Sarah Shepard Gallery is pleased to announce Intersections II, a winter group show featuring new works by Bay Area artists Rachel Kaye, Susan McKinney, Kelly Ording, and Lena Wolff. In parallel with Intersections, our 2025 summer group show, Intersections II brings together works across drawing, painting, collage, and sculpture united in a dedication to order and balance, both in composition and color. The interplay of stripped down natural and geometric forms and cool-toned colorways defines the work included in Intersections II. Ranging in size from Kaye’s 8 ½ x 11 in. colored pencil drawings to McKinney’s 40 x 32 in. hanging ceramic sculptures, these abstract pieces are brought to life through stark whites, deep blues and forest greens. The works featured in Intersections II perfectly encapsulate each respective artist’s practice and aesthetics: they are paradigms, standing unique while also complementing each other’s tone and textures. McKinney’s sculptural “tapestries” delight in their gravity-defying engineering and delicate glazes, which seem to mimic frosted surfaces. With their alternating rows of jigsawed ceramic loops, these sculptures reference weaving schematics, taking compositional inspiration from textiles. Similarly, Wolff’s nuanced cut-paper collages draw from iconic quilt patterns—with their unfolding shapes and geometric constitution—and share a pursuit of balance through asymmetry. Ording’s bold, abstract paintings also trace the journey of line and shape on paper. Ording begins by treating her paper with a bath of liquid and salt, weathering the surface and creating an atmospheric plane for her meticulous linework. Kaye’s colored pencil drawings round out the works on paper included in Intersections II. Their high-contrast winter complexions bring out the texture of the paper, creating a luxurious, velvet-like finish. Together, these works bring a much-needed brilliance to the winter months. Their intersecting mediums, forms, and palettes offer harmony, represent a steadfast attention to craft, and encourage appreciation for the singular possibilities of shape, line, and color.
