The Familiar Unknown
Bernay Fine Art
Giordanne Salley
Faile
Jenny Kemp
Kathy Osborn
Karen Lederer
Colin Hunt
Matt LaFleur
Peter Saul
Mary Jo Vath
Max Miller
Susan Bee
Sally Saul
Wayne Koestenbaum
Deborah Zlotsky
Katie Rubright
Dan Perkins
Lindsay Walt
Margot Glass
Michael St. John
Judith Braun
John Franklin
Amanda Marie Mason
On May 6th Bernay Fine Art will open The Familiar Unknown, curated by Sue Muskat Knoll and Phil Knoll and featuring 22 artists from the Hudson Valley, Berkshires, and New York City.
Behind every endeavor, whether it is selling art or curating shows, Sue Muskat Knoll and Phil Knoll’s process always begins with the intention to support artists and build community. These past few years have brought about upheaval and changes for most everyone. For their upcoming show, The Familiar Unknown, Muskat and Knoll again bring it back to the idea of community by asking the participating artists to explore what people have had in common these past few years.
In this show, artists are asked to examine the things that we once took for granted yet are no longer assured of. The experience of uncertainty is something we all feel, and instead of displacing us or dividing us, it can in fact unite us.
Anna Martucci, April 2023, Main Street Magazine
Giordanne Salley, "High Tide Taking my Shoes", 2023, Oil and paper on canvas, 14 x 16 inches
Faile, "No Escape", Puzzle Box Paint on Wood, 10.5 x 7.5 x 2 inches
Jenny Kemp, "Flaps", 2023, Acrylic on linen over panel, 20 x 16 inches
Kathy Osborn, "Rag Rug", 2023, Oil on art board, 12 x 17 inches
Karen Lederer, "Eggs", 2022, Oil and acrylic on paper mounted panel, 20 x 24 inches
Colin Hunt, "Many Worlds Interpretation - H.C.H.L.V.b", 2021 and "Many Worlds Interpretation - H.C.H.C.E.c", 2020, Watercolor on paper, 22 x 11 and 21 x 9 inches. Photo Courtesy of K.C. Maddux.
Matt LaFleur, "Volunteers", 2023, Wax pencil on paper, 41 x 32 inches
Peter Saul, "Untitled", 1996, Ink on paper, 12 x 14 inches
Mary Jo Vath, "Duet", 2020, Oil on canvas 12 x 24 inches
Max Miller, “Florence”, 2020, Watercolor, gouache and graphite on paper, 24 x 18 inches
Susan Bee, "The Dreamer", 2018, Oil on linen, 20 x 16 inches
Sally Saul, "Untitled", 2020 , Ceramic, 7 x 8 x 4 inches
Wayne Koestenbaum, "Another Cloud Poem Painting", 2022, Oil on panel, 12 x 9 inches
Deborah Zlotsky, "Otherwise", 2021, Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches
Katie Rubright, "Knee Deep", 2023, Oil on linen, 14 x 11 inches
Dan Perkins, "Vermillion Nova", 2023, Oil on panel, 7 x 5 inches
Lindsay Walt, “Blue Nile”, 2022 Watercolor on paper, 15 x 13 inches
Margot Glass, "Clover 3" and “Clover 5”, 2023, Acrylic and graphite on panel, 11 x 9 inches each
Michael St John, "Sid Vicious", 2021, Oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches
Judith Braun, "Symmetrical Procedure TI-30-1", 2023, Graphite on clayboard, 30 x 30 inches
John Franklin, "Ice Cap II", 2023, Flashe on Arches watercolor paper, 27 x 35 inches
Amanda Marie Mason, “Gaudy’s Garden”, 2022, Barcelona Spain Metal photographic print, 14 x 11 inches
