Esther Elia
Evan Feldman
Director
efeldman@gpgallery.com
Opening reception: Friday, September 13, 5-8pm
Gerald Peters Contemporary is pleased to announce Among Monsters, a group exhibition of artists whose works address and reinterpret mythological references. The thematic presentation will include paintings, sculptures, textiles, and works on paper from Nani Chacon, Esther Elia, Angelica Raquel, Gil Rocha, Peter Rogers, and Hank Saxe.
Throughout history, mythologies have provided explanations for humankind’s existential surroundings through collective beliefs and shared verbal and visual narratives. The artists included in this exhibition preserve and evolve this tradition, drawing on mythological references to explore identity, fear, nostalgia, and socio-political conditions.
Esther Elia (b. 1994) is an Assyrian-Irish artist from Turlock, California. Her interdisciplinary practice engages family folklore as the basis for understanding mixed ethnicity and the question of how to be Assyrian in diaspora.
Esther Elia
Malikta Protective Deity 2023
Mexican tile, grout, epoxy, cement board, and plywood
96 x 96 x 36 inches
Esther Elia
Miztanta Protective Deity 2023
Mexican tile, grout, epoxy, cement board, and plywood
96 x 96 x 36 inches
Esther Elia
Lamassu Lamp 2023
Mexican tile, grout, epoxy, and plywood
22 x 14 1/2 x 16 inches
