Sally Saul, Rising Star Sculptor, Gets New York Gallery Representation – RisePEI

Venus Over Manhattan, a blue-chip New York gallery that has helped enhance under-recognized artists like Joan Brown and Joseph E. Yoakum, has added the sculptor Sally Saul to its roster. The gallery has plans to supply the 78-year-old sculptor a solo present in 2023, her third one ever in New York.

Saul, who’s married to the painter Peter Saul, one other artist on the Venus Over Manhattan roster, makes delectable clay sculptures that function tiny creatures who inhabit unusual worlds. She had been previously represented by New York’s Rachel Uffner Gallery, which, due to Venus Over Manhattan’s unique deal, now not exhibits her.

Though Saul has been working for years, having been featured in her first group present again in 1989, it was not till 2017 that she had a solo present in New York. When that present opened at Rachel Uffner Gallery in 2017, it acquired acclaim from critics resembling John Yau, who wrote in Hyperallergic that Saul’s works are “humorous, candy, and tender—states we aren’t prone to encounter in artwork and even in life.” A solo present on the influential Almine Rech gallery’s Paris location got here in 2020.

“I believe I’m considered one of her greatest collectors, so it’s at all times good to share with others what you like your self,” mentioned Adam Lindemann, the founding father of Venus Over Manhattan, in a cellphone interview.

The gallery additionally not too long ago inked a illustration take care of the property of Maryan, an artist whose work was not too long ago the topic of a retrospective on the Museum of Modern Artwork North Miami. In his work, Maryan, who died in 1977, provided up surreal visions of energy figures that generally doubled as a method of working by way of his expertise being interned at a focus camp throughout World Struggle II.

The Maryan property additionally not too long ago joined the Paris-based gallery Kamel Mennour. Venus Over Manhattan will oversee U.S. illustration of Maryan, whereas Kamel Mennour will facilitate European illustration.