Opening Reception at CAS: Daniel Giordano, Davana Robedee, and Kathy Ruttenberg

Catskill Art Space (CAS) is pleased to present a three-person exhibition featuring Daniel Giordano, Davana Robedee, and Kathy Ruttenberg, on view from March 7 through April 25, 2026. The exhibition opens on Saturday, March 7, with an artists’ talk from 3–4 p.m. and a reception from 4–5 p.m. Bringing together three distinct yet resonant practices, the exhibition explores transformation—of materials, perception, and our connection to the natural world. Each artist examines how human and natural systems intersect, inviting viewers to reflect on the relationships between bodies, objects, and the environment.

Daniel Giordano creates work that ranges from intimate assembled objects to large-scale constructions. Drawing materials from his local ecosystem, he combines organic matter with carved wood, raku-fired ceramic, and cast aluminum components produced en masse. These forms are treated with substances that reference the body—lipstick, hosiery, marzipan, and urinal cake—materials that evoke personal and cultural memory. Giordano preserves these charged surfaces through layers of resin and sealant, immortalizing fleeting associations in sculptural form.

Davana Robedee centers her practice on experiences of visual aura, lucid dreams, and hallucinations, questioning the nature of consciousness and perception. Working with indigo she grows in her own dye garden, Robedee uses meditative stitch-resist shibori as a drawing tool. Her process is indirect and intuitive—she guides and coaxes her marks, allowing images to slowly emerge. The resulting works function as metaphors for the liminal space between thought and matter, dream and waking life.

Kathy Ruttenberg is widely recognized for her ceramic sculptures depicting a “wonder world in which species merge and figures serve as landscapes.” Her multidisciplinary practice spans sculpture, painting, and animation. Oscillating between intimate works and monumental installations, Ruttenberg employs ceramic, bronze, and light to explore ecofeminism, animal liberation, sexuality, and emotional vulnerability. Her symbolic language portrays inner landscapes where fantasy becomes a vehicle for exploring human relationships and the natural world.

On Saturday, April 25 at 3 p.m., the exhibition culminates in an Art and Ecology Symposium featuring the participating artists in conversation. The symposium will be facilitated by artist and writer Hovey Brock and will expand upon the ecological frameworks, material strategies, and philosophical inquiries presented throughout the exhibition.