Currently on view at Arcadia Contemporary in New York City until December 7th, 2025 is artist Jose Lopez Vergara's breathtaking solo exhibition, "Ritual."

“In this show of my newest oil paintings, I continue to explore characters of mythological provenance; guardians, wanderers, maidens, beasts... I’m trying to find what remains sacred in the modern human condition.

I want to present the fierce instinct to protect what we love, the longing for connection, the patience to create something by hand, the small acts of reverence hidden in our routines. These acts manifest themselves in our mundane efforts such as lighting a candle or whispering a name. The arise in our urge to tell stories, the persistence of love, the uncertainty of death and our desire." - Jose Lopez Vergara