Friends are Everywhere:
Thea Hudson and Genevieve Ryan
September 4 – 28, 2024
Opening Reception – September 7 from 6-9 pm (free stickers!)
Open for the Davis Artabout, Friday the 13th until 9pm (free good luck charms!)
Thea Hudson and Genevieve Ryan are best friends who share a home and studio space in Davis, California. Thea, an oil painter and multimedia artist, voraciously invents new folkloric narratives populated with fantastical figures. Genevieve is a multimedia artist and illustrator whose compositions focus on nature, multiplicity, and inner worlds. In their two-person exhibition, Friends are Everywhere, they explore themes of connectedness and platonic love, venturing hand in hand through interactive video art, stained glass, and more with whimsical intensity. Thea and Genevieve both graduated from UC Davis, in 2022 and 2021 respectively.
Thea Hudson, "Maypole", 2024, Oil and graphite on canvas, 30 x 40 inches
Genevieve Ryan, "Arils", 2024, Glass, glass paint, mixed media
Thea Hudson, "Kitty and Karl", 2024, Oil and charcoal on canvas, 16 x 20 inches
Thea Hudson, "What are You Doing Here?", 2024, Oil on canvas, 35 x 24 inches
Thea Hudson, "Trndez", 2024, Oil, fabric collage on burnt wood
Thea Hudson, "Vampires in Springtime", 2024, Oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches
Thea Hudson, "Harpist", 2024, Oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches
Thea Hudson, "Three Ladies", 2024, Oil on canvas, 20 x 16 inches
Thea Hudson, "Pomegranate", 2024, 11 x 12 x 12 inches
Thea Hudson, "Study for Flower Maypole", 2024, Oil and graphite on canvas, 16 x 20 inches
Thea Hudson, "Little Vampire", 2024, Oil on canvas, 9 x 11 inches
Genevieve Ryan, "Running", 2024, Graphite on paper, 18 x 24 inches
Genevieve Ryan, "Above", 2024, 17 x 14 inches
Genevieve Ryan, "Looking Out", 2024, Graphite on paper, 18 x 24 inches
Genevieve Ryan, "Horses", 2024, Graphite on paper, 18 x 24 inches
Genevieve Ryan, "Reaching", 2024, 18 x 24 inches
Genevieve Ryan, "Gathering", 2024, Pencil on paper, 10 x 10 inches