CURRENT EXHIBITION:
Gallery Walk in Hours Saturday and Sunday July 27 28 1-4pm & August 3rd and 4th. 1-5pm
Also Viewable by appointment email calli@carrieable.com /hello@carrieable.com
Escape Route
“In today's dystopian world, constant doom scrolling and information overload only make my anxiety worse. When I try to disconnect, I feel overwhelmed by the darkness. I often feel helpless and defeated. Escapism becomes a lifeline, allowing hope and color to re-enter my world. The shadows recede during those pockets of relief, revealing life's beautiful complexity once more.” (Heather Abshire)
Escapism is a primal impulse that protects the psyche, providing respite from daily life's overwhelming stress and negativity. Temporarily escaping into a different world or experience allows individuals to recharge and regain a sense of hopeful equilibrium. Retreating from reality halts external anxieties, redirecting focus to gratification. Escapism is an enticing remedy to modern life; however, it can quickly become an aversion to reality. In the long term, avoidance creates detachment and isolation. Escapism exists in the tenuous space between necessity and indulgence, with the potential to be either the remedy or the ailment.
Heather Abshire’s latest body of work explores the dialectical nature of escapism, reflecting on her habits of refuge. In each work, Abshire builds a reality around her evasion tactics, transporting the viewer into an imagined space. These paintings are alluring portals into a realm of reprieve. In Heather Abshire’s paintings, the underlying themes of hopefulness juxtaposed with the surrealness of the landscapes create a paradox. These works duly convey a sense of comfort and restlessness, mirroring the tenuousness of escapism. Ultimately, Abshire’s work does not come to any hard conclusions about the nature of escapism; instead, these paintings give viewers a shelter to reflect on their flight tendencies.
“The medium of painting, in this context, serves as a portal itself, offering a departure from the digital noise. It empowers the viewer to decide whether to engage or withdraw, reflecting on the role of escapism in their own journey.” (Heather Abshire)
Curation by Calli Mirales
PAST EXHIBITIONS
UNSPOKEN
Artists:
Ellie Liu, Laura Cleary Williams, Meir Goukhman, and MoeX
Curation: Calli Mirales
September 6 - 16, 2023
Narratives of transformation
Artists:
Jose Miguel Diaz Fernandez, Marissa Goldstein, Samantha Jensen, Seung-Jun Lee, Sid Chou
Curation: Salma Al Khalidi
June 28 - July 8, 2023
Surface Scope
Artists:
A. E. Thompson, Danny Starr, Eric Bohrer, Indigo Child, Jenny Jiyoung Han, Ryan Zogheb, Sophie Steck, Yanqing Pei (Pei), and Zella Vanie
Curation: Sam Light
December 14, 2022 - January 6, 2023
Here Resides Fantasy
ARTISTS:
Abbey gilbert, Alex yu, anna romanofsky, Chloe Colvard,
david kim, heather abshire, Julianna McCarthy, liza clement
Curation: daniel kuzinez and Patrice Scott
august 24 - September 16, 2022
Liminal Frames: Body Agency
ARTISTS:
Asha Hassan Nooli, Chloe Colvard, Clara Reed, Isabella De la Mora,
James Falciano, Maomì Marissa, Morgane Richer La Flèche, Nikita Ono,
Ronald Gonzalez, Rupal Dave, Sarbani Ghosh
Curation: Alexa Cardamone and Patrice Scott
April 6 - May 15, 2022
EMBODIMENT TERRAIN
Artists:
Donna R. Charging, Carla Aponte, India English,
Ilsy Jeon, Nicole Dubowski
Curation: Sam Light
December 15, 2021 - January 7, 2022
BOUNDLESS SPHERE
Artists:
Asia Vo, Megan Mosholder, Namrata Dhore,
Sunny Han, Thomas J.X. Beyer, Yuzly Mathurin
Curation: Sam Light
September 8 - 16, 2021
INCIDENTAL AMALGAMATION
Artists:
Amy Wolf, Anna Pederson, Chasity Colón, Hyemi Kim,
Jack Florczyk, Lisa Candela, Veronica Wolfgang
Curation by Sam Light
June 30 - July 10, 2021
IMMERSION SITE
ARTISTS:
Adrienne Moumin, Alexey Adonin, Curt Confer, David Dasharath Kalal,
Elle DioGuardi, Emily Small, Fernanda Morales Tovar, Julian Johnson,
Justin Clifford Rhody, Kahori KamiyA, Myles Dunigan, Sam Light, Susan Hopp
Curation by Sam Light
May 3 - 17, 2021
LUCID
December 16, 2020 - January 1, 2021
Watershed
September 9 - 16, 2020
After the Fall, Yoav Friedlander
Curated by Damien Anger
November 14th - December 16th 2018
The Artist’s Song, Carrie Able
Curated by Damien Anger
October 24th - November 11th 2018
Summer Show
Curated by Damien Anger, in collaboration with Float Magazine and Carrie Able Gallery
August 1st - September 1st 2018
CMYK
Curated by Damien Anger
June 6th - July 28th 2018
Aesthetics of Dreams
Curated by Damien Anger
April 11th - June 3rd 2018
Frequency, by Carrie Able
Curated by Damien Anger
February 7th - April 8th 2018
Public Pretender, Drawings by Alana Roth
Curated by Damien Anger
December 13th 2017 - February 4th 2018
Semiotics: Rhetoric of an artwork
Curated by Damien Anger
October 18th - December 10th 2017
Women of Kuwait, Maha Alasaker
September 6th - October 15th 2017
De[con]struct
Curated by Damien Anger
June 14th - August 26th 2017
Elemental, Carrie Able
April 12th - June 10th 2017
Transcendence
February 8th - April 9th 2017
Silent Night
December 14th 2016 - February 04th 2017
Sine, Carrie Able
September 14th - October 22th 2016
Rind
October 26th - December 10th 2016