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Marcy Chevali

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Visual artist creating nets and grids with flameworked glass, brass wire, yarn and thread.

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Please join me on Wednesday October 14 for an artist talk with my exhibition, Twisting Wool into Thread: Works by Marcy Chevali at Kean University Burger Gallery in Union, NJ, 5.30-7.30. The show includes glass, mohair, wire and paper works and I’d love to tell you about how and why they were made.

@galleriesatkean
#exhibition #sculpture taken in Kean University by @marcychevali

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Explore Twisting Wool into Thread: Works by Marcy Chevali, on view in the Karl & Helen Burger Gallery at Kean University from September 8 through December 4, 2026. This exhibition presents fifteen works by Marcy Chevali, whose intricate sculptures combine borosilicate glass, metal, and fiber to create delicate net-like structures that explore themes of strength, fragility, transparency, and connection. #keangalleriesandcollections #keanuniversity #twistingwoolintothread #marcychevali #art taken in The Galleries at Kean by @marcychevali

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I’m teaching at UrbanGlass! Come join me for a weekend workshop on September 19 and 20. This is a beginning level class. We will explore line drawing in three dimensions.

@urbanglass_nyc
Link in bio to sign up 🔗 we can make glass chains too. by @marcychevali

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Marcy Chevali’s work is on view through August 29 in, “Catching Fire: resilient alchemies in a burning world”.

@marcychevali

Marcy will introduce her work on August 22, 2:00-3:30PM, as part of a gallery walkthrough with curator Alison McNulty @mcnulty_alison and three other exhibiting artists.

Marcy writes:

"A net can be used to keep dangerous things away from us or to keep precious or fragile things safe and close to us. I make nets out of glass, using a very specific and controlled flame to melt and bend rods of glass. Fire is sometimes though of as something destructive and fear inducing. However in this body work, the torch is very generative. Although glass is breakable, these sculptures have the strength of the grid. If one area is compromised, the remainder of the piece retains its strength as it is reinforced at each connection. It can also be reintroduced to the torch to repair any cracks in the same way that it was originally made.

In these pieces, brass wire hangs slack from the glass instead of continuing the contour of the glass seamlessly. I’m interested in these shifts and how they can be metaphors. This work has themes of transformation, interconnectedness and resilience. Similar to fire, it has a purity and sense of ephemerality.”

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Untitled
Flameworked borosilicate glass and brass wire
28 x 9 x 7”
15 x 8 x 9”
2025

#5-7
Untitled
Flameworked borosilicate glass and brass wire
45 x 9 x 9” (approx.)
2026

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Untitled
Flameworked borosilicate glass and knit brass wire
8 x 19.5 x 7”
2026

Image #8 courtesy of the artist.

Read more about the exhibition by going to our Linktree in our bio and selecting the first option. Check out up-coming public programming at the EVENTS tab.

Ann Street Gallery is a program of @safeharborsofthehudson

Free and open to the public Saturdays and Sundays 1:00-5:00pm
And by appointment taken in Ann Street Gallery by @marcychevali

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2 months ago

〰️ 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸〰️ 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙞, installation detail.

“𝘔𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘳𝘦.”

📝Serious inquiries welcomed

✨gallery is currently closed for installation✨🧹✨

𝙎𝙋𝙄𝙍𝙄𝙏 𝙍𝙐𝙇𝙀𝙎 𝙎𝙀𝘾𝙍𝙀𝙏𝙇𝙔 / 𝘼𝙇𝙊𝙉𝙀 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘽𝙊𝘿𝙔 𝘼𝘾𝙃𝙄𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙎 𝙉𝙊𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙂 opens Saturday, May 16 🌷6-8pm by @marcychevali

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5 months ago

𝙐𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙡𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨! / 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙞 / 𝙄𝙨𝙖 𝘿𝙤𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙧 / 𝙍𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙖 𝙆𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙝 / 𝘼𝙣𝙜é𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙡á𝙣 𝙇𝙤𝙯𝙖𝙣𝙤

𝙏𝙀𝙈𝙋𝙀𝙎𝙏
1642 Weirfield St.
Ridgewood, NY 11385

💌last week🌷Wed-Sat 1-6

til May 9 by @marcychevali

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𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙞, installation, 2026

✨🌙✨open today 1-6
subtle lighting conditions✨very ideal

𝙐𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙡𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨!

𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙞 / 𝙄𝙨𝙖 𝘿𝙤𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙧 / 𝙍𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙖 𝙆𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙝 / 𝘼𝙣𝙜é𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙡á𝙣 𝙇𝙤𝙯𝙖𝙣𝙤

𝙏𝙀𝙈𝙋𝙀𝙎𝙏
1642 Weirfield St.
Ridgewood, NY 11385

Wed-Sat 1-6

til May 9 by @marcychevali

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˚✧₊⁎𓁹 𓁹⁎⁺˳✧༚𝙐𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙡𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨!

𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙞 / 𝙄𝙨𝙖 𝘿𝙤𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙧 / 𝙍𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙖 𝙆𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙝 / 𝘼𝙣𝙜é𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙡á𝙣 𝙇𝙤𝙯𝙖𝙣𝙤

🌷Considered through the lens of spring light, lilies and ecstatic worship, in an environment which heightens oxytocin, as heart racingly described in Mallarmé’s 𝘈 𝘍𝘢𝘶𝘯’𝘴 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯, the works in 𝙐𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙡𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨! contemplate nature’s bounty, floods both emotional and water logged, feelings both sensual and alarming, destruction, repair and being shown grace: the potential of being saved and cared for in a world bent backwards by war.

Works include 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙞’s netted vessels brimming with light, like a gathering of exalted animals, amplifying each other’s delicate strength. 𝙄𝙨𝙖 𝘿𝙤𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙧’s quilted friezes stitching disparate and overlapping moments from the archives; a man bleeding gas lines in Ridgewood, women carrying children across floodplains, the labors of reproduction and protection extending over each other and becoming one, and the tall, graceful phragmites, eternal watchers by the shore, abiding and blowing in the wind. 𝙍𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙖 𝙆𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙝’s textiles, overlaid with accumulated layers of dye, time and toil, embody an effortless gestural quality whenever they visit, confidently filling the space they know well from their past lives. 𝘼𝙣𝙜é𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙡á𝙣 𝙇𝙤𝙯𝙖𝙣𝙤’s intentionally unravelled cloths, elegant in their threadbare state, sing their secret texts interlocking in celestial loops and braids.

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Please join us Saturday, April 18 ❤️‍🔥 6-8pm
for a double opening w 𝙎𝙖𝙢𝙪𝙚𝙡 𝙂𝙪𝙮 @ 95 𝙂𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙣 snuggly harbored on our sidewalk🖇️

𝙏𝙀𝙈𝙋𝙀𝙎𝙏
1642 Weirfield St.
Ridgewood, NY 11385 by @marcychevali

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I’ve always enjoyed an artist residency. Time and space dedicated to your work is always amazing. Each one is unique in terms of location and landscape and details like food and studio space. Somehow there’s often a particular magic of being exactly what you need at the time. I’m so grateful for this past month at Monson Arts where I had the time, space and the experience of setting up my own flameworking studio which I’m hoping to do more of.
🤍@monson_arts @mecaart taken in Monson Arts by @marcychevali

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I’m excited to share some new sculptures in A False Security opening tonight at Aicon Contemporary at 35 Great Jones Street. This group exhibition examines the fragile, performative, and often illusory nature of protection in a world shaped by uncertainty. It’s up until March 21.

@aiconcontemporary #sculpture #artopenings #contemporaryart by @marcychevali

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I’ve heard someone say that color gets in the way. White can be incredibly hard to describe, I t’s full of mystery and contradiction. It’s also extremely symbolic, some of which I embrace as it follows themes in my work and other parts I wish did not exist. I’ve heard white described as embarrassing (to wear). It doesn’t allow us to hide from the fact that we are a body, with bodily functions. I do lean into the vulnerability in my work. Clear takes on the light and the color of its surroundings. It reflects and distorts things around it.

Primeval Ground is open at Westbeth until Sunday Jan 25.

Westbeth Gallery 55 Bethune St, NYC | Wed–Sun, 1–6 pm

@naomilivia.studio
@carolineburtonstudio
@elizabeth_movement.art.life
@elisabethcondon
@cadence.giersbach
@lunule365
@stacymehrfar
@marisa.tesauro
@karinhcampbell
@marcychevali
@primeval_ground

#monochrome #contemporaryart #white #color #nycartists taken in Westbeth Gallery by @marcychevali

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PRIMEVAL GROUND [deep, unfathomable]

January 7–25, 2026 @westbethgallery
Monochrome and low-chrome works by ten artists.
“We do not have to understand the black, it is the primeval ground.”
— Paul Klee

Opening Reception: Thursday, January 8, 6:30–8:30 pm

Panel with Etty Yaniv: January 15, 6:30 pm
Workshop with Elizabeth Castagna: January 24, 3 pm—RSVP required

primevalground@gmail.com
Westbeth Gallery 55 Bethune St, NYC | Wed–Sun, 1–6 pm

@naomilivia.studio
@carolineburtonstudio
@elizabeth_movement.art.life
@elisabethcondon
@cadence.giersbach
@lunule365
@stacymehrfar
@marisa.tesauro
@karinhcampbell
@marcychevali
@primeval_ground

#monochrome #contemporaryart #nycartopening #sculpture #womenartist by @marcychevali

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