A LITTLE WILDER
Small works exhibition and holiday pop-up shop
December 4–6, 2026 · Material Projects Space
6 Market Street, Ellenville, NY 12428
Opening reception: Friday, December 4, 5–7 p.m.
Saturday: noon–6 p.m.
Sunday: hours to be announced.
A Little Wilder brings together seven artists for a weekend of close looking and discovery. Small-scale works turn our attention toward the intricate and unruly life around us, offering different ways to consider our relationship with the living world.
Gallery works are priced up to $1,200, with many more affordable works in the holiday pop-up shop in the adjoining studio.
PRESS RELEASE
Full press release PDF coming soon.
LIST OF WORKS
Exhibition checklist PDF coming soon, including artwork titles, media, dimensions, and prices.
THE ARTISTS
Cadence Giersbach
Giersbach brings painting and sculpture together in works inspired by her Catskills garden, ecological connections, and the cosmos. Her handmade forms move between representation and abstraction.
Artist profile
Wendy Hollender
A botanical artist, illustrator, author, and teacher, Hollender draws close attention to plants through detailed studies of their forms and colors.
Artist profile
Allyson Levy
Levy draws on seeds, flowers, and leaves from Hortus Arboretum and Botanic Garden, which she co-founded, to create paintings rooted in her relationship with plants.
Artist profile
Mary Jane Nusbaum
Nusbaum brings a background in nature-based arts education, including establishing an art program at Wild Earth Wilderness School in 2012.
Artist background
Kelly M O’Brien
O’Brien is a Hudson Valley sculptor working with natural bioplastics. Based in Ellenville, she creates luminous wall works and installations incorporating botanical materials, exploring ecological care through materials and making.
Artist profile
Soli Pierce
Pierce works across sculpture, encaustic, photography, installation, and assemblage. Inspired by nature, her practice explores light, time, balance, and interconnectedness.
Artist profile
Millicent Young
Young creates installations combining handmade sculpture, projection, verse, and sound. Her practice explores belonging, ecological loss, and the possibilities of repair.
Artist profile
ABOUT MATERIAL PROJECTS SPACE
A seasonal pop-up gallery and test space in downtown Ellenville, presenting regional artists whose practices engage with climate-related themes. It is also the private studio of artist Kelly M O’Brien.
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