Ilana Manolson & Frith Bail: Sisters, Rocks and Roots

Opening December 7th, 2024

December 7, 2024 – January 4, 2025

Frith Bail

Small white round clay, 2024

Glazed white clay with copper edges

4.50h x 13w in

FRB012

$ 800.00

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Frith Bail

Large white round with copper edges, 2024

8h x 12w in

FRB006 (11)

$ 1,200.00

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Frith Bail

Large white round with copper edges, 2024

7h x 12w in

FRB007 (12)

$ 1,200.00

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Frith Bail

Oblong White with glaze and copper edges, 2024

9h x 15w in

FRB002 (15)

$ 1,400.00

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Frith Bail

Large white oblong with copper edges, 2024

5h x 20w in

FRB005 (10)

$ 1,400.00

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Frith Bail

Medium white round, 2024

Glazed white clay with copper edges

7h x 13w in

FRB014

$ 1,000.00

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Frith Bail

Medium gray green round, 2024

7h x 13w in

FRB003 (6)

$ 1,000.00

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Frith Bail

Large black sculpture, 2024

9h x 15w in

FRB010

$ 1,400.00

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Frith Bail

Large black, 2024

9h x 15w in

FRB011 (14)

$ 1,400.00

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Frith Bail

Small black round, 2024

4.50h x 14w in

FRB004 (3)

$ 800.00

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Frith Bail

Medium brown green round, 2024

Clay

7h x 13w in

FRB001(5)

$ 1,000.00

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Frith Bail
Large black oblong, 2024
7h x 20w in
FRB008 (9)
$1,400.00

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Frith Bail

Large black oblong, 2024

9h x 20w in

FRB015 (8)

$1,600.00

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Frith Bail
Large black oblong, 2024
7h x 20w in
FRB009 (7)
$1,600.00

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Frith Bail

Small black round, 2024

4.50h x 13w in

FRB013 (2)

$800.00

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Ilana Manolson

Is and Becoming X, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

14h x 11w in

ILM022

$ 1,600.00

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Ilana Manolson

Metamorphosis, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

14h x 11w in

ILM008

$ 1,600.00

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Ilana Manolson

Ellen's Peony, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

14h x 11w in

ILM014

$ 1,600.00

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Ilana Manolson

Is and Becoming III, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

14h x 11w in

ILM021

$ 1,600.00

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Ilana Manolson

Is and Becoming IV, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

14h x 11w in

ILM015

$ 1,600.00

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Ilana Manolson

Is and Becoming VI, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

14h x 11w in

ILM010

$ 1,600.00

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Ilana Manolson

Is and Becoming VII, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

14h x 11w in

ILM011

$ 1,600.00

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Ilana Manolson

Is and Becoming VIII, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

14h x 11w in

ILM003

$ 1,600.00

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Ilana Manolson

Is and Becoming XI, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

14h x 11w in

ILM012

$ 1,600.00

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Ilana Manolson

Is and Becoming XII, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

14h x 11w in

ILM018

$ 1,600.00

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Ilana Manolson

Is and Becoming XIII, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

12h x 9w in

ILM023

$ 1,600.00

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Ilana Manolson

Is and Of VI, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

14h x 11w in

ILM019

$ 1,600.00

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Ilana Manolson

Is and Of VII, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

14h x 11w in

ILM009

$ 1,600.00

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Ilana Manolson

Is and Of IX, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

9h x 12w in

ILM026

$ 1,600.00

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Ilana Manolson

Is and Of X, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

12h x 9w in

ILM017

$ 1,600.00

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Ilana Manolson

Is and Of XI, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

12h x 9w in

ILM024

$ 1,600.00

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Ilana Manolson

Is and Of XII, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

14h x 11w in

ILM005

$ 1,600.00

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Ilana Manolson

Is and Of XIII, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

12h x 9w in

ILM027

$ 1,600.00

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Ilana Manolson

Arena, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

38h x 30w in

ILM007

$ 9,000.00

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Ilana Manolson

Amaryllis Bulb, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

14h x 11w in

ILM016

$ 1,600.00

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Ilana Manolson

Tiger Lily, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

14h x 11w in

ILM013

$ 1,600.00

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Ilana Manolson

Subterranean Comings and Goings I, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

80h x 32w in

ILM028

$ 11,000.00

Ilana Manolson

Subterranean Comings and Goings II, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

80h x 32w in

ILM006

$ 11,000.00

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Ilana Manolson

Between Below and Above, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

78h x 40w in

ILM025

$ 11,000.00

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Ilana Manolson

Is and Becoming I, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo (framed)

53h x 38w in

ILM020

$ 9,000.00

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Ilana Manolson

Hunter, 2024

Acrylic on Yupo

60h x 24w in

ILM004

$ 9,000.00

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Ilana & Frith

Frith Bail in her studio

Ilana Manolson at work in her studio

Press Release

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, December 7, 2024
ARTIST TALK WITH ILANA AND FRITH: Sunday, December 8 at 2 pm

Show statement:
In Sisters, Rocks and Roots, the Manolson sisters—painter Ilana and ceramist Frith—present a compelling visual narrative that draws from a shared wellspring of formative landscapes. The exhibit invites us to consider not only the individual artist’s approach to nature but also the ways familial bonds and environmental continuity shape us and our artistic vision.

Ilana Manolson’s work has long been celebrated for its intricate layering and semi-abstract interpretations of natural elements. Her background as a naturalist and her deep engagement with ecological themes manifests in paintings that are as much about nature’s cycles as they are about human connection to place. Manolson's brushwork achieves a rhythmic cadence, capturing the ebb and flow of life with a curator’s eye for both detail and abstraction. Her work speaks to an awareness of nature’s temporality, portraying the dynamism of growth and erosion. Critics have noted her ability to evoke a landscape’s spirit through gestural forms and nuanced tonal palettes, creating spaces that feel lived in and deeply personal.

In dialogue with Ilana’s paintings are the ceramic works of Frith Bail whose practice in clay conveys the materiality and texture of the landscapes they both hold dear. Frith’s pieces reflect organic shapes and textures that evoke the Laurentians’ rocky outcrops, winding roots, and layered forest floors. Her ceramics carry a tactile quality, allowing viewers to physically sense the rugged, undulating forms of the natural world. Through this medium, Frith explores the enduring strength and quiet resilience found in nature, bringing forth the grounded and graceful elemental power of earth, rock, and root.

This exhibition merges personal narrative with landscape tradition, offering a contemporary interpretation of nature that reflects shared experiences and familial memory.

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