Material Memory + In Motion Artist Talks

Material Memory + In Motion Artist talks

Artist |

Barbara Straussberg
Lisa Belsky
Kate Dannenberg
Ellyse Bendillo

Exhibition |
Material Memory

In Motion

August 2, 2025

Chloe Le Pichon
Kate Crankshaw

 

On August 2, 2025, Gravers Lane Gallery hosted artist talks from the artists of “Material Memory” – Barbara Straussberg & Lisa Belsky, as well as Ellyse Bendillo & Kate Dannenberg of Night Shift Studio, co-curators of “In Motion” a jewelry invitational exhibition.

00:00 Material Memory Exhibition Introduction
03:16 Barbara Straussberg
10:32 Lisa Belsky
17:12 In Motion Exhibition Introduction
18:48 Ellyse Bendillo & Kate Dannenberg

Material Memory | Twisted Lines, Rooted Forms
Barbara Straussberg and Lisa Belsky transform personal histories and maternal loss into layered works on paper and intricately woven ceramics that explore memory, ancestry, and impermanence.

| Artists
Barbara Straussberg |
Lisa Belsky |

In Motion | Jewelry That Plays Back
Contemporary kinetic jewelry and sculpture in sterling silver and other metals that respond to or create movement, co-curated by Night Shift Studio’s Ellyse Bendillo and Kate Dannenberg in partnership with Gravers Lane Gallery, transforming traditional accessories into interactive, body-responsive art pieces.

| Artists
Kristine Bolhuis | instagram.com/kjbolhuis
Liz Clark | instagram.com/lizclarkjewelry
Teresa Faris |instagram.com/teresafrankfaris
Heather Guidero | instagram.com/heatherguiderojewelr
Mia Kaplan | instagram.com/miakaplanmakes
Hannah Keefe | instagram.com/hannahkjewelry
Emily Rogstad |instagram.com/emilyrogstad
Misaki Sano | instagram.com/misaki_sano_studio
John Sullivan | instagram.com/navillusmetalworks
Yuri Tozuka | instagram.com/ym8star
Jeremy Waak | instagram.com/jeremy_waak

| Curators
Night Shift Studios | instagram.com/nightshift.studio
Ellyse Bendillo | instagram.com/enamellyse
Kate Dannenberg | instagram.com/katedannenberg