Calendar

Exhibition

Presented by MA/MAT Art Education

sea change

Jun 13 - Jul 1, 2025
Blue monochrome poster showing hands dipping into water, with "sea change" in large letters and a list of names below.
Credit: Meg O'Brien

SVA Flatiron Gallery

133/141 West 21st Street, 1st floor, New York, NY 10011

Reception

Tue, Jul 1; 5:00 - 7:00pm

View from the street of the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a sculptural wall installation resembling sea creatures against a blue backdrop and the painted title wall in the background.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Overview shot of the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a large square quilt hanging near a pedestal in the foreground, with a grid of paintings and a large painting on the back wall next to each other.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Angled shot of the east wall at the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a monochrome painting on wood panel in the foreground, two framed square drawings of pots, and a monitor in the background.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Straight shot of the east wall at the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a monochrome painting on wood panel on the right, two framed square drawings of pots in the center, and a monitor on the left.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Straight shot of the north wall at the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a grid of bright paintings on the left and a large portrait of two figures on the right.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Angled shot of the west wall at the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a monitor with a figure’s hair blowing in the wind in the foreground. There is a pedestal with a small sculpture in the background.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Straight shot of the west wall at the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a monitor with a figure’s hair blowing in the wind on the right, a large square quilt hanging near a pedestal in the foreground, and two small paintings in the background.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Angled view of the southwest corner of the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a pedestal with a small sculpture in the foreground, two small paintings on the wall in the back right, and a salon-style hanging of quilted paper works on the left.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Straight view of the southwest corner of the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a pedestal with a small sculpture in the foreground, a crocheted mountain scene on the left, and a salon-style hanging of quilted paper works on the right.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Straight view of the southwest corner of the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a pedestal with a small sculpture behind a square quilt in the foreground, and salon-style hanging of quilted paper works on the left.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Straight shot of the south wall at the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a large square quilt hanging near a pedestal in the foreground and a pedestal with a small sculpture in the background.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Overview shot of the SVA Flatiron Gallery from the back, showing a large square quilt hanging near a pedestal in the foreground, with a grid of paper works on the back wall, a crocheted mountain scene on the left, and some framed works on the east wall.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

View of the doors at the SVA Flatiron Gallery featuring a painted wall with a wave and the words “sea change” to the left.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Angled view of the alcove at the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a painted wall with a wave and the words “sea change” to the right and a textile work along the wall and over the door on the left.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Straight view of the alcove at the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a painted wall with a wave and the words “sea change” to the right and a textile work along the wall and over the door on the left.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Angled view of the window wall at the SVA Flatiron Gallery facing west, showing a sculptural wall installation resembling sea creatures against a blue backdrop.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Angled view of the window wall at the SVA Flatiron Gallery facing east, showing a sculptural wall installation resembling sea creatures against a blue backdrop.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

View from the street of the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a sculptural wall installation resembling sea creatures against a blue backdrop and the painted title wall in the background.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Overview shot of the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a large square quilt hanging near a pedestal in the foreground, with a grid of paintings and a large painting on the back wall next to each other.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Angled shot of the east wall at the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a monochrome painting on wood panel in the foreground, two framed square drawings of pots, and a monitor in the background.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Straight shot of the east wall at the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a monochrome painting on wood panel on the right, two framed square drawings of pots in the center, and a monitor on the left.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Straight shot of the north wall at the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a grid of bright paintings on the left and a large portrait of two figures on the right.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Angled shot of the west wall at the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a monitor with a figure’s hair blowing in the wind in the foreground. There is a pedestal with a small sculpture in the background.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Straight shot of the west wall at the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a monitor with a figure’s hair blowing in the wind on the right, a large square quilt hanging near a pedestal in the foreground, and two small paintings in the background.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Angled view of the southwest corner of the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a pedestal with a small sculpture in the foreground, two small paintings on the wall in the back right, and a salon-style hanging of quilted paper works on the left.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Straight view of the southwest corner of the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a pedestal with a small sculpture in the foreground, a crocheted mountain scene on the left, and a salon-style hanging of quilted paper works on the right.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Straight view of the southwest corner of the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a pedestal with a small sculpture behind a square quilt in the foreground, and salon-style hanging of quilted paper works on the left.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Straight shot of the south wall at the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a large square quilt hanging near a pedestal in the foreground and a pedestal with a small sculpture in the background.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Overview shot of the SVA Flatiron Gallery from the back, showing a large square quilt hanging near a pedestal in the foreground, with a grid of paper works on the back wall, a crocheted mountain scene on the left, and some framed works on the east wall.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

View of the doors at the SVA Flatiron Gallery featuring a painted wall with a wave and the words “sea change” to the left.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Angled view of the alcove at the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a painted wall with a wave and the words “sea change” to the right and a textile work along the wall and over the door on the left.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Straight view of the alcove at the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a painted wall with a wave and the words “sea change” to the right and a textile work along the wall and over the door on the left.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Angled view of the window wall at the SVA Flatiron Gallery facing west, showing a sculptural wall installation resembling sea creatures against a blue backdrop.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

Angled view of the window wall at the SVA Flatiron Gallery facing east, showing a sculptural wall installation resembling sea creatures against a blue backdrop.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

View from the street of the SVA Flatiron Gallery, showing a sculptural wall installation resembling sea creatures against a blue backdrop and the painted title wall in the background.

“sea change,” SVA Flatiron Gallery, June 13 - July 1, 2025

SVA presents “sea change,” an exhibition of artwork by 11 graduating MA/MAT Art Education students, curated by Dr. Cathy Rosamond, chair of the MA/MAT Art Education program. The exhibition will be on view Friday, June 13, through Tuesday, July 1, at SVA Flatiron Gallery, 133/141 West 21st Street, New York City.


To resist and thrive in challenging times calls for a collective sea change that leans toward hope. The earliest use of the phrase “sea change” is found in a song by the island’s supernatural spirit in Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Sea change denotes a profound transformation, or metamorphosis, coupled with a significant shift in perspective. Whether it is happening to a person, group, or society at large, a sea change can never happen in isolation or in a vacuum. Radical and deep transformation only takes place through myriad connections and experiences as people gain new perspectives through empathy, learning, and engagement with their surroundings.


Artists featured in this exhibition are Devin Revolorio, Gabrielle Lewin, Grace Hallinan, Hannah Scherwatzky, Irem Epikmen, Meg O’Brien, NuoMin Wei, Suzanne Burns, Wujian Wang, Yomira Meregildo and Youjung Choi.


The SVA Flatiron Gallery is open Monday through Saturday, 10:00am–6:00pm.


Free and open to the public