Ceres Gallery
547 West 27th St, Suite 201
New York NY 10001

February 27-March 23, 2024

Solo/Duo 2 – Culture and Stance

Liz Ndoye & Jo-Ann Brody 

Ceres Gallery presents Jo-Ann Brody, sculptor, and Liz Ndoye, mixed media/fiber artist in SOLO / Duo 2– Culture andStance, their second blended show.

Their work and styles compliment each other. Both Ndoye and Brody are figurative artists but their approaches are unique to their individual concepts. Brody focuses on form and stance of her figures while Ndoye is trying to capture the fictional cultural milieu of her dolls.

Liz Ndoye continues her love affair with her doll “creatures” – soft, fabric, humanoid figures that she makes and installs in tandem with her large canvases and drawings in order to depict aspects of their doll culture and existence. In this, her latest show at Ceres, she will attempt to convey and share her passion for and joyous communion with her doll creations. She will make dolls, paint and draw them, and create installations that celebrate their healing, happy qualities.

Brody relies on the fact that the brain recognizes a figure with very few cues. We know it is a woman. So despite distortion, exaggeration, mis-proportion, and incorrect anatomy, we recognize what is before us. Brody has been known to say in reference to life drawing, “Why should I confuse myself with reality. If I need a detail, I look on the mirror.” She creates lines in space. Heads have always been more of a punctuation point. This year, hands have sprung into the spotlight.  

Papier mache is made from a mixture of papers, paper pulp, and glue. There is no separate armature. The structure comes from rolled paper tubes glued and papier mache-ed together. Mulberry paper and rice paper add to the texture and look in many of the pieces. Brody’s photos are laser printed in 8.5 x 11” size, then cut and torn and glued into place. Each piece is at least 3 layers and is then finished with varnish. ClayCrete, papier mache pulp mixed with glue and water provides volume as necessary and also is the surface of Kneeling Woman and Crouching Woman.

The artists are available by appointment. 

SOLO / Duo 2 will run from Feb. 27, 2024, Tuesday through Saturday to March 23, 12 noon to 6pm. 

The Artists Reception is February 29 from 6-8.

The artists are available by appointment.