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2025: Studio in the Catskills Woods

By the end of 2025, my new studio in the Catskill mountain woods of upstate NY finally got a solid foundation…..and even a few walls! It is very exciting to finally be seeing this over 30-year dream/goal of mine being realized……and I want to thank everyone (and there are many) who have helped in various capacities in getting me to this point.

This studio- its location and 16’ wall- are of particular importance to me. The location (about 2 hours north pop NYC) places me within shot of the city so I will be able to more regularly meet-up with some of the many great artists living there & get to experience more of the shows in both NYC and the greater upstate area- The greater Upstate region is itself a wonderfully rich outpost full of so many creatives and great organizations supporting important causes- I have already meet many interesting & inspiring individuals that I call my friends and can’t wait to see them again each summer/fall- Another important feature about this place is that it has many of the qualities found in the NE that I am drawn to but have never been able to experience (beyond temporary artist residency opportunities): changing seasons complete with intense fall foliage; mountain slopes (and the varied angles/perspective they provide); rocks (which I have always been obsessed with); and having land I can freely roam…. discovering the ever-changing nuances it reveals over time, year after year……..

The big wall is important because I do not have access to anything over 10’ high in Tallahassee anymore and because of that, I have not been able to make more of my larger-scale conglomerate paintings- Although I primarily work on-site, I do have to bring the work home at some point and my Tallahassee studio is chalk-full of years worth of works- new and older works that I have held onto for various reason…..mostly because I think they stilled to find their proper home- So my Florida studio serves primarily as a “finishing touches” & storage space than anything else- As you can see, my upstate garage is already over flowing with work made at Surf Point, so the Kerhonkson studio will enable me have additional storage in NY and also serve as a fresh & inspiring creative space (much like what experience when I go to residencies) . The big open new studio space will also provide an opportunity for me to have proper studio visits as well as to organize some shows with other artists in the in the near future-

I have set up an instagram account “CatskillStudioInTheWoods” where I will be posting events related to the space once it is up & running…..hopefully by mid-summer 2026.

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2025: “Comma: Infinity in a Box”

Comma: Infinity In A Box is an exhibition at Vanderbilt University’s Space 204 Gallery. Artist team, Judy Rushin-Knopf and Carolyn Henne started the Comma as an ongoing artist book project that presented opportunities for Rushin-Knopf and Henne to collaborate with 14 other artists. Rushin-Knopf’s and Henne’s common interest in the language of materials has driven Comma for a decade. They began working together as faculty colleagues at Florida State University in 2015, inviting small teams of artists to collaborate on editioned collections of objects designed to be handled and used to spark curiosity and conversation.

I was very happy to be part of Volume 1: Ghost Objects. My contribution was titled Genus Roigia (2017) and it was one of first works to address the link between my work as a painter and the scientific research of my great-great uncle, the Cuban botanist, Juan Tomás Roig. Each piece is unique; made from one of my deconstructed paintings, my old paintbrushes, recycled leather shoes, and a 3D printed “Double Roig”, an object based on a commemorative medal that has Juan Tomas Roig’s profile and is given by the Cuban government to people who achieve scientific excellence in their field. I had my head 3D scanned and added to the back of 3D printed object- bidging the two Roigs through time, space and technology.

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