Jack Ceglic's Food Diary
"Plated: A Food Diary, 2020-2024," an exhibition of recent oil-on-paper drawings by Jack Ceglic, is opening Friday at the Drawing Room in East Hampton and will continue through May 13.
While Mr. Ceglic, who has a house in East Hampton, has been recognized for his exploration of portraiture in oil, crayon, and other mediums, the subject of food has been central to his life and work, in part as a co-founder of Dean and DeLuca.
Based in East Hampton during the early months of the pandemic, he turned from portraiture to still life, creating oil-stick drawings of the daily meals he prepared at home.
"From visceral depictions of poultry and monkfish to sensual renderings of watermelon and avocado sections, the variations within Ceglic's diaristic series echo the passage of time, shifting moods and appetites, and the change of seasons," says the gallery.
Art, Colonialism, Cold War
Simon Vega, whose exhibition "Tropical Space Castaways" is at the Parrish Art Museum through June 30, will be in the galleries on Friday at 6 p.m. to discuss his perspective and artistic process.
Mr. Vega, who is from El Salvador, creates objects and sculptural installations inspired in part by the informal architecture, local market stands, and vendor carts found in the streets of Central America. Assembled with wood, cardboard, plastic, metal, and found materials, his works parody Mayan pyramids, Modernism's iconic buildings, and technological advances such as NASA spacecraft, as it examines the lasting effect of colonialism and the Cold War on Central America.
Tickets are $20, $18 for senior citizens, $15 for members' guests, $10 for members, and free for students and children.
New at the White Room
"Metamorphosis," an exhibition featuring work by Sara Conca and Patrick Schmidt, opens Thursday at the White Room Gallery in East Hampton and can be seen through May 19. A reception will be held on April 13 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Ms. Conca, an abstract painter, uses sliver dust, 18K gold leaf, raw color pigments, mica flakes, and natural crystals to create almost explosive compositions of vibrant, swirling color.
Influenced by Op Art, Mr. Schmidt has described his paintings and drawings as "hardedge color fields with a digital sensibility that explores the language of geometric abstraction."
The show also includes the "The Black Room," a new work by Punk Me Tender, a French street artist.
Two Painters at Grenning
An exhibition of paintings by Marc Dalessio and Nick Weber will open on Saturday at the Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor with a reception from 5 to 6:30 p.m., and continue through May 5.
Mr. Dalessio is, in the gallery's words, one of the world's top plein-air painters, directly observing nature on site and painting his subjects exactly as he sees them. His international subjects include longtail boats in Thailand, sunset in Collioure, France, and Estremoz Castle in Portugal.
Atmospheric and painterly, Mr. Weber's portraits go beyond the surface to become psychological studies of the sitters -- "notes jotted down in paint," according to his website.
Through East End Eyes
"New York City Icons," a show of work by members of the East End Photographers Group, will open on Monday at Gracie Mansion Conservancy, 181 East End Avenue in Manhattan, and run through May 2.
The exhibition includes black-and-white, color, fine art, cityscape, and street photography, with images of the Statue of Liberty, Bow Bridge in Central Park, the subway, the city skyline, the Empire State Building, Grace Church, Washington Square Park, Chinatown, and the Chrysler Building.
The exhibiting artists are Joseph Barretto, Ron Buchter, Steve Dreyer, Gerry Giliberti, Danielle Leef, Michael Rechter, Mark Testa, and Marilyn Stevenson, the show's curator.
Tours of the exhibition will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10:30 a.m., noon, and 1:30. Reservations are required at graciemansion.org.
