1,2022) The Carrie Chen Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition SUZANNE KIGGINS:

HARMONICA from November 12, 2022 to January 14, 2023. This solo exhibition presents new paintings from Brooklyn-

based artist Suzanne Kiggins. In Harmonica, fantastical imagery is rendered with heightened emotion, creating a fully realized “through the looking glass” world. A private reception will be held on Saturday, November 12, from 3-5pm. Spaces

are limited; email at [email protected] to RSVP.

Kiggins’ unconventional use of perspective, her bold color palette, and her emphasis on highly impactful emotion, rather than realism, are reminiscent of the fauvist and naive art movements. Her paintings evoke both Henri Rousseau’s imaginative portrait landscapes, and the thrilling mystery of Camille Bombois. But Kiggins’ style is wholly original. She combines technological motifs and animal imagery, utilizing energetic movement to convey the tensions of modern life.

Her paintings can be exuberant or tempestuous– but they are always captivating.

Chief curator and gallery owner Carrie Chen comments: “Suzanne’s work reveals hidden truths about everyday life, which we can all relate to. Each painting is precise and defined. Yet as a whole, Harmonica is unified by its amusing, cheerful qualities.”

Kiggins is an autodidact. Though it’s difficult to believe, she has only begun displaying her paintings within the last three years. This distance from the formalities of the traditional art world allows for stunning originality. Kiggins remarks, “This show explores the existence of the powerful, often opposing forces that exist within us, such as the need for freedom and the need for connection, the desires for chaos and order, for creation and destruction... and the pursuit of the integration and peaceful coexistence of these competing desires, and ultimately, harmony.” Harmonica is Kiggins’ second solo exhibition. It is a rare opportunity to witness an emerging artist with remarkable clarity of vision.