Telepathic Jungle
Collage processes across a range of materials

March 26 – April 25, 2025
Opening Reception and Artists’ Talk: March 26, 5 - 6:30 p.m.
(Artists’ Talk starting at 5:30)

Telepathic Jungle presents collage processes across a range of materials, including ceramics, fibers, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and video. Eleven artists, from as near as Saratoga Springs, NY to as far as Texas and California, are participating: Melissa Dadourian, Shanna Fliegel, Bryan Graf, Derek Fordjour, Tomashi Jackson, Ken Kewley, Mary Lum, Delita Martin, Matt Mitros, Courtney Puckett, and Jessica Stockholder.  Sometimes playful, sometimes challenging, all the works combine rich color and an exuberant spirit of exploration, making the Telepathic Jungle gallery a dynamic and vibrant space.
 
Shanna Fliegel and Matt Mitros both work in ceramics, with Fliegel fusing discreet forms into tender and funny wall reliefs, while Mitros uses clay with materials like plastic tubing and pompoms to create ingenious and witty sculptures. Painter Derek Fordjour builds the ground of his works with extensive layering of newspaper and cardboard, creating dense, physically engaging surfaces for his subjects. 

Melissa Dadourian uses fiber, yarn, paint, knitting, and embossing to create works that are both delicate and animated. Bryan Graf exposes photographic paper to light, layering the results into absorbing prints and transparencies. Ken Kewley and Mary Lum present smaller, abstract pieces; Lum’s photocollages suggest geometric, architectural spaces, while Kewley’s are two-by-two inch biomorphic collages made from painted paper. 
 
Tomashi Jackson’s compelling video collages simultaneously engage formal aspects with racial history, posing new questions about the interaction of history and color theory. 
Delita Martin incorporates relief printing, paint, charcoal, fabric, decorative papers, and hand-stitching to create portraits of black women conveying strength and complexity.
Courtney Puckett’s sculptures, from found objects, yarn, and fabric balance playful figurative gesture with abstracted form and color. Jessica Stockholder’s bold ‘Carpet, Pillow, Paint’ combines household items to make a wall sculpture that’s both familiar and chaotic.

Artists Melissa Dadourian, Bruyan Graf, Ken Kewley, and Courtney Puckett will participate in
the Artists' Talk on Wednesday, March 26^th at 5:30 p.m. in the Schick Gallery.
All exhibits and events at the Schick are free and open to the public.

Websites provided here for more information:

Melissa Dadourian https://www.melissadadourian.com

Shanna Fliegel https://www.shannafliegel.com

Derek Fordjour https://www.davidkordanskygallery.com/artist/derek-fordjour

Bryan Graf https://bryangrafstudio.com

Tomashi Jackson https://www.jacktiltongallery.com/artists/tomashi-jackson/video

Ken Kewley https://www.kenkewley.com

Mary Lum https://www.yanceyrichardson.com/artists/mary-lum

Delita Martin https://galeriemyrtis.net/delita-martin/

Matt Mitros https://mattmitros.com/home.html

Courtney Puckett https://www.courtneypuckett.com

Jessica Stockholder https://jessicastockholder.info