Babs Reingold incorporates a variety of mixed media materials into her work. Her piece titled, “Hair Nest” includes one year of her hair loss, a seven-foot drawing of a tree, a fabricated 3-D branch, and a field of stones. Other works are constructed of glass, wax, silk, and organza or paper. Environmental catastrophes such as Katrina, and speakers like Jared Diamond’s lecture on Easter Island, inspired Reingold to create large scale installations and three-dimensional artworks describing themes of beauty, poverty and the environment. Reingold often uses hair as a signature element in her work for its intrinsic links to DNA and its enduring symbolism. Many works offer a frustrating lack of solutions and an internal frustration bringing to the fore Reingold’s question: At what point do we realize our self-destruction and act?

Reingold creates sculptures, drawings, and installations focusing on beauty, the environment and poverty. Reingold has an extensive showing history including 16 solo exhibitions and over 75 group exhibitions ranging from museums, universities, alternative spaces and galleries. Solo exhibits include New York City, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Savannah, St. Petersburg FL, Jersey City and Buffalo NY. Museum exhibits include the Newark Museum NJ, Jersey City Museum, Albright-Knox Buffalo NY, Burchfield Penney Buffalo NY, Tampa Museum and Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg. She has worked in museum and private collections throughout the United States including: The Newark Museum, NJ, Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg, FL, The Burchfield Penney Art Center Buffalo, NY and Savannah College of Art and Design.

February 15th | Thursday 6:00 – 8:00PM