“Bridging The Gap” opens October 18th, bringing together a powerhouse roster of artists whose practices span from self-taught visionaries to classically trained contemporaries. United by a shared spirit of experimentation and edge, the exhibition highlights the intersections of tradition and innovation, showing how diverse approaches can spark dialogue and expand what contemporary art can be.
Court Tree Collective is please to announce the debut solo exhibition by Theo Bardsley. Through a mix of observation and memory, Two Sides of Sunday explores the tension between solitude and connection, ritual and randomness. The quiet intimacy and unexpected encounters that define the week’s most reflective day.
Theo Bardsley is a London-based figurative painter whose large-scale portraits blur the boundaries between past and present. While each work begins with reality—often grounded in a direct reference photo—the paintings frequently take on a life of their own. Everyday encounters, whether moments in the pub, intimate exchanges, or fleeting daily interactions, are transformed into scenes charged with narrative depth and layered with art historical resonance.
With his background in Art History, Theo draws on a wide range of influences to build rich textures and meanings across the canvas. His work invites viewers to pause and reflect, uncovering echoes of both personal memory and collective history within his portraits.
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For We Are Many by Harry Malesovas
August 9th - Sept 13th
For We Are Many, a solo exhibition by sculptor and illustrator Harry Malesovas (aka CHUM), invites viewers into a surreal world where grotesque whimsy meets raw vulnerability. Through his vividly expressive figures—like the flame-wielding blue creature standing triumphantly atop a devilish red head—Malesovas externalizes the chaos of depression, anxiety, and self-doubt. His sculptures are not only reflections of emotional states, but tools of catharsis—ways of navigating and transforming his mental health struggles into something tangible, humorous, and, ultimately, connective.
For years, Malesovas battled silently, believing his suffering was uniquely his own. It wasn’t until entering therapy as a young adult that he began to feel seen. That moment of validation—of realizing he was not alone—became a turning point. Through this body of work, he channels that discovery, using humor and horror to strip away stigma and show how creativity can transmute pain into presence, and isolation into shared experience.
Harry Malesovas is a sculpture and painter born in California and raised in North Carolina. Malesovas received his BFA with a focus in ceramics from the University of North Carolina, Asheville, during which he was recognized by NCECA with an Undergraduate Award for Excellence . After he graduated he pursued a Post-Bach with his Alma Mater. Following this he moved to Minneapolis to complete a residency with the Northern Clay Center where he continues to live and work.
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