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🥹🥹🥹 Thank you so much to the unexpected 100 peeps who RSVPd and showed up to this weekend’s opening reception. I know Hopper House isn’t exactly around the corner from NYC… It really touched my heart to see so many of you at the show. 💖🥹 Thank you all for coming, from the very bottom of my heart!! 😭🙏 The cute thing about being in a house is that it felt like a little family gathering. 🥹 #hopperhouseparty ! 🥳
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📸 all by Cassie Zhang @cassiezyz
@edwardhopperhouse

Why it’s the OG Curatorial Team! 🌟
@i_abiskaroon @kayembenne @lizleggettart

Big thank you to the Hopper House Museum Staff, making the impossible possible! 🏡💪

Fairy art godmother @carlapshen with @lliuart and @kayembenne
From first solo to first museum solo ~ 💯 Wouldn’t be here without her 🧚‍♀️✨

OG badass feminist art historian Gail Levin of the 1995 four-volume Edward Hopper Catalogue Raisonné ~ star shook !
My favourite essay by her: “Mapping Edward Hopper: Jo Hopper as her husband’s Cartographer” is 🔗 in bio 🤓

When yo dealer drives all the way from BK @racheluffner 💘💘💘❣️❣️
Lovely to meet you too @feldmanme !

@axeldupeux my very cool French Parisian photographer !
Lovely collector @jvglass who found me on the internet and thought his mom would like my work 🥹
& PR whizz @alejassan , thank you for all your press support!

👋 @talenamascali !

When fam drives 3 hours all the way from CT!!! But I only got to talk to them for a few mins ~ tears 😭😭😭

Kristina, we love you!!! 🥹💕💕
Sending so much love to Philip & the Aldrich fam ! @cannuckchick2 @thealdrich

Always good luck to be surrounded by Love birds!!!! 😍🕊️🕊️
@alexberggruen @lillyberggruen

Missed out on the fun Gallery Shuttle! 🚌🙌🙌 Call ma Scorpio dealer @lliuart ! ☎️🤙
With writers @nico.le.bo and Julian 🕵️‍♂️

Wouldn’t be here without the behind the scenes early support of Melinda Lang, co-curator of the 2022-23 Hopper Retrospective, Edward Hopper’s New York at The Whitney. 🥹
Thank you so much for getting me here @melindamlang !!!

Thanks for the loveliest speech Kathie 🥹🫶 @kayembenne

Caecilius est in horto 🤡🪴
@imperiidignitatem @i_abiskaroon
So lovely to finally meet Keegan and your friend Ja

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My 1st *museum solo show* soft opens TODAY !!! 🥹 Rooms by the Sea is NOW ON VIEW thru Feb 21, 2027 @edwardhopperhouse
📍 82 N Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960
🥳 Opening Reception is Next Saturday, Oct 17 from 3-5:30 PM . You’re all invited!! 🥰 We’re doing fall donuts and hot choccy, apple cider then too! 🍩🍂
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#susanchen #edwardhopper #josephinehopper

Dorky dorky
Painting Highland Light @highlandlighthouse
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TBH I did not initially plan on making this body of work. I made one painting and then SPIRALLED. 🌀😵‍💫🐚 When inspiration hits, what u gonna do ~~ stop it??? 💅🏻 Next thing you know we’re 40 plein air paintings down the rabbit hole and @i_abiskaroon found me and my work and signed me up for the Edward Hopper House Museum 👯‍♀️💫

Curated by @i_abiskaroon @lizleggettart @kayembenne

Never underestimate the potential of free FedEx boxes. 🤭 = Makeshift painting rack 💯 thanks @fedex !

That time I was biking home and spotted this sign outside a little yellow church (that Hopper had also painted). ⛪️ A Hopper lecture at Chapel in The Pines! Coincidence??! I think not… A little sign from the universe 🥹🙏💫

So I go into the church and local art historian/mega Hopper fan Bob Seay gave a great lecture on all the Hopper paintings made at Cape Cod. Although the Hoppers lived in Truro, Bob is convinced how much more Hopper loved Eastham haha ~ you’d be surprised by how many paintings were made there
(According to Jo’s diary, Hopper liked Eastham so much mostly cause it made him think of New Jersey lol).

