Sima Schloss - On Empathy | First Friday

May 3, 2024, 5 - 8 pm

ShowUp is pleased to present the opening of Sima I. Schloss: On Empathy, a solo exhibition featuring the work of New York-based artist Sima Schloss. Her exhibition runs from May 5, 2024 - June 2, 2024. 

On Empathy is the artist’s first solo exhibition, and showcases a growing comfort with self-disclosure in the name of advocacy for neurodiversity. Neurodiversity identifies a range of ways in which individuals interact with the world that are not considered “neurotypical” including learning disabilities, ADD, ADHD, neuro processing disorders, and beyond. Schloss says of the exhibition, "On Empathy is about my journey of processing a myriad of emotions while learning to forgive both myself and others."

The artist’s work, ranging from artist books to large-scale mixed-media pieces, combines both the visual and the visceral through her use of color, line, medium, and wordplay to encourage the viewer to engage. 

Join the artist and others to enjoy the artwork and light refreshments. Free event. Registration encouraged but not required.

About the Artist

Sima I. Schloss (she/her)

is a New York City native, artist and professor of art history. She developed her signature style of gestural figuration using mixed media and received her MFA in Painting at Lehman College. Her capstone exhibition debuted at Lehman College Art Gallery 2017 in the Bronx, which launched her professional art career into other solo and group exhibitions and art fairs across the US. 

She says of her work: “As an abstract artist working with gestural lines and portraiture, I am more interested in the internal life of the subject rather than the external. My mixed media work focuses on figures, and then I add layers using assemblage/collage from inspiration found in the many visual journals I have created over 25 years. 

The figures truly take on a life of their own as I build up the layers. The abstraction moves the portraits, which allows me to create imagined beings. Rather than representing realistic portraiture, I break down my own experiences as I go through the moments in each studio session.”