06/16/2026
Every artwork hangs within a frame, and in some way, so do we all. To be framed carries a certain suspicion; the fabrication of a story that isn't yours. But the framing we speak of here is something less sinister and more just a constant of being. Instead of fixed wood and glass, our frame is the world we surround ourselves with in our day to day or the threshold between us and whoever is looking.
In our Annual Open exhibition, our artists have made deliberate choices about how to place their subjects, with the background becoming another layer of frame. What story is the frame telling you?
🔗 To learn more about the exhibit or to RSVP for the reception on June 25th: https://salmagundi.org/2026-48th-annual-open/
🎨 Featured artworks:
• Ben Asen
• "The Pipe Smoker, London"
• photography
To purchase: https://salmagundi.org/product/ben-asen-nm-the-pipe-smoker-london/
• Bonnie Steinsnyder
• "Orchid Gestures"
• watercolor
To purchase: https://salmagundi.org/product/bonnie-steinsnyder-nm-orchid-gestures/
• Pat Barrientos
• "Color Me Incognito"
• photography
To purchase: https://salmagundi.org/product/pat-barrientos-nm-color-me-incognito/
• Jeff Carpenter
• "Emily at the movies"
• oil
To purchase: https://salmagundi.org/product/jeff-carpenter-nm-emily-at-the-movies/
• Alec Rill
• "Immigrants looking at Lady Liberty... with hope"
• photography
To purchase: https://salmagundi.org/product/alec-rill-nm-immigrants-looking-at-lady-liberty-with-hope/
