(New York, NY) A Toe in the Water explores how absence can be as powerful as presence. Compression turns color into resistance—each mark a declaration that resonates across time. The works speak through imbalance: between the seen and unseen, the center and the margin, pigment and emptiness.
What may appear as silence is ancestral memory, embedded in every brushstroke. Hidden within are invisible emotions and energy, flowing from history into the present, from the personal to the collective, conveyed through contrasting colors and interwoven strokes.
This exhibition asks: Who gets to make the mark, and who gets remembered?
Exhibition Dates
September 5 – September 19, 2025
Opening Reception
September 5, 2025 | 6 – 8PM
Gallery Hours
Mon – Fri | 1– 5PM and by appointment
Artist or Curator Walkthrough
September 12 | 4 – 5PM and by appointment
Artist
Yanmei Jiang
Curator
Alamo Artworks
Venue
Gallery 456 / Chinese American Arts Council
456 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10013
About the Artist
Yanmei Jiang is a Chinese artist based in New York. After beginning her career in photography, she gradually shifted her practice toward painting and installation. She explores the flow of energy between the inner spirit and the surrounding environment, while also responding to the absences and longings from her childhood. Drawing from Asian philosophy, she works with simplicity and balance, seeking reconnection with self, others, and the world through poetic presence.
About the Curator
Alamo Artworks (b. 1997) is an American-born Italian sculptor who was raised in Texas. He
earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Museum School in Boston and went on to complete a Master’s degree at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York. Currently, he is pursuing a doctoral program in Visual Art. Deeply inspired by both his heritage and surroundings, Alamo continues to expand his artistic horizons within the American art scene, drawing influence from institutions like Freeport Art Handling and beyond.
(text & photo courtesy of Gallery 456)
