Casey Jex Smith, Hanging Garden, 2021, pen on paper, 10 x 8 inches
Casey Jex Smith, Pour Here (prayer for moisture), 2021, pen on paper, 10 x 8 inches
Jenna Ransom, Heavy Mood, 2021, pencil on paper, 8 x 6 inches
Delphine Hennelly, Untitled, 2019, sennelier ink on arches paper, 9.75 x 14.24 inches
Delphine Hennelly, Untitled, 2020, sennelier ink on arches paper, 11 x 15 inches
Casey Jex Smith, Stringing the Silver Bow, 2021, colored pencil on paper, 50 x 40 inches
Casey Jex Smith, As an Angel of White, 2020, pen on paper, 10 x 8 inches
Delphine Hennelly, Untitled, 2020, sennelier ink on arches paper, 11 x 15.25 inches
Jenna Ransom, Dirty Talk, 2021, pencil on paper, 6 x 8 inches
Delphine Hennelly, The Hunt, 2020, sennelier ink on arches paper, 22.25 x 30 inches
Jenna Ransom, She, 2021, pencil on paper, 12 x 9 inches
Jenna Ransom, Teeth, 2021, pencil on paper, 8 x 6 inches
Casey Jex Smith, Slumber, 2020, colored pencil on paper, 24 x 38 inches
Jenna Ransom, Manifesting Flight, 2021, pencil on paper, 12 x 9 inches
Casey Jex Smith, Red Hole Sun, 2021, pencil and colored pencil on paper, 10 x 8 inches
An Arcane Grace
Group exhibition curated by Chris Lucius with works on paper by Delphine Hennelly, Casey Jex Smith and Jenna Ransom
September 29 - November 5, 2021
For Peep's first exhibition with an outside curator, Chris Lucius brings together three artists distinctly working with paper: Delphine Hennelly, Casey Jex Smith and Jenna Ransom. Delphine Hennelly references compositions of classical paintings to blur and obscure her subjects through repetitive line works. Her viewers are invited to contemplate the hierarchy of her subject. Is her subject the blurred figures or the ornate flower garlands? Casey Jex Smith's meticulously detailed drawings, made from colored pencil and pen, pull from memories of Casey’s Mormon upbringing, passion for fantastical role playing games such-as Dungeons and Dragons, and a love for story telling. Jenna Ransom’s graphite drawings allude to forms such-as flowers, landscapes and creatures through a distinctive automatic drawing technique. Ransom resolves each work to allow for multitude of associations and an openness of meaning.
Delphine Hennelly (b. 1979, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) lives and works out of Montreal, Canada. She received her BFA from Cooper Union in 2002 and her MFA from the Mason Gross School of Visual Arts, Rutgers University in 2017. She has exhibited across the U.S. and Canada including most recently at Massey Klein, New York, NY; Pt.2 Gallery, Oakland, CA; and Project Pangee in Montreal. Past exhibitions include a two person exhibition, History Lessons, with Mimi Jung at Carvalho Park, Brooklyn, NY, and She made her European debut in May 2019 at Lisa Kandlhofer Gallery, Vienna. Hennelly is a three-time recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including ArtMaze Magazine, Nut Publication and New American Paintings.
Casey Jex Smith (b. 1976, Detroit, Michigan) currently resides in Provo, Utah with his wife and fellow artist Amanda Smith and their two children. He received a BFA in Painting from Brigham Young University and an MFA in Painting from the San Francisco Art Institute. His art has been exhibited at The Drawing Center (NYC), Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (SF), Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UT), and Spring Break (LA). His work has been featured in Art Review Magazine, The Boston Globe, The San Francisco Chronicle, Rhizome.org, Wired.com, ArtMaze Mag, and New American Paintings.
Jenna Ransom (b. 1980, Boston, Massachusetts) lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She received her MFA from Pratt Institute in 2005 and her BA from Roanoke College in Salem, VA in 2002. In 2015, she was awarded a New York Foundation of the Arts painting fellowship. She has been awarded artist residencies at the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program, the Bronx Museum of the Arts, the Jentel Foundation, Abrons Art Center, and Vermont Studio Center. She has exhibited in galleries in New York, Maine, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Michigan, Washington, California and Hawaii.
Curator: Chris Lucius (b. 1978, Griffin, Georgia) is an artist and curator working in Brooklyn, NY. Exhibitions of his work have been featured at the SPRING/BREAK Art Show 2021, RSOAA, Sweet Lorraine Gallery, and Red Head gallery in Toronto. Notable curated shows include A Peer Out From The Veil; Miss Me One Place Search Another; I Heard A Fly Buzz, When I Died; and Such Fleas, Ere They Approach The Eye. Chris earned his M.F.A. from the University of Tennessee in 2005 and graduate with a B.F.A. from Mississippi State University in 2001.