Featuring an intriguing array of artworks — from the playful to the poignant — Threads of Resilience: A Mental Health Exhibition opened last Thursday at Culture Lab LIC. Curated by Dawn DeVito, it invites its viewers it to reflect on the nature of healing in our uncertain times. Featured above is “Silent Dust, Quiet Night,” a riveting oil painting by Fountain House Gallery self-taught artist and psychiatric nurse Nicolaus Myers. Several more images of artworks captured at its welcoming opening reception — with drinks, bite, and music by Rebecca McCartney and Mark McIntyre — follow:
Visual artist Lindsay Liang, “Draining,” 2025, Acrylic on canvas
NYC-based illustrator and art professor Eva Redamonti, “Headspace 4,” 2024, Graphite on paper
Queens-based Fountain House Gallery multidisciplinary artist Issa Ibrahim, “Rogues’ Gallery,” 1997, Latex and enamel on unstretched canvas; this painting was done while Issa was a patient at Creedmoor Hospital.
The acclaimed Brooklyn-based Korean artist Yun Jang, “An Exhausted Man,” 2022, Acrylic on canvas
Artist and educator Camille Butterfield, “Electrified,” 2017, Acrylic on canvas
Self-taught painter Kelly Nicole, “Forget Me Not,” 2024, Oil, acrylic and chalk on canvas
The exhibition remains on view through June 1, 2025 at Culture Lab LIC. Located at 5-25 46th Ave in Long Island City, it is open Thurs & Fri: 5-9PM and Sat & Sun: 2-9PM.
Photos of artworks: 1, 3, 6 & 7 Sara C Mozeson; 2, 4 & 5 Lois Stavsky
