OPENING RECEPTION: 1st THURSDAY, JUNE 5th  |  FROM 5-8pm

For her third solo exhibition at Sullivan Goss, contemporary artist LESLIE LEWIS SIGLER brings a lot more to the table this time around. 

Known for her luminous, hyper-realistic portraits of inherited silver, Sigler now broadens her scope, orchestrating layered tablescapes that evoke the subtle importance of domestic life. These are not simply still lifes—they are stories. Sigler's meticulous technique shows us that our most important relationships are often built at tables set for meals. Whether in communion with loved ones or in solitude, our fundamental rituals around sustenance produce an unexpected emotional resonance. As such, every object in these paintings has its own gravity. Works titled How’s Your Mom, Nevertheless, and The Partygoers don’t just name the paintings, they suggest entire narratives. 

New to this exhibition is a series of portraits of antique doilies—delicate textiles reimagined as contemporary symbols of motherhood. Once dismissed as fussy remnants of a bygone era, Sigler renders them with reverence: “delicate, intricate… creased and stained, yet somehow still beautiful.” These pieces elevate the invisible labor of care, the quiet strength of matriarchs, and the artistry of the utilitarian.