These dope maps I encountered at the Truro Historical Society. 🕵🏻‍♀️🔎🗺️ The Outer Cape hand drawn by Josephine Hopper (inspired by her love for Parisian maps, cause she was a Francophile). She would gift them to collectors along with Edward’s Cape paintings. Addin’ a little somethin’ somethin’ ~ Aka 1930s marketing 🤙

@trurohistory

Hydrangeas be quintessential staples of this series 💯

Looking hot in my bug gear LOL 🐞
At sunset, the bugs come out in full force 🤡

Umm sometimes I’m trapped in my Peter Pan shadow… 😵‍💫

Just me n my lil’ plein air painting cart 🛒

That time Kathie Bennewitz took us to see the OG Cobb’s Barn, South Truro (1930-33) pa

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🥂 This Saturday, join us for the Opening Reception of Susan Chen: Rooms by the Sea and meet artist Susan Chen.⁣⁣
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Marking Chen’s first museum solo exhibition, Rooms by the Sea brings her vibrant, contemporary view of Cape Cod into conversation with the work and legacies of Edward Hopper and Josephine Nivison Hopper.⁣⁣
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At the center of the exhibition is Chen’s large-scale double portrait Rooms by the Sea (2026), a direct tribute to Edward Hopper’s iconic 1951 painting of the same title and his Truro studio.⁣⁣
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Chen has spent summers on Cape Cod for the past decade. What began as an annual getaway evolved into an immersive project, yielding nearly 40 canvases painted outdoors across Truro, Eastham and Provincetown. As a first-generation American artist, Chen explores this familiar landscape through questions of memory, belonging, assimilation and the American Dream.⁣⁣
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“Where Hopper’s Cape Cod is one of a quiet hum, Chen’s rumbles,” notes exhibition curator Indira A. Abiskaroon Valbuena.⁣⁣
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Join us Saturday to meet Susan and celebrate this extraordinary new exhibition.⁣⁣
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📅 Saturday, October 17⁣⁣
⏰ 3–5:30 PM⁣⁣
📍 Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center⁣, Nyack, NY⁣
🎟️ RSVP required. Register at the link in bio.⁣⁣
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Susan Chen: Rooms by the Sea is on view through February 21, 2027.⁣⁣
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*Susan Chen, Rooms by the Sea, 2026, Oil on linen, 64 x 72 in., Photo Credit: JSP Art Photography⁣⁣
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*Installation images photographed by Stan Narten⁣
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#SusanChen #EdwardHopper #JosephineNivison #RoomsByTheSea #Nyack @susanmbchen @i_abiskaroon @nyscouncilonthearts @uffnerliu @the_eden_arts_foundation @williamsburgoilpaints @sohoartmaterials

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This Friday, February 20, our galleries will be filled with work by 55 artists; the opening of the first of two juried exhibitions celebrating our 55th anniversary year at the Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center.⁣
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The galleries will be filled with work by artists selected through our national open call and juried by Indira A. Abiskaroon Valbuena.⁣
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This first exhibition, “Line,” marks the beginning of a two-part presentation, offering visitors a rare opportunity to experience the depth, range, and distinct voices of this year’s selected artists. Seeing the work together in the house where Edward Hopper first found his way as an artist creates a powerful and unexpected dialogue.⁣
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We invite you to come spend time with the work, move through the galleries, and experience this moment with us.⁣
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“Line” Opening Reception⁣
This Friday, Feb 20, 5-7pm⁣
📍 82 N. Broadway, Nyack, NY⁣
Free. RSVP at the link in our bio or “Book Now” at edwardhopperhouse.org⁣
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🖼️Images: Artworks featured in “Line,” Part I of our 55x2 exhibition⁣
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#edwardhopper #edwardhopperinspired #juriedexhibition #edwardhopperhouse @i_abiskaroon @nyscouncilonthearts @explorerocklandny @explorenyack @visitrockland

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Honored to have my painting “Holiday Cooking” in the 55th Anniversary exhibition at the Edward Hopper House Museum “55x2” My gratitude to juror Indira A. Abiskaroon Valbuena. I’m in section 1 Line on view February 20 - March 22. The Museum is located at 82 N Broadway Nyack. @edwardhopperhouse #line @i_abiskaroon

