Aineki Traverso, Narcissus' Pagoda

Image: Aineki Traverso, to touch the sky with two arms, 2024, Oil and pastel on panel

OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, March 14, 2025 from 6-9 PM, EST

Wolfgang Gallery is pleased to present Narcissus’ Pagoda, a solo exhibition by Aineki Traverso that tethers historical, mythological, and personal narratives through painting and installation. This will be the artist’s first exhibition with the gallery.

Drawing inspiration from the myth of Narcissus, the exhibition delves into themes of observation, reflection, and performance. Narcissus’ Pagoda is an immersive, architectural dialogue between the subject and observer that focuses on the body of water that captures an unobtainable image. In this exhibition, the surface of the water serves as a lens, material, and performance object.

Within the gallery lies an on-site pagoda structure to serve as an allegory and vessel. Inside, reflections take on new significance, allowing viewers a deeply personal act of looking that bridges autobiography, perspective, and situational experience. Consisting of painting and installation, Narcissus’ Pagoda offers an intimate meditation on the intersections of myth, memory, and performance to immerse viewers in a landscape of the artist’s conception.

Aineki Traverso (b. 1991) is a painter based in Atlanta and a current resident in the Studio Artist Program at Atlanta Contemporary. She is a 2024 recipient of the Artadia Award as well as the foundation’s inaugural SEEN Award. Her work has most recently been exhibited in spaces such as Swan Coach House Gallery, Johnson Lowe, and Whitespace Gallery. Aineki has attended residencies at R&F Handmade Paints, Vermont Studio Center, Hambidge Center for Creative Arts, and VCCA. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2013 with a concentration in film theory.

 
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Installation view

Installation view

Installation view