2025 VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION
Opens Saturday, May 31, 2025, 4pm–6pm
Tickets are free and open to the public,
reservations encouraged.
The opening includes a reception with exhibition curator Hilary Greene and artists.
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park invites the public to explore contemporary works by acclaimed, local Hudson Valley artists as well as two, newly installed bronze works by world renowned 20th-century sculptor, Gaston Lachaise. Floating Figure and Torso of Elevation are on loan from the Lachaise Foundation in New York City.
The contemporary line-up of artists features Neil Enggist’s poetic metal paintings, Daisuke Kiyomiya’s elegant stonework, Heidi Lanino’s graceful wood sculptures, Ian McMahon’s geometric wall relief, Portia Munson’s dynamic organic banner, Aurora Robson’s magical found-plastic works, Jennifer Zackin’s conceptual rope pieces, and unique and personal dance videos by Freeda Electra Handelsman.
Neil Enggist: Tygerlight (2021), Odyssey 7 (2019), The Rising (2018), Mississippi Violet Fire (2022), Pedernal En Light (2020), En Taos (2022)
Freeda Electra Handelsman: Groovy Snow Bird (2024), Kiskatom Stream Dance (2023), Malibu Ocean Dance (2022), Excerpt of Crow Dancer in Snow (2021)
Jennifer Zackin: Trees and Fire (2025)
Gaston Lachaise: Floating Woman (1927)
Heidi Lanino: Figurative Horse Column No. 1–3 (2019)
Heidi Lanino: Figurative Column No. 1–3 (2025)
Daisuke Kiyomiya: Pixel (2023), Sunrise (2023)
Ian McMahon: Shrink Wall .001 (2023)
Aurora Robson: Troika (2018)
Neil Enggist: Cosmogram (2016–2025), Azure Pearl & the Fault (2008–2024), The Tyger’s Last Dream III (2016–2025)
Portia Munson: Flower Mask (2020)
Gaston Lachaise: Torso of Elevation (1912-27/1934)
Neil Enggist: Hudson UnBroken I (2025), Hudson UnBroken II (2025)
Prices available upon request
In Gallery
Tygerlight (2021), Acrylic, dye, ink, spray paint, turmeric, and oxidation on steel, 48” x 63”
Odyssey 7 (2019), Acrylic, ink, pigment, sand, collaged canvas on canvas 63” x 45”
The Rising (2018), Acrylic, ink, brick dust on canvas, 64” x 43”
Mississippi Violet Fire (2022), Acrylic, ink, holi pigment, Mississippi River dirt, Ligurian sea stones, 62” x 51”
Pedernal En Light (2020), Acrylic, ink, pastel, lemon, spray paint, and oxidation on steel, 24” x 24”
En Taos (2022), Acrylic, ink, pastel, spray paint, white sand, and oxidation on steel, Dimensions variable
Pathway to Mountain Stage
Cosmogram (2016–2025), Acrylic, ink, pigment, pastel, sand, glass, silk, paper, canvas, collage, oxidation on steel 96” x 96”
Azure Pearl & the Fault (2008–2024), Acrylic, ink, pigment, oxidation, and ocean-oxidized steel on raw canvas, 84” x 72”
The Tyger’s Last Dream III (2016–2025), Acrylic, pastel, sleeping beauty turquoise pigment, Thar desert sand on ocean-oxidized steel, 96” x 48”
Hudson UnBroken I (2025), Mud, turmeric on river-oxidized steel, 60” x 60” x 24”
Hudson UnBroken II (2025), Mud, charcoal, indigo on river-oxidized steel, 60” x 60” x 28”
Neil Enggist, of Swiss and Taiwanese descent, is known for his “nature action paintings,” collaborations with nature and polyphonic conversations between human spirit and the wild. His work has been shown in New York, Milan, Mumbai, Luzern, and Zurich, and he has produced several poetry volumes of spiritual experience while traveling.
In Stanford White Music Barn
Groovy Snow Bird (2024), Digital video
Kiskatom Stream Dance (2023), Digital video
Malibu Ocean Dance (2022), Digital video
Excerpt of Crow Dancer in Snow (2021), Digital video
Freeda Electra Handelsman grew up in a family of artists in Catskill, New York. She is currently based in New York, dancing at Tabula Rasa Dance Theater and freelancing, and most recently performing at NYFW’s PUMA show and in the Venice Biennale Danza Festival in Venice, Italy.
