Emergence: Recent Work by Greta Songe

Jan. 20 – Feb. 13, 2026

Emergence is an exhibition of recent work featuring mixed media artworks and travel drawings that were created over the last two summers in Italy. The work displayed is a synthesis of finding beauty in chaos, embracing rhythm, uncovering repeating patterns within disarray, and forging relationships between disparate elements. This process is a metaphor for reoccurring lived experience.

The floral works begin with acrylic spray paint and hand-cut stencils. Layers of drawing, painting, collage, and additional spray paint are then added.  The final artworks evolve through refinement which involves bringing forward color, texture, and form as the process unfolds. The flowers themselves are drawn from reference photographs taken by the artist across various locations, near and far, serving as recollections of places where flashes of beauty momentarily revealed themselves.

The travel drawings are created using pencil, watercolor, ink, and digital tools in Procreate. These works capture intimate observations from the last two summers in Italy, reflecting fleeting moments within some of the world’s most visually rich cities.