For DeVincentis, the garden is not merely a pastoral space but a layered metaphor for consciousness, cultural inheritance, and the fragile terrain of the human spirit. It is a symbolic site where memory, myth, and nature converge—where the acts of cultivation and neglect become emblematic of the choices we make collectively and individually. Her work engages the viewer in a contemplative dialogue that bridges classical sources with urgent contemporary concerns. Rather than offering fixed narratives or didactic symbolism, her paintings open up liminal spaces—thresholds—through which the viewer must move intuitively.
In place of linearity or moral resolution, her work operates within symbolic structures akin to dreams, rituals, and visual prayers. Viewers are asked not to decipher but to dwell within the spaces of uncertainty and reflection her images provide. Through the orchestration of intuitive composition, color, and gesture, DeVincentis creates portals for seeing otherwise—offering glimpses into a sacred ecology where myth and psyche, history and present time, spirit and matter are not oppositional but inextricably linked.
The exhibition’s temporal frame—seven months of intense creation—coincides with a period of escalating global tension and spiritual reckoning. Within this context, Know Your Garden functions as a quiet manifesto for inner and outer transformation. Rather than offering prescriptive answers, the exhibition gestures toward the enduring presence of ancient wisdoms buried beneath dominant cultural narratives. It affirms the necessity of cultivating presence over mere survival and proposes that visual art holds the potential to rekindle a relationship with the sacred—one that is not rooted in dogma, but in intimacy, embodiment, and relational awareness.
“Our stories—whether mythic, ancestral, or deeply personal—are how we come to know ourselves,” as DeVincentis has written. In Know Your Garden, storytelling becomes a tool for self-inquiry and healing, and painting becomes a form of knowledge-making. What emerges is a visionary language—rooted in symbolic depth and quiet urgency—that speaks to the evolving relationship between the inner world and the collective sou
Curated by fellow painters Jared Deery and JJ Manford, Mixed Magic presents an expansive view of Keeshan’s practice, foregrounding the depth of her visual language and conceptual concerns. Their curatorial approach emphasizes the importance of artist-led exhibitions. Mixed Magic presents a cohesive yet expansive view of Keeshan’s work, positioning her within a lineage of artists who engage with painting as an act of psychological excavation, symbolic reconstruction, and intuitive discovery. Whether navigating cosmic dreamscapes, unraveling the syntax of memory, or engaging with abstraction as a mode of expression, Keeshan’s paintings exist in a space of perpetual transformation, where form remains fluid, meaning remains open-ended, and the unknown is always within reach. The eyes, celestial symbols, and hybrid creatures that populate her paintings evoke an esoteric quality, aligning with movements in which artists reclaim spirituality as an intuitive, self-empowering practice.
It is with deep gratitude that we celebrate Tappeto Volante’s fourth anniversary through the work of Mary DeVincentis, an artist whose vision so fully embodies the spirit of reflection, resilience, and transformation that defines our mission. This exhibition is a meaningful chapter in our journey as a space committed to fostering art. We warmly invite our community—friends old and new—to join us in honoring this occasion and sharing in the joy of this resonant moment.
Painter Mary DeVincentis employs a deeply excavated iconography to investigate the dilemmas and mysteries of existence. Her paintings depict people, animals, and elements of nature as equal in significance and sentience, each with motivational concerns and emotions, creating visual narratives that are multidimensional and open-ended in character. Her most recent solo exhibitions include Circle Game at Andrea Festa Fine Art in Rome in February 2024 and Wild Awake at Freight and Volume Gallery in October 2023. Her 2022 solo exhibition, Walking with Ghosts at Tappeto Volante Projects, was reviewed in the January 2023 edition of Artforum. Previous NYC solo exhibits include Alone in This Together at M. David and Co., Out There, also at M. David and Co., and Dwellers on the Threshold at David & Schweitzer Contemporary. DeVincentis earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Maryland Institute College of Art and was awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Printmaking from St. Martin’s College of Art in London, UK. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is represented in many public and private collections. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.
