plan
13.5" x 17.5" x 0.75", 2022, Vintage & cut paper collage on 1878 document, watercolor, 1890 embossed frame
$1,650
The Illusionist Makes a Plan
13.5" x 17.5" x 0.75", 2022, Vintage & cut paper collage on 1878 document, watercolor, 1890 embossed frame
$1,650
(FRONT & BACK)
The Mysteries
13.9375" x 11.5625" x 0.5", 2021, Vintage & decorative paper collage on 1903 Funeral Monument Invoice, Art Deco frame
$1,200
The Mysteries
13.9375" x 11.5625" x 0.5", 2021, Vintage & decorative paper collage on 1903 Funeral Monument Invoice, Art Deco frame
$1,200
(FRONT & BACK)
The Rose Bower
15.625" x 13.5" x 2.25", 2021, Watercolor, vintage & decorative paper collage on 1910 document in, Victorian frame
$1,450
The Rose Bower
15.625" x 13.5" x 2.25", 2021, Watercolor, vintage & decorative paper collage on 1910 document in, Victorian frame
$1,450
The Secret
10.875" x 7.9375", 2020, Vintage & decorative paper collage on 1877 document $450 |
The Unknown
12.9375" x 6.5625", 2024, Vintage & decorative paper collage on 1868 document, watercolor, colored pencil, 1950's fortune $475 |
(FRONT & BACK)
Trust
15.8125 x 11.875 x 2", 2021, Vintage and decorative paper collage, vintage hand carved frame
$750
Trust
15.8125 x 11.875 x 2", 2021, Vintage and decorative paper collage, vintage hand carved frame
$750
(FRONT & BACK)
We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands
24.25" x 20.25" x 1.75", 2022, Vintage and decorative paper, and metal leaf collage on 19th century French invoice, art deco frame c.1930
$2,800
We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands
24.25" x 20.25" x 1.75", 2022, Vintage and decorative paper, and metal leaf collage on 19th century French invoice, art deco frame c.1930
$2,800
Artist - Alexandra N Sherman
Statement
In 2020 I embarked upon the most technically difficult and emotionally intense work of my life in a series of assemblages, that have taken me three years to complete, called “The Mysteries”. Each piece is created with a variety of techniques and papers, many of
which are antique or vintage, layered atop antique invoices and ledgers. Each piece was then married to a vintage or antique frame, some as is, and others I altered. All surfaces of the objects are treated, including the backs. I see each “Mystery” as a portal, a liminal space where two realities exist simultaneously, an internal and an external. Natural elements, lover’s eyes, mouths, and hands play an important role in the iconography of this work exploring life, death, and intimacy. I use the positions of the hands to express emotion and begin to tell a story, the thread of which, I hope the viewer will pick-up and embellish. I employ lover’s eyes that gaze back at the viewer, creating the sense of an exchange and intimacy further enhanced by the book-like scale of the work. The skies glimpsed through the doors, flora and fauna conveying transience, impermanence, and the sublime. I find the mark-making, printing and varieties and variance of antique and vintage paper intriguing. Responding to the existing handwritten marks feels like a collaboration with people in the past. I seek to transform that which was considered mundane into the extraordinary. I see the time periods represented by these documents as a mirror to the world we live in now, with war, discord, and pandemics, and yet they survived...
Each of “The Mysteries” has a petite “Mystery” on the back influenced by craft traditions that treat unseen surfaces of the work. Conceptually, it is the idea of seeing an image, committing it to memory, but not being able reinforce the impression by repeated viewings. The viewer carries an image in their mind, which then shifts and morphs over time until they interact with it again, comparing and contrasting what they remember and what they see now. The antique frames are the antithesis of ready-made, mass produced objects. I chose each frame to complement my work and in some cases, I created work responding to the frame. As the artist, I am responsible for every single aspect of the piece, much in the manner of many late 19th century artists, to remove the frame would be to destroy the piece.
which are antique or vintage, layered atop antique invoices and ledgers. Each piece was then married to a vintage or antique frame, some as is, and others I altered. All surfaces of the objects are treated, including the backs. I see each “Mystery” as a portal, a liminal space where two realities exist simultaneously, an internal and an external. Natural elements, lover’s eyes, mouths, and hands play an important role in the iconography of this work exploring life, death, and intimacy. I use the positions of the hands to express emotion and begin to tell a story, the thread of which, I hope the viewer will pick-up and embellish. I employ lover’s eyes that gaze back at the viewer, creating the sense of an exchange and intimacy further enhanced by the book-like scale of the work. The skies glimpsed through the doors, flora and fauna conveying transience, impermanence, and the sublime. I find the mark-making, printing and varieties and variance of antique and vintage paper intriguing. Responding to the existing handwritten marks feels like a collaboration with people in the past. I seek to transform that which was considered mundane into the extraordinary. I see the time periods represented by these documents as a mirror to the world we live in now, with war, discord, and pandemics, and yet they survived...
Each of “The Mysteries” has a petite “Mystery” on the back influenced by craft traditions that treat unseen surfaces of the work. Conceptually, it is the idea of seeing an image, committing it to memory, but not being able reinforce the impression by repeated viewings. The viewer carries an image in their mind, which then shifts and morphs over time until they interact with it again, comparing and contrasting what they remember and what they see now. The antique frames are the antithesis of ready-made, mass produced objects. I chose each frame to complement my work and in some cases, I created work responding to the frame. As the artist, I am responsible for every single aspect of the piece, much in the manner of many late 19th century artists, to remove the frame would be to destroy the piece.
Biography
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Alexandra N Sherman ’s art explores the landscape of the mind through watercolors painted from her subconscious, installations with found or created objects, and collage using vintage and antique ephemera. She seeks to give the viewer an intimate experience through works that explore the uncertainty and mystery inherent in life, ourselves, the environment and the need for conservation. Her work depicts the spaces in between, the seen and unseen through ambiguous narrative that invites the viewer to complete the story.
Alexandra grew up and worked in the antiques business which inspired her love of art and the decorative arts. She has an MFA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in painting and trained in ateliers L’Eclat De Verre and Gold Leaf Studios where she studied framing, and the art of cartonnage. Her curatorial experience includes assistant curator for Mobil modern art collection, and the curator of The Dadian Gallery. Her work has been shown nationally and internationally. |
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