Modern Citizen

Arlina Cai's paintings reflect on her spiritual upbringing and the belief that everything we experience is a reflection of ourselves and our connection to others.

Ashira Israel (b. 1982) is an artist and architectural designer living and working in Accord, NY. She received her Bachelors of Architecture from Pratt Institute and AS in Fashion Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology. She is owner and lead architectural designer/fabricator of IN.SEK. Her passion lies in working in between the fields of architecture and art, blurring the boundaries of the disciplines she was classically trained in. Ashira's hands-on design approach is critical to her creation process.

Nicole Anastas creates topographic paintings that are often pulled apart and reassembled, leaving areas that are frayed, gritty, and scarred but also smooth, ornate, and beautiful.