We’re going to use this week to spotlight our jury’s award winners. What better place to start than the work that took down ULTIMATE JERSEY VIBE? Over the past 15 months, ASYA LIVSHITS has been an ascendant force among painters in our community — beginning with a first appearance at Dirty’s as part of our pro-Ukraine pop-up show in May 2022, quickly followed by her head-turning OFF THE WALL debut in REEMERGE that summer. She hits another high-water mark with three oils in SUMMER SOLSTICE. Like many of her colleagues, Asya acknowledges that creating art in all four seasons may not last if we do not change. “A lot of my work is set in nature. Seasons and light consequently play major roles in my art,” she explains. “This makes me more aware of climate, and my work speaks to the crisis we face.”
ASYA LIVSHITS
“Ocean City”
11 x 14
oil on board
400.