Wisdom and Energy: Multigenerational Artists

Bridget Mullen, Elana Herzog and Rodney Ewing

Bridget, Elana and Rodney are part of Fountainhead Residency's inaugural Wisdom and Energy: Multigenerational Artists residency, encapsulating their collective experience as artists who have been developing their practice since the late 20th century.

Bridget Mullen

Bridget's works are slow to evolve, with weeks, months, or years passing between decisions. Her paintings begin as abstractions that she then repurposes as figurative works, alluding to the messiness of the human experience and touching on themes of interiority, collective and personal power, and quitting as self-care. Bridget is the recipient of the 2021 New York Foundation for the Arts Painting Fellowship.

Elana Herzog

Elana thinks of her work as domestic archaeology, a process that reveals relationships between textiles, our daily lives, and the larger world. Perhaps that’s why making art, for her, is accompanied by feelings of curiosity, anxiety and delight. She wants those who see her work to realize that the experience of beauty includes both pain and pleasure. Elana is a recent Anonymous was a Woman grant recipient.

Rodney Ewing

Rodney is a storyteller weaving unsung narratives into his diverse practice. From works on paper to sculpture and installation, Rodney is inspired by artists who effortlessly convert histories and experiences into visual works of art. In Miami, Rodney will continue working on a series documenting the exploitation of the Black body by industry.