Installation images by Paul Warchol, courtesy of ArtYard
February 21 – May 31, 2026
ArtYard, Frenchtown, NJ
A pear. A bowl. A bowl of pears. Zinnias in a vase. A cake stand and patterned cloth. Half a grapefruit, a knife’s edge. Postcards, shells, bottles, jars, cups, figurines, spoons, cabbage, candles, books, bread, a crumpled leaf, a pair of dice, kitchen scraps, a skull.
This exhibition, curated for ArtYard in Frenchtown, New Jersey, explores the complex and enduring relationship between humans and objects through still-life paintings, prints, drawings, collage, sculpture, ceramics, photography, and found objects. Capturing the ordinary and extraordinary, in turns eternal and ephemeral, still lifes tell our stories by proxy, becoming vessels for presence and time. Work from the 1800’s to the present day by 40 artists from 10 countries is displayed in a series of distinct rooms inspired by homes, studios, and architectural spaces encountered and imagined by the curators. Visitors are welcomed into a space inspired by the specificity and intimacy of still life. In the Company of Still Life is a Kings Oaks project, curated by co-directors Alex Cohen and Clara Weishahn. Learn more.
Gallery Hours: Thursday 11 AM – 7 PM, Friday – Sunday 11 AM – 5 PM
Courtesy of ArtYard, Photo by © Miana Jun
Exhibiting Artists: Rotem Amizur, Lennart Anderson, James Bellew, Silas Borsos, Stepan Budulak, Mariel Capanna, Alex Cohen, François Dupuis, Elizabeth Endres, David Fertig, Edward Gorey, Brian Guerin, Johnny Izatt-Lowry, Dee Jenkins, Graesen Joyce, Clara Kewley, Ken Kewley, Robert M. Kulicke, Aubrey Levinthal, Susan Lichtman, David MacDonald, Alisa Maslova, Ruth Miller, Katja Oxman, Margaret Parish, Gillian Pederson-Krag, John F. Peto, Joseph Podlesnik, Charles Ethan Porter, Kate Powell, Gabriele Risso, E.M. Saniga, Mayumi Sarai, Kouta Sasai, James Stewart, Gwen Strahle, Rudolf Stumpf, Ali Sultan, Susan Jane Walp, Allie Webb. Learn more.
Works from this exhibition are available for purchase. For availability and inquiries, visit the Price List and please call 215-603-6573 or email kingsoaks@comcast.net. Proceeds from sales support the artists and curators.
Artwork at top: Gwen Strahle, Chosen Object (detail), Oil on canvas, 2022
Installation images by Paul Warchol, courtesy of ArtYard
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