Last year, after members of the project saw an exhibit curated by an upstate artist known as ransome at SUNY New Paltz’s Dorsky Museum (that included one of Bynum’s works), they recruited him to put together Picture Us: A New Exhibition in Portraiture, which continues through March 29.
Local, national, and worldwide artists contributed, though not all works reflect the rubric. For example, “Deep Dive” by Alia Ali juxtaposes three busy patterns of Indian fabric that mesh in harmony.
In “Burger Hill,” an oil-on-linen by Nadine Robbins that looks like a photograph, the subject’s skin glistens. Characters in G. Brian Karas’s 10 works hanging in the children’s room exude an odd but playful quality. Jordin Islip used 14 materials for his collage “Left Behind,” including paint, shopping bags, wallpaper, sandpaper and newspaper.
The four acrylics (with collage) completed by ransome last year are standouts. Located in the Alice Room, a cozy nook with comfortable chairs, they show content and confident young people accentuated by streaks of color. In “Jardin Girl” and “Fille Du Jardin,” the bursting background complements the girls’ shirts.
Hazy self-portraits by JaFang Lu reflect stillness, but the ones by Dylan Rose Rheingold suggest movement. Beverly McIver uses abstract techniques to create coherent representations of two faces and “Renee in Her Purple Dress.”
— Marc Ferris, The Highlands Current
January 9, 2026
