Lemniscatus
A two-person exhibition with Nicholas Bono Kennedy
OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY MAY 30. 2026. TIME: 5:00 - 9:00 PM
EXHIBITION PERIOD: MAY 30. – JULY 12, 2026
Flesh & Stone, 2026, naturally dyed and sewn surface with oil paint, appliqué, and embroidery thread, 72h x 60w inches
The Hunter's Hubris Yielded his Hunting, 2026, naturally dyed and sewn surface with oil paint and embroidery thread, 30h x 40w inches
Psyche (sorting grains), 2026, naturally dyed silk and canvas with oil paint and artist-made carved frame, 29h x 29w inches
Circe's Table, 2026, oil paint on canvas, 20h x 30w inches
Cupid (pettish retreat), 2026, oil paint on canvas with artist-made, carved frame, 29h x 29w inches
Beastly Dionysus, 2026, natural pigment paint on silk with naturally dyed border, 22 x 22 inches
The Ceryneian Hind, 2026, natural pigment paint on silk with naturally dyed border, 20h x 16w inches
Boy with Wings, 2026, natural pigment paint on silk with naturally dyed border, 22 x 22 inches
Spring Blooms, 2026, colored pencil on Stonehenge paper with maple, artist-made frame, 16h x 12w inches
Summer Growth, 2026, colored pencil on Stonehenge paper with maple, artist-made frame, 16h x 12w inches
Autumn Harvest & Decay, 2026, colored pencil on Stonehenge paper with maple, artist-made frame, 16h x 12w inches
Thallo
Thallo, detail
Thallo, detal
Spring
Spring, detail
Spring, detail
Auxo
Auxo, detail
Auxo, detail
Summer
Summer, detail
Summer, detail
Carpo
Carpo, detail
Carpo, detail
Autumn
Autumn, detail
Autumn, detail
The season
The Horai
Prometheus & Epimetheus Create Man & Animal (forethought & afterthought), 2026, oak gall and iron dyed silk with myroballan, pomegranate, and citric acid paint and carved brackets, 68h x 28w inches each
The exhibition takes its title from the Latin lemniscatus, meaning “decorated with ribbons” or “twined with bands,” a root later associated with the lemniscate - the symbol of infinity. Throughout the exhibition, the ribbon emerges as both material and metaphor: a connective form that binds narrative to space, memory to perception, and two distinct artistic practices into continuous dialogue.
Married and working from a shared studio, Baden and Kennedy occupy parallel creative worlds that remain deeply intertwined. Their practices unfold independently yet in constant proximity, shaped by ongoing exchange, observation, and mutual influence. Lemniscatus reflects this condition of closeness, revealing the invisible threads that connect separate sensibilities while allowing each to retain its own rhythm and language.
Casey Baden’s work draws from mythology, archetype, and narrative construction, creating paintings and forms that feel suspended between ancient memory and contemporary imagination. Her compositions suggest fragments of stories without fixed beginnings or endings, where symbols recur and transform across complex and multi-layered surfaces. Baden approaches mythology as a living structure rather than a static history, through which personal and collective experience can be continuously rewritten. In her work, the ribbon becomes a narrative device winding through time.
Nicholas Bono Kennedy’s practice centers on light, atmosphere, and the emotional architecture of domestic space. His works transform familiar interiors into meditative environments charged with psychological presence. Through subtle tonal shifts, spatial ambiguity, and moments of strangeness, Kennedy traces the ephemeral movement of light across rooms and surfaces, revealing the intimacy and instability embedded within everyday environments. The ribbon appears here as something immaterial, a line of illumination, a passage through space, or a lingering connection between presence and absence.
Together, Baden and Kennedy construct an exhibition rooted in continuity, reciprocity, and return. Lemniscatus considers how lives, spaces, and creative practices become entwined over time by looping back on themselves while continuously evolving. The exhibition examines the ribbon not simply as adornment, but as a structure of attachment and a form capable of carrying stories, relationships, and acts of looking across terrains.
As the inaugural exhibition at Feia Gallery, Lemniscatus reflects the Feia’s commitment to presenting contemporary practices that foreground material sensitivity, conceptual depth, and intimate dialogue between artists.