Art for Unusual Material Lovers

I know we all love paintings but hopefully this post inspires you to expand your horizons

Jul 02, 2025

We have a lot of material to cover, and yes, the pun is definitely intended. The summer lull between art fairs is one of my favorite times of year. Galleries often use these summer months for group shows, bringing together multiple artists and testing the waters with more experimental work. I love it not just because I’m a fan of warm weather, but also because I love the thrill of discovery.

As a teaser for an upcoming project I have in the pipeline, check out the New Art Dealers Alliance. NADA “is the definitive non-profit arts organization dedicated to the cultivation, support, and advancement of new voices in contemporary art” and I am honored to partner with them for their new collector development programming. More details to be announced soon!

As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or would like to see more examples of the works by the artists below. It’s shaping up to be a deeply rewarding month of discoveries and I’m truly grateful to my readers who choose to explore these works through my newsletter. Thank you for subscribing!

Sherrill Roland

168.827 (F6), 2024

Steel, Kool-Aid, resin

9 1/8 x 17 1/8 x 1/2 inches (23.2 x 43.5 x 1.3 centimeters)

$5,000

Malù dalla Piccola

Ho visto un angelo, 2024

Oil on linen, pigments, and marble dust

7⅞ x 19¾ inches (20 x 50 centimeters)

$3,500

Michelle Im

Young-Eun (怜恩), 2025

Ceramic, epoxy, acrylic, enamel

42 x 14 x 13 inches (106.7 x 35.6 x 33 centimeters)

$12,500

Marina Grize

Bathers 73 (Luna), 2025

Dye diffusion transfer print, glass, artist’s frame

10 x 8 inches (25.40 x 20.32 centimeters)

$6,000

Dee Clements

Bloom Vessel, 2025

Ceramic, reed, dye, polyurethane

15 1/2 x 19 inches (39.4 x 48.3 centimeters)

$6,000

Nicolas Shake

Rose (dark to light gradient), 2024

Dye on canvas weathered and laundered

40 x 32 x 2 inches (101.6 x 81.3 x 5.1 centimeters)

$10,000

*** “For this series, created over the past year, Nicholas left each canvas exposed to the elements in the Mojave Desert for 6 to 8 months - allowing sun, water, and wind to shape their final compositions.” ***

Purvai Rai

Memory Traces, 2025

Embroidery by Rohini Kaur, Rajni Bala, Rajwant Kaur, Geeta Singh, and Manpreet Kaur from NawanPind (Punjab), resin, beads and acrylic

55 x 45 inches (139.7 x 114.3 centimeters)

$12,000

*** “Collaborating with women artisans from her ancestral village, Nawanpind Sardaran, Rai incorporates traditional crafts such as knitting, embroidery, crocheting, and weaving, fostering an environment of mutual exchange and social cohesion. Through material and gesture, her work transforms family memories and oral histories into tactile, multivalent symbols.” ***