Join us in welcoming painter r aster syrell as she prepares for a 73-day-long painting marathon/residency in the museum (see exhibition description below) that begins on May 2, 2025. Learn about how she is mentally preparing; how she thinks about painting, time, and pictorial space; which philosophers she reads; and what she hopes to accomplish.
r aster syrell is a painter and educator based in New York. Her work is centered around sensation, memory, and queer temporalities. She teaches at Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Maryland, and St. John’s University, New York, where she also serves as the Exhibition Designer for the Yeh Art Gallery.