In front of Long Barn
Pixel (2023), Indiana limestone, 42” x 7 ¾” x 5 ¼”
Sunrise (2023), Indiana limestone, 33” x 12 ¼” x 8 ¼”
Japanese, Brooklyn-based artist Daisuke Kiyomiya creates sculptures ranging from small to large scale, primarily using organic materials such as clay and stone. He has completed large-scale public sculptures in Japan and Switzerland, and notable projects include the New York Public Library, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Brooklyn Bridge, Trinity Church, Tiffany & Co., the Flick Collection, St. Paul Chapel, St. Thomas Church, Grace Church, Greenwood Cemetery, Players Club, and more.
Entrance to Horse Field
Floating Figure (1927), Bronze, 51 ¾” x 96” x 22”
Pathway to Mountain Stage
Torso of Elevation (1934), Bronze, red-brown patina, lost-wax cast, 44 ¼” x 22” x 12 13/16”
Gaston Lachaise was called by ARTnews, “the greatest American sculptor of his time.” Floating Figure has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and at the Muse d’Art Moderne in Paris. Torso of Elevation has been shown at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Born in Paris and relocated to New York for most of his career, Lachaise played a critical role in the birth of American Modernism, pushing the boundaries of nude figuration with his innovative representations of the human body.
In front of Long Barn
Figurative Horse Column No. 1–3 (2019), Reclaimed paddock wood fence, farrier nails, steel base, 6’–9’ high, 10” x 10” base (metal rods for stability)
Figurative Column No. 1–3 (2025), Wood, nails, steel base, 6’–8’ high
Heidi Lanino is a figurative abstract artist living and working in the Hudson Valley. Her art has been featured in Palm Beach Mod + Contemporary (2025); Art Miami (2024); Upstate Art Weekend (2023-2025); Lockwood Gallery (2023, 2024; Kingston, NY), curated by Alan Goolman’s the Core Club (2022; New York, NY), curated by Natasha Schl.
On Long Barn
Shrink Wall .001 (2023), Plaster, steel 8’ x 8’ x 16”
From massive temporal site works to explorative furniture, Ian McMahon’s work coaxes materials out of their everyday processes to extend the limits of what is possible. He is the recipient of numerous grants and awards including NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships in 2014 and 2023 in Craft/Sculpture and a Virginia Groot Foundation Grant in 2016. McMahon’s work has been shown at venues including: Pierogi Boiler Room, Brooklyn, NY; Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE; Tang Contemporary, Beijing, China; DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA; among others. McMahon’s home and studio are located in Newburgh, NY.
Pathway to Mountain Stage
Flower Mask (2020), Printed fabric scrim 14.5’ high x 16’ wide
Portia Munson is a visual artist working in a wide range of media, focusing primarily on environmental and cultural themes seen from a feminist perspective. Recent solo exhibitions include: The Pink Bedroom, Museum of Sex, NYC (2023); Bound Angel, PPOW, NYC (2022); Flood, Art Omi, Ghent, NY (2022) and Memento Mori, Pamela Salisbury, Hudson, NY (2022).
In front of Long Barn
Troika (2018), Welded plastic debris and LEDs, Dimensions variable
Aurora Robson is known predominantly for her innovative, meditative work intercepting the plastic waste stream and has developed numerous techniques for sculpting with plastic debris. She is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Grant, a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Sculpture, a TED/Lincoln Re-Imagine Prize, and a National Endowment for the Arts Grant.
Next to Farmhouse
Trees and Fire (2025), Vintage bed spring, salvaged rope, miniature toys (firemen, trees, caution road signs, emergency roadside cones), 48” x 48” x 60”
For 24 years, Jennifer Zackin has integrated public art, sculpture, installation, performance, and community engagement into her creative practice, blending art and ritual into everyday life. Zackin’s work has been exhibited in museums nationally and internationally, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) for “TAPS” on Governors Island in NYC; Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens, NY; and more.