Current Exhibitions
Gallery I
November 3 – 28, 2026
Mary Ahern
Centering in the Midst of Chaos
Opening Reception: Thu, Nov 5, 6–8 PM
Meet the Artist: Sat, Nov 7, 1–3 PM
Closing Reception: Sat, Nov 28, 1–3 PM
My New World Anemone Redux, 2024, Oil, 36 x 36 in
| Ceres Gallery is pleased to present Centering in the Midst of Chaos, an exhibition of oil paintings, digital artwork, and an immersive installation by artist Mary Ahern. This multidisciplinary exhibition by Mary Ahern uses paint, pixels, sound, and soil to explore the counterbalance between centering and chaos. It brings together lifelong threads of Ahern’s creative practice, including philosophy, symbolism, and the tension between what can be touched and what can only be seen. In her oil paintings, Ahern layers magnified florals from her own garden with abstractions drawn from images of the galaxy, inviting contemplation of harmony and balance across both the microcosm and macrocosm of existence. Circles and spheres run through the work and carry many meanings, among them the circle of life, meditation, and safety. At the center of the exhibition is an immersive installation, A Space for Centering, which recreates on an intimate scale the calming effect of time spent close to plants and flowers, surrounded by the sights and sounds of nature. About Mary Ahern Mary Ahern is a multidisciplinary artist based in Northport, New York, working across oil painting, digital media, video, and installation. She earned dual degrees in fine arts and horticulture, and spent decades working in computer graphics and technology, combining the eye of an artist with the insight of a scientist. Ahern’s work has been on view at multiple museums and arboretums, and is held in collections throughout the United States and internationally. She is represented by Ceres Gallery in Chelsea, New York, and her work is featured on Artsy and Bloomberg Connects. MaryAhernArtist.com For additional information please contact: Stefany Benson, Director Ceres Gallery 547 West 27th Street, Suite 201, New York, NY 10001 212-947-6100 • art@ceresgallery.org. Website: CeresGallery.org |
Gallery II
November 3 – 28, 2026
Flora’s Spirit:
Photographs by Jane Stevens
Opening Reception: Thu, Nov 5, 6–8 PM
Ceres Gallery is pleased to present Flora’s Spirit, an exhibition of photographs by Jane Stevens.
This new series of Stevens’ photographs was inspired by Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, renewal and rebirth. Marking a shift in the artist’s work, this body of work transitions Stevens from her tradition of black and white film landscape photography into color digital imagery.
While Stevens’ earlier landscapes explored a deeply personal spiritual connection with nature – frequently using the environment as a metaphor for personal struggle and passing storms– Flora’s Spirit celebrates transformation. The new work captures the dynamic shapes, rich textures, and colorful evolutions of nature, conveying a renewed sense of joy, inspiration, and artistic growth.
Jane Stevens lives and works in Chicago. Her background is in cultural anthropology and photography and she received a Master’s degree in photography from the State University of New York, Buffalo, after studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Beyond her art, Stevens was a Curator of Art at the Illinois State Museum Chicago where she specialized in Electronic and Indigenous Art, championed artists from underrepresented communities, and collaborated with local organizations. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions both nationally and internationally, and she is an artist member of ARC Gallery Chicago.
| Ceres Gallery is a feminist, not-for-profit, alternative gallery space, founded in 1984 as a program of the New York Feminist Art Institute (NYFAI). Its mission is to promote contemporary women in the arts by providing exhibition space that raises public awareness and addresses the limited access women have had to commercial art galleries and to the public conversation that develops from that access. gallery hours, Tue – Sat 12-6 PM |
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
December 1 – 19, 2026
EXPOSURE
A Ceres Gallery Annual Event