ROUGH MAGIC AND PARLOR TRICKS

Kathy Weinberg
July 2 – August 27, 2026

About This Exhibition

This exhibition spans several years and focuses on current paintings with themes of illusion and light. The “Rough Magic” of the title alludes to Shakespeare’s character Prospero, who tells us the pageantry of all things will dissolve and vanish. The parlor tricks are the paintings. Weinberg’s scenes focus on details, interiors, and enter deep space. This world, often activated by light switches, is suffused with plant and animal life, volcanos, meteor showers. The inhabitants are depicted in contemplation but with a hint of unrest.

About the Artist

Kathy Weinberg lives and works in Maine. She received a BFA from Washington University School of Fine Arts, attended Goldsmith’s College, London, and was an assistant to the Master Printer at the Printmaking Workshop in New York City. Her work has been included in the 2016, 2018, and 2025 Biennials at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, a 2017 solo show at the Maine Jewish Museum, group shows at The Painting Center, NY, Able Baker Contemporary, L.C. Bates Museum, Gascoine Gallery, Monson ME; Lights Out Gallery, The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA, 55 Mercer Gallery NY.