MIRACLES IN NEW YORK CITY

The exhibit in Manhatten was so fun! Thursdays all the galleries in the building-about 8 or 10- were opening and having receptions.

THE FOUR GRACES DESCEND.....

Finally! This painting has been at Austin City Hall since 2024. Finally it will be coming back to me. I guess it is sort of like free storage but for some reason it makes me very anxious to have an artwork on exhibit for years! It is the ribbon of Life at the beach. Or dancing with spirits? IT IS FUN!!

MIRACLES

MIRACLES is the name of my wonderful new exhibit at CERES Gallery, 547 West 27th Street, second Floor, New York, New York 10001. The first day will be Tuesday, March 31, 2026. There will be TWO receptions. Thursday, April 2, 6-8 PM and then on Saturday April 4, 2026 from 3-5 PM. I will have 26 paintings on exhibit! A shared voice and and homage to this wonderful LIFE! On this planet.

Melanie Hickerson is an American painter whose work blends narrative, metaphor, and lived experience into richly colored, disciplined compositions. She earned her MFA from The University of Texas at Austin in 1985 and has exhibited extensively in New York and Texas, including long-time exhibitions at Ceres Gallery. Her recent series, Ribbon of Life and Homage to Miracles, explores ecological loss and interconnectedness through dream-like, surreal imagery. Hickerson’s work is held in the permanent collections of the University of Texas at San Antonio and Texas Lutheran University in Seguin. She lives and works in Austin, Texas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9XUogbXhew

MIRACLES

The idea of the ribbon of life that joins all of us together is the metaaphor I am thinking about in these works. The butterflies are both fragile and tough. Continuing to exist against great odds.

MIRACLES CERES GALLERY TUES-SAT 12:00- 6:00 547 WEST 27TH STREET / 2ND FLOOR Tuesday, March 31 - Saturday, April 25, 2026 Reception – Thurs., April 2, 2026 , NEW YORK CITY, NY 10001 - 212-947-6100

MIRACLES

MIRACLES CERES GALLERY TUES-SAT 12:00- 6:00 547 WEST 27TH STREET / 2ND FLOOR Tuesday, March 31 - Saturday, April 25, 2026 Reception – Thurs., April 2, 2026 , NEW YORK CITY, NY 10001 - 212-947-6100

WONDERFUL BUGS MONARCHS WONDERFUL BUGS

Monarchs came through Austin a couple of weeks ago. They are just so miraculous. Silly people using dangerous pesticides instead of using balance and patience.