Isabel Sullivan Gallery is pleased to present “Seashells in My Mother’s Garden and The Giant Boulder Rolling Down”, the first U.S. solo exhibition by Portuguese artist Joana Galego. Featuring eight paintings and three works on paper, the show opens April 24 at 39 Lispenard Street in New York and runs through May 31st. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, April 24, from 6–8 pm.
This collection of works combines memories from the artist’s childhood, her first years living in London as a young adult, the residency she completed in Wonosalam, Indonesia in 2023, and the times she and her mother planted trees in the garden that once belonged to her grandmother in Parede, Portugal. Fragments of these memories become tactile and spiritually rich landscapes—tender, vivid, and deeply personal.
Joana Galego (b. 1994, Lisbon, Portugal) received her BA in Painting at the University of Lisbon in 2016, and received a full scholarship in 2017 to The Drawing Year program at the Royal Drawing School in London. Joana has been awarded The Sir Denis Mahon Award from the Royal Drawing School in 2017. She has recently participated in artistic residencies at Palazzo Monti in Brescia, Italy and IIFA in India. She lives and works in London, England. Her work has been shown in Portugal, the UK, and Indonesia. This is her first solo exhibition in the United States.
