Orna Feinstein: Reroot

on view January 7th - February 6th, 2021

Location: 6448 Hwy 290 E., Suite A102, Austin, TX 78723

See available artworks by Orna Feinstein and download her Artist Statement & CV on her artist page here.

Discussion with the Artist and Virtual Walk-Through

Saturday January 23rd, 2021 ~ Artist Orna Feinstein talks about her process, inspirations, and the artworks included in the ReRoot exhibit. A video of the talk is posted on our YouTube channel.

Limited Edition Exhibit Catalog

This perfect bound soft cover catalog is limited to an edition of 50. Sized 9" x 6", with 54 full color pages. Each copy is signed by the artist.  Contents include: 

• Photos of all artworks in the exhibition

• Photos of the exhibit installed

• Artist Statement

• Abbreviated Artist biography

• Artist’s CV

Cost of $25.00 each.

Purchase the catalog online HERE or contact the gallery.

Proudly presenting ReRoot, Orna Feinstein’s fourth solo exhibition with CAMIBAart Gallery, opening January 7th and running through February 6th.  This meticulously curated exhibit presents brand new works from the Dendro Beton series alongside never before seen works from the Branch and Rooted series.  In explaining these series and the idea behind showing them together, Orna Feinstein says:

“From 2004 through 2009 I worked on the Branched and Rooted Series, which stemmed directly from the Rings Series and focused on tree branches and roots. Through the years my work has evolved, and the use of material has expanded. The sculptures I have been creating over the last 2 years in the Dendro Beton Series are directly inspired by the Branched and Rooted Series.  In my practice, the evolution of the subject matter continues, just as organic material ReRoots.

“As we have moved through 2020, the pandemic year, and are going into recovery in 2021, I feel that these series have the momentum to portray and mimic a plant that sends its branches away from the trunk and grows new roots. The juxtaposition of the prints and sculpture, old and new artworks, suggest hope for renewal, growth and expansion.

Artworks in the Branched and Rooted Series are unique explorative monoprints on paper while the works in the Dendro Beton Series are concrete based sculptures with thread and paper imbedded inside. All of the artworks are prime examples of Orna Feinstein’s mastery of her processes, never-ending creativity, and ongoing exploration within the tree theme. Feinstein’s abstract interpretation of the microscopic details of plants is revealed in all of these fascinating works.

About the Artist:

Over the past 20 plus years Orna Feinstein, has explored her interests in the interior geometry of the organic, the concentric patterns of tree rings, the linear patterns of wood grain, and the cellular structure of a plant using a wide variety of materials and methods but most notably mono-printmaking.

Feinstein's works were included in many prestigious exhibitions at IPCNY, The Madi Museum in Dallas, and other art centers and museums. Most recently she won second place at the 2020 ALH juried exhibition awarded by Cara Maes, associate curator at MOMA New York. Feinstein’s retrospective exhibition Now and Zen – Fifteen years of Contemporary Printmaking has travelled to various major museums such as the Museum of the Southwest, Midland, Texas; Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas; Museum of Geometric and Madi Art of Dallas, Texas; Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, Texas. Her work can be found in numerous national and international private and public collections including: National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan; Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Texas; Douro Museum, Portugal; Fidelity Investments, Houston, Texas; Skopelos Foundation for the Arts, Skopelos, Greece; Pablo Atchugarry Foundation, Uruguay; and the University of the West England, Bristol, United Kingdom. In 2019 her work was published in a 150-page hardback monograph featuring an essay by Dena M. Woodall, Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas.

This month, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston acquired seven additional works for their collection.