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It takes a community to bring an exhibition to life, and tonight it shows. ✨

We’re so grateful to our Nighthawks Teen Leaders, Eleanor Kaufman, our new Nighthawks Manager, Angela Caramenich, our new Education Associate, and to Sierra Iturrino, Kristie Siegal, and Caterina D’Alessio for her tireless work with all the exhibiting artists.
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In celebration of our 55th anniversary as a museum, this two-part juried exhibition features 55 artists selected by juror Indira A. Abiskaroon Valbuena. The works reflects a strong throughline of line and light, elements that played such a formative role in Edward Hopper’s artistic development.⁣
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55 x 2: Part 2 “Light” Opening Reception
Fri, March 27, 5–7 PM
82 N Broadway, Nyack, NY⁣
Free admission; reservations recommended
See the Book Now link in our bio or visit edwardhopperhouse.org

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Explaining the art of Kolam (from my Kolam/Connections series) about my reflection on human connectedness.

Thank you to the community for attending our Artist Talk @edwardhopperhouse Edward Hopper House Museum in Nyack (NY) last week.

Exhibit 55x2: LINE juried by @i_abiskaroon on view until 3/22. Please stop by! LAST WEEK TO SEE IT!

🗳️📍You can also VOTE for my painting - link in my BIo! (People’s Choice)

FEATURED: Brahma’s Eternal Knot - an energy symbol of balance & harmony (Kolam series)
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#kolam #artgallery #edwardhopper #artcollector #museum

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ARTWorks’ Memory Vault exhibit opens in 2 days! Today, we’re taking a look back at last year’s ARTWorks exhibit, Wherever I Lay My Head, which was curated by @i_abiskaroon

We’re grateful for everyone who has participated in our ARTWorks Fellowship! Join us for opening reception of Memory Vault on March 13, 6pm at the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning.

Program Managaer: @sherwintheartist

Photos taken by @artphotofilms

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Such an honor to show in and attend the opening of “55x2 Line x Light” at The Edward Hopper House Museum in Nyack, New York. There’s so much history in walking through this museum, which was Hopper’s childhood home, and it really made me appreciate my own journey in getting here. It’s the first group museum show for me, which I honestly never even imagined was a possibility, really humbled and grateful for this opportunity. Big, big thanks to curator @i_abiskaroon for selecting this work for the show 🙏🏾 My self portrait of adolescence hopefully continues Edward Hopper’s legacy of depicting American life, in whatever shape and color it comes in today✌🏾

#art #edwardhopper #edwardhopperhouse

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We’re excited to announce the artists selected for our 2026 Juried Members Exhibition, 55 x 2, which launches our yearlong 55th anniversary celebration in the Museum’s galleries.⁣
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This milestone exhibition will be presented in two parts, featuring a total of 110 artists. To give each group the attention it deserves, we’ll be sharing the full lists over two days.⁣
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Today, we’re highlighting the artists selected for Part 1, Line⁣
On view February 20 – March 22, 2026⁣
Opening Reception February 20, 5-7pm⁣
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On Saturday, we’ll share the artists selected for Part 2, Light.⁣
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The exhibition is juried by Indira A. Abiskaroon Valbuena (@i_abiskaroon) whose thoughtful curatorial vision shaped both sections. In her review, the themes of “Line” and “Light” emerged as guiding threads that pay tribute to Hopper’s artistic development and iconic style.⁣
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Join us for the Opening Reception on February 20, from 5 to 7 pm, as we celebrate the artists and the beginning of our 55th anniversary year.⁣
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RSVP is now live at the link in our bio or edwardhopperhouse.org.⁣
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CONGRATULATIONS to the exhibiting artists in Part 1: Line ⁣
Joanne Agabs⁣
Meera Agarwal⁣
Ben Asen⁣
Paul C. Blake⁣
Chelsea Bonosky⁣
Jesse Brink⁣
Maren Brown⁣
Heidi Brueckner⁣
Jeff Carpenter⁣
Sandra Cavanagh⁣
Diane Churchill⁣
Charles Compo⁣
Bob Craig⁣
Timothy Dempsey⁣
Theresa DeSalvio⁣
Sheryl Renee Dobson⁣
Erica Driver⁣
Béatrice Duroure⁣
Robert Esmay⁣
Herbert Fillmore, III⁣
Margaret Fox⁣
Marilyn J. Friedman⁣
Norman Galinsky⁣
Trine Giaever⁣
Agnès Girard - Pagano⁣
Yona Gonen⁣
Glen Goodenough⁣
Art Gunther⁣
Susan Lais Hostetler⁣
Hyojin Jeon (Gurimi)⁣
Cedric Ingram⁣
Kaitlin Jostad⁣
Judith Orseck Katz⁣
Marc Kemeny⁣
James Kimak⁣
Julia Kohane⁣
Jordan Kornreich⁣
Nina Kuo⁣
Ava Kutner⁣
Eric David Laxman⁣
Jin Sook Lee⁣
Shelley Lowenstein⁣
Pam Malone⁣
Linda Meyer⁣
Victor Mirabelli⁣
Debbie Mueller⁣
Javaid Nayyar⁣
Lisa Noble⁣
Teresa Pereira⁣
Diane Rosen⁣
Marybeth Rothman⁣
Elaine Schloss⁣
Marlene Siff⁣
Kay M. Sirianni⁣
Kostas (KZ) Zelkas⁣

