Dream Gap: Elizabeth Johnson Solo Exhibition Opening Reception

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An opening reception for Elizabeth Johnson’s solo exhibition.

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Collective Z presents Dream Gap, a solo exhibition of oil paintings by Elizabeth Johnson, on view November 12 through December 5, 2026. It is her first solo exhibition in New York. Johnson starts from pictures of fields, houses, faces, ships, animals and water. She photographs them, warps them on the computer, prints them out and paints from what's left. On the canvas the fragments never settle into one scene. A picture splits open and its pieces take turns coming forward, like a dream that stays familiar for a moment after you wake, then slips away. She scrapes and wipes away far more than she keeps, and what fails is only partly erased, so each surface keeps the record of its own decisions. She calls it "losing to gain." Her newest paintings come out of caring for her mother, who had dementia for twelve years, and carry, in her words, "feelings of loss and relief." The exhibition brings these new canvases together with paintings from 2021 on. White wine will be served at the Opening Reception. On view November 12 – December 5, 2026 Wednesday–Saturday, 1–6 PM, and by appointment Closed November 26 and 27 for Thanksgiving Collective Z 325 Broome Street 1W, New York, NY 10002

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