Dates: May 9th – June 8th, 2024

Location: 195 Chrystie Street, NYC 10002
Hours: Monday – Friday, 10 am – 6 pm, Saturday 12-5 pm & Sunday by appointment
Contact: caroline@voltzclarke.com | 917.292.6921

Press Release

Voltz Clarke Gallery is pleased to present April Showers, a solo show by Bradley Sabin.

Bradley Sabin, a Louisiana based sculptor and passionate gardener, finds inspiration in nature and the world around him. The lush scenery from his New Orleans hometown informs his intricate wall installations and standing abstract objects. His sweeping sculptures combine hundreds of ceramic blossoms, carefully created and glazed, sometimes as many as 1,400 for a single project. He thoughtfully plans the composition in which the blooms, each screwed individually into a wall surface, are arranged. Sabin’s art has been installed in both galleries and personal homes across the country.

Each unique handmade flower is equally important to the whole. Rough, sugary textures coat the sturdy stems which support velvety and visceral petals. These vibrant yet tentative blooms give way to the reward of smooth, fleshy, glowing fruits. Luxuriating branches grow not heedlessly but according to some fractal instinct across walls similar to a flamboyant rococo fantasy rewedded to its honest organic roots. Whether they are plant or animal, some fleshy creature of the coral reef, Sabin’s forms translate nature to speak to the interior, to the human, to bridge inside and outside and transform geometric spaces to something living, hand-touched and alive.

Bradley Sabin received his Master of Fine Arts in ceramics from Louisiana State University in 1996 after completing his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He now lives and works in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Selected Works

Installation

On view: January 8th – March 18th, 2022
Gallery Location: Voltz Clarke Gallery, 195 Chrystie Street, New York, NY, 10002
Hours: Monday – Friday: 10 am – 6 pm, Saturday: 12 pm - 5 pm, Sundays by appointment
Contact Info: juliette@voltzclarke.com, 917.292.692, voltzclarke.com

Voltz Clarke Gallery is pleased to present FLOW, a two-person exhibition featuring new works by artists Bradley Sabin and Lucy Soni.

Both artists fervently explore the intersection of the organic with the constructed; the coordinated and the accidental; hard and soft. Such juxtaposition of medium and subject matter takes on a complimentary effect, emphasizing the ever-moving forces and gentle rhythms that contribute to the flow of everyday life. There will be a Public Opening Reception with the artists on Friday, January 7th, 2022. 

An avid gardener and sculptor, Bradley Sabin finds inspiration in his natural surroundings. FLOWS’s program is an extension of his trademark ceramic installations, including new floral shapes and custom glazes inspired by the artist's personal gardening practices in New Orleans.

Unlike other ceramicists, Sabin works within the natural structure of exhibition spaces, tying these architectural environments into his complex and organic installations. It is through these breathtaking wall adornments and stand-alone sculptures that Sabin draws parallels between maintaining a flourishing garden and sustaining organic human relationships. Such a connection emphasizes the level of care and commitment needed to nurture positive outcomes, long-lasting success, and honest beauty-- both in nature and in day to day life.

Bradley Sabin received his Master of Fine Arts in ceramics from Louisiana State University in 1996 after completing his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He now lives and works in New Orleans, Louisiana.

British artist Lucy Soni lives and works in London, where she produces modern, large-scale paintings that originate from small scribble studies. Her work consistently explores the collision of the natural with the architectural, the revelatory effect of incongruous forms, and art as a conduit for memory.

Interested in the offhand, the accidental, and the compulsive, Soni’s processes play out, equally meticulous, repetitive, and oriented, towards a flat and impeccable surface. Her compositions start as scribbles on paper that communicate a sense of urgency. Through tracing, enlarging, and layering, Soni transfers these forms to canvases on a much larger scale. This process produces carefully balanced paintings which unite impulsive mark-making, popular culture, and high art. “Making art is an attempt to unravel and communicate what can’t always be put into words.” Says Soni. “My paintings are exercises in patience, accuracy and taste, seeking to celebrate color and form, embracing the absurd pursuit of unattainable perfection.”

Lucy Soni was born in Kent in 1973 and lives and works in London. She graduated in 1997 with a BA in Painting from Chelsea College of Art London. Her shows include John Moores Painting Prize, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool 2018; Pillow Talk, Uniqlo Tate Lates, Tate Modern, 2018; An Evening of Performances + DRAF 10th Anniversary, KOKO, London, 2017; Mega Hammer, Glasgow International 2016 and Changing Atmospheres, 2021 Hestercombe Art Gallery, Somerset Her work can be found in public and private collections in the UK, Hong Kong and the USA. Soni curates shows independently in her home, an ongoing project entitled Why Don’t You…?HQ, which was included in Art Licks Weekend 2015 - 2019 She also exhibits as part of ‘Blink’ an artist let platform set up in 2021.

