05/28/2026
As we approach the opening of “Rock, Paper, Sister,” we want to highlight each participating artist, and we are so pleased that Elizabeth Saloka will be in attendance at the June 5th reception. Her practice begins with the collection of rocks and rubble, detritus she gathers from the street, construction sites, and other places. Each piece of rubble she selects is both material and metaphor, a fragment separated from a greater whole. In the 1980s, she was one of thousands of South Korean children adopted by Minnesota families. Growing up in a mostly white environment, she often found connection to family and friends through pop culture. As an adult, she is inspired creatively by the American brands and products she grew up with, using them as subjects of her paintings. The surface imagery Saloka paints onto each form, like the culture of her adopted country, is full of bright colors and bold words, artfully composed branding draped over bumpy, imperfect canvases.
“Rock, Paper, Sister” is a two-person exhibition featuring Kate Bingaman-Burt (Oregon) and Elizabeth Saloka (New York), two artists who explore how the mundane accrues significance. In highlighting the overlooked and the everyday, both artists’ work suggests that even the smallest acts of attention can shape how we understand our lives.
📆Opening Reception: June 5, 2026, 6-8 PM
On view through September 18, 2026
📍Women’s Studio Workshop, 722 Binnewater Lane, Kingston, NY
Gallery Hours: Mon - Fri, 9 AM - 5 PM
