ShareSaveCommentLifestyleArtsExquisite, Multifarious Visual Narratives Arouse Emotions In Joana Galego’s First U.S. Solo ShowByNatasha Gural Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights 02:56pm EDTShareSaveCommentJoana Galego Egg Shells 2025 Acryilc soft pastel and oil on canvas 60 x 50 in (152.40 .. Two nude women sit on rocks gazing down at a body of water the figure on the right washed in red and dangling one foot in a boot A cracked egg – perhaps symbolizing new beginnings or feminist ideas – sits to the left of the ruddy figure as is occupying space reserved for another person the small rough outline of a horse filled in with black diagonal lines races away from the figures like a fleeting or fragmented memory Shadowy legs outlined in red – indicating a connection to the figure on the right – chase the horse The azure moonlit night sky in the upper right draws the viewer back to the water evoking memories of what may have occurred in the simple structure standing on soil The left of the canvas is framed by a dark blue narrow vertical panel that hints at interior decor and draws together the vast imagery Joana Galego originally envisioned Egg Shells (2025) as a larger canvas and the visual narrative revealed itself at five-feet-wide and just over four-feet tall The colors alone – an array of precise brushstrokes in cerulean and azure mingling to form a welcoming body of water – evoke myriad emotions and invite us to dive deeper into the narrative Warmth is magnified by the lavish textural blend of acrylic extending the story and our interpretive journey Galego (b. 1994 in Portugal), who now lives and works in London, greeted an overflow crowd to the opening Thursday night of her first U.S. solo show at Isabel Sullivan Gallery in New York’s Tribeca art and design district who launched her eponymous gallery in 2023 is committed to championing emerging women artists alongside renowned painters such as Richard Hambleton intimate paintings speak loudly as the artist herself engages viewers with a soft underscoring the dreamy otherworldliness of her work “I deeply cherish the rare moments in which a painting looks back at me presenting me with something I don’t quite feel I had much to do with,” Galego says Seashells in My Mother’s Garden and The Giant Boulder Rolling Down featuring eight large-scale paintings and three intricate collage works on paper Galego creates a world of memory and solitude combining observational drawing and imagination whisking away the viewer on a voyage to Indonesia and Portugal nestled between the Sintra Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean The tourist destination exalted for its sandy beaches and busy marina is replete with a former medieval royal retreat Nossa Senhora da Luz Fort and the Citadel Palace and history buffs recall Cascais as a meeting place for spies during World War II Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase reveals another layer to her enchanting and deeply personal storytelling blurring the lines between figure and landscape and defying simple characterization encouraging a careful study of each composition Joana Galego Shadows In The Garden 2025 Acrylic on jute 50 x 40 in (127 x 101.60 cm) Galego bravely exposes a large swath of the Shadows In The Garden (2025) canvas plant-based bast fiber that’s spun into coarse noting the metallic sheen of the naked canvas which evokes vulnerability while the technique speaks to a sophisticated gesture often reserved for more mature artists Galego’s demure courage was widely admired and Shadows In The Garden was among the works to quickly find a buyer on opening night Joana Galego Planting Our Tree at the End of the World 2025 Acrylic on canvas 60 x 50 in (152.40 x .. Rounded brushstrokes amplify the femininity of two figures as the exhibition title suggests a mother and daughter who huddle together to lovingly plant a tree in Planting Our Tree at the End of the World (2025) The lush landscape enriches the fecundity of our imagination as the women could be partners nurturing a life together the painting pours onto the sides of the canvas a technique reserved for a few of the works on view and a decorative banner crowns the top of the canvas as if connecting the natural world with an interior world The slender trunk performs like a ladder or a path leading to the banner or the interior realm Joana Galego These Stories Aren't Mine 2025 Acrylic More graphite on canvas and paper 27.50 x 23.50 in (69.85 x 59.69 cm) Galego’s works on paper are a force of their own with multitudinous details presenting asynchronous linked stories These sinuous visual narratives play with scale as larger figures seem to be emoting in the present while others appear ghostlike Some gaze directly at the viewer and others are walking away or obscured Galego’s prowess empowers the most delicate marks as much as her often rounded gestural strokes The exhibition title borrows from Albert Camus’ The Myth of Sisyphus encouraging us to embrace the absurd and find meaning in a meaningless universe Sisyphus's eternal task of rolling a rock uphill only to have it roll back down represents the futility of human labor an idea that resonates deeply amid ongoing global cacophony of chaos “is my way of trying to honor some of the value in carrying the absurd boulder all the way up the hill.” Take time to examine each of the unique artworks as revelations appear as if they had been hidden at first view teasing our sensibilities and challenging our perception of real versus imagined and how they co-exist Galego fluidly marries figuration and landscape to present elegant and cinematic imagery executed with diverse mediums and techniques in an stalwartly curated seems infinite and intrinsically intertwined Though each work tells its own particular story they join a larger conversation that harks back to Galego’s childhood and exists on multiple planes of philosophical inquiry “Surprise and mystery are important to me,” Galego says “I look for images that deeply engage the senses I’m particularly interested in making work that asks questions rather than making statements.” Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors An information card issued to gun stores by the New Mexico Firearms Industry Association Handguns at ABQ Guns in Albuquerque on Thursday owner of ABQ Guns and his employees work at their shop in Albuquerque on Thursday ABQ Guns owner Arnie Galegos stands at his store in Albuquerque on Thursday Firearms at ABQ Guns 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annually with dates on the bands and now consist of ten standard vitolas: although there are a bit more veins than average There’s a slight box-press to the foot of the Galegos rather reminiscent of some of the old school La Flors Cold draw is predictably open with some cocoa The first third of the Galego begins with grain and red wine notes that quickly shifts to a nuttiness with some cedar and a bit of sourness Unlike many of Litto Gomez’s creations Eventually that changes with a great combination of cedar a secondary caramel note and a mixture of red and black peppers dominating the profile Similar to my comments on the aroma reminding me of some Litto’s less-talked about lighter creations the Galego is also remarkably smooth and clean on the palate Into the second third and it becomes clear not a lot is changing The pepper becomes a bit more detailed shifting to much more of a black pepper note but the core is still the cedar and nuttiness There’s a bit of a coffee note developing but really the Galego’s changes are minimal the cigar began to have issues burning consistently and began requiring touch-ups which isn’t terribly unexpected given the format but it really doesn’t become a problem until the middle portions which means it’s also much like the first One welcomed change is a ramping up of the flavors from the medium-full that it was for the beginning portions into a solid full although there are glimpses of caramel in one of the examples I sort of know what’s coming and with a bit over an inch left there’s not much point going on in my opinion The Bottom Line: Outside of the ring gauge my largest issue with this cigar is the flavor profile body and strength all combine into something a bit awkward The Litto Gomez Diez 2012 Galego is strong enough that most will want to enjoy this after the meal the aforementioned passivity complicates manners even more and means that fans of Litto’s normal body of work might be a bit taken back large vitolas and are 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