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Happy to announce I’m going to be included in the Edward Hopper House Museum’s “55 x 2” group show in Nyack, NY opening on February 20th, 2026. First show in 2026 and my first group show in a museum!🙀 Thanks so much to curator @i_abiskaroon who juried the show and selected “Self Portrait (Adolescence)” to be displayed. A little surreal that my self portrait of American adolescence will be on display in a museum dedicated to one of the great and eminent painters of American life☺️ Thanks @edwardhopperhouse 🙏🏾

#art #arte #artsy #arts #artist

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We’re excited to continue celebrating the artists selected for our 2026 Juried Members Exhibition, 55 x 2, on view Feb 20 - Apr 26, 2026 , which launches our yearlong 55th anniversary celebration in the Museum’s galleries.

This milestone exhibition is presented in two parts, featuring a total of 110 artists.

Today, we’re highlighting Part 2, Light.
Opening March 27 – April 26, 2026
Opening Reception: March 27, 5-7 pm

Thank you to 2026 juror Indira A. Abiskaroon Valbuena (@i_abiskaroon) for reviewing a wide range of beautiful works. For this exhibition, we received a high volume of exceptional submissions. The final selection of 55 artists pays tribute to the Museum’s 55th Anniversary and reflects the juror’s curatorial vision and narrative for each section. In her review, the themes of “Light” and “Line” emerged as guiding threads that pay tribute to Hopper’s artistic development and iconic style.

Join us as we celebrate the artists and continue our 55th anniversary year.

CONGRATULATIONS to the exhibiting artists in Part 2: Light
Bianca Abdi-Boragi
Carlos Arteaga
Lonnie Ash
Julia Bertussi
Tony Buczko
Kate Buggeln
Joyce Byrnes
Pia Tuulia Cäbble
Barbara Cantatore
Sei Ryun Chun
Alisa E. Clark
Jennifer Crawley
Thomas Alexander Curtin
Lisa DeLoria Weinblatt
Nicole Desanti
Mike Dowley
T.S. Eaton
Matt Eiraldi
Auguste Elder
Aviva Feigenheimer
Sally Frank
Paul Garro
Regina Gelfer
Marc Gooderham
Joan Hooker
Eric S. Horn
Winnie KS Hui
William Jobson
Samuel Kaplan
Michael Knutson
Stacy Leeman
Karen Maloof
Connie Manna
Leslie Marcus
Jordan Moss
Raymond Prucher
Roxanne Rubell
Teresa Ryther
Andy Sachs
Tere Sanz
Toni Ann Serratelli
Manuel Sia
Ruth-Anne Siegel
Chloe Sikirica
Joel Simon
Diane Staver
Kathleen Strukoff
Alexander Taylor
Hui Tian
Huy Truong
Snejana Videlova
Richard Wilshe
Karin Yamamoto
Violet Yin
Carol C. Young

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