Creator and Mentor
The Bridgehampton Museum will kick off its 2026 winter season on Saturday with “The Art of Jack Faragasso,” a celebration of the career of the nonagenarian artist, illustrator, and educator. A collaboration with the artist and the Christensen Gallery in Babylon, it will run through March 7, with a reception set for Feb. 21 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the museum’s Nathaniel Rogers House.
A longtime instructor at the Art Students League, Mr. Faragasso is known for his influence on generations of artists and his versatility across various mediums. The exhibition will feature a selection of his works spanning five decades, including book cover illustrations, which have graced countless novels; drawings and studies from early in his career, and oil paintings showcasing his mastery of classical painting techniques. It also includes selections from his series devoted to Bettie Page, whom he photographed in the early 1950s when she was a sought-after model in New York City.
Mr. Faragasso is also the author of several books, including “The Student’s Guide to Painting,” first published in 1979 and revised and expanded in 2020.
Love and Passion
With Valentine’s Day close at hand, the time is right for the 21st iteration of the “Love and Passion Group Art Exhibition” to bring the work of over 30 local artists to Ashawagh Hall in Springs. Organized by Karyn Mannix and subtitled “The Times They Are A Changing,” the exhibition will feature paintings, sculpture, and photography.
The show will be open on Saturday from noon to 7 and Sunday from noon to 4, with a reception set for Saturday from 4 to 7.
Raacke in Uruguay
Much farther afield, East Hampton’s Gabriele Raacke will be showing her glass paintings and colorful glass figures at the Museum San Fernando’s Casa de la Cultura, in Maldonado (Punta del Este), Uruguay, from Sunday through Feb. 28.
Rather than transporting the works there, the artist produced all 24 pieces in Montevideo, the nation’s capital, over the course of several months.
Titled “2x2: Dos artistas en dialogo,” the exhibition pairs Ms. Raacke’s work with that of Cecilia Mattos, a well-known Uruguayan artist who collects washed-up plastic pieces on the beach and transforms them into mosaic paintings.
Four at Stella Flame
In celebration of Black History Month, “Arte de la Soul,” an exhibition of photographs and mixed-media collage by four Black artists, is opening at the Stella Flame Gallery in Bridgehampton on Thursday, with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. The show will continue through February.
Edward Wilkerson, the creative director of Donna Karan’s Urban Zen, will show “Tribal Knowledge,” a body of work that reflects his travels over the years. Stan Squirewell will be represented by “Chico and Charles,” the 15th of an edition of 20 unique prints, presented in a frame hand carved by the artist and incised with glyphs from an ancient African language.
Craig Anthony Miller’s works on canvas, inspired by stained glass, expand his hummingbird “Nectar” series. Sharon Van Liempt’s mixed-media collages explore themes of identity, emotion, and spiritual connection.
Firestone Flies South
East Hampton’s Eric Firestone Gallery has announced “Cross Generational: 1950 to Now,” the inaugural exhibition of its new outpost in West Palm Beach, Fla. The gallery, which occupies a warehouse-style space in Flamingo Park, a newly established art world hub, showcases significant American artists of the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s, alongside contemporary counterparts.
“Cross Generational,” which will run through April, includes work by 28 artists, among them Sari Dienes, Martha Edelheit, Fitzhugh Karol, Joe Overstreet, Jeanne Reynal, Miriam Schapiro, and Nina Yankowitz.