Opening Reception: Thursday, September 19th from 6–8 pm
Gallery Location: 141 East 62nd Street, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10065
Hours:  Monday – Friday, 10 am–6 pm, Saturday by appointment
Contact Info: saraht@voltzclarke.com, 212.933.0291, voltzclarke.com

Voltz Clarke is pleased to present Botanica, the gallery’s second solo exhibition with Louisiana based artist Bradley Sabin. Opening on September 19th, the show runs through November 1st, 2019, with an opening reception on Thursday, September 19th from 6-8pm.

An avid gardener and sculptor, Bradley Sabin finds inspiration through the nature around him. Botanica will feature Sabin’s signature ceramic installations with new flower shapes and glazes inspired by the plants Sabin grows in his own garden in New Orleans. Individually hand formed and glazed, each flower is a unique part of a whole grouping. Sabin emphasizes the connection between the care and time needed to maintain a flourishing garden and thriving human relationships, both of which need to be nurtured and protected in order to grow.

Sabin continues to explore the beauty of nature in his Still Life Discs. These compositions seamlessly intertwine themes of beauty and danger: one features snakes and flowers, the other antlers and lilies. In both sculptures, Sabin explores how opposites can be interwoven to create a harmonious arrangement.

Another element of Botanica is Sabin’s white antique gilt framed mirrors. The sculptures are layered with plaster and paint with a frosted plexi center beneath Sabin’s iconic ceramic flowers. In addition to having flowers on the mirror and frame, the blossoms extend onto the wall as an installation-based piece. The two works are an extension of his original piece from his Nature/Nurture exhibition at Voltz Clarke in 2015.

Bradley Sabin received his Master of Fine Arts in ceramics from Louisiana State University in 1996, and his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has exhibited nationally and most recently abroad at TEFAF in Holland.

On View: October 8 – November 16, 2015
Location: Voltz Clarke Gallery, 141 East 62nd Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10065

For the inaugural show at Voltz Clarke’s new gallery, Bradley Sabin will present NatureNurture, a suite of ceramic sculptural installations that bring to focus the drama and impact of the natural world.

Sabin’s portfolio is marked with organic balance achieved through delicate, and seemingly alchemical, craftsmanship. Using specialized, low-fire clays and hand-mixed glazes in a range of vivid colors, each work is taut with emotional allusion and showcase Sabin’s love of gardening. This is further reiterated in his choice of subject as each of his hand-crafted forms present recurring motifs of flowers, leaves, and branches. These hand-made installations will be exhibited for the first time in New York City. The artist states, “I equate the care and time needed to have a healthy garden to human relationships that also require nurturing and protecting to flourish.”

Sabin earned his Masters of Fine Arts from Louisiana State University, where he began to practice professionally within the ceramic arts. Unlike other ceramicists, he works within the natural structure of exhibition spaces, tying these architectural environments into his complex and organic installations. Sabin’s well-honed technique and use of symbolic imagery explores themes of fecundity and fragility as well as strength and protection and emulation of the sublime.

Sabin’s work is included in a number of galleries and private collections worldwide.

For all press inquiries, please contact Sarah Tortorich at saraht@voltzclarke.com.

On View: Voltz Clarke at Pulse – December 4th – 7th, 2014
Private Preview Brunch: Thursday December 4th
Location: Indian Beach Park 4601 Collins Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33140

oltz Clarke is pleased to announce participation in 2014 PULSE Miami Beach (PULSE POINTS), highlighting the works of Laura Mosquera and sculptor Bradley Sabin.

Mosquera uses the language of architecture to articulate her interest in constructing scenarios and configurations, as symbolic or metaphoric confined space. She is currently in residency at the Ragdale Foundation; Sabin finds inspiration through nature around him, and describes his work as a metaphorical equation to the care and time which is needed to have a healthy garden to human relationships that also require nurturing and protecting to flourish, he is southern born and an avid gardener.

Voltz Clarke Gallery. is an independent company spearheaded by Southern entrepreneur Blair Clarke. Focusing on the exposure of contemporary artists through private consulting and public exhibitions, the company has a particular emphasis on introducing international artists to the US market.

For more information on Voltz Clarke at Pulse, including directions and ticketing information, please visit the PULSE Miami Beach website.

For all inquiries on the gallery’s program and works to be exhibited, please contact Sarah Tortorich (">saraht@voltzclarke.com) and for press inquires please contact Ariel Li (Ariel@voltzclarke.com).