February 26 – March 17, Tribeca, New York
Mriya Gallery, 101 Reade St.
Between the Seasons – exhibition presented by Rukh Art Hub in partnership with Mriya Gallery, opening the 2026 New York season with a reflection on transition, fragility, and inner transformation.
Opening reception: February 26, 2026, 6:00 PM
📍Mriya Gallery, 101 Reade St, New York, NY 10013
Press release
Between Seasons opens a new exhibition season in New York and brings together works by Oleksandr Anokhin, Alina Anokhina, and ceramic objects by NaturaCeramica
Anokhin presents works executed in the rare and demanding medium of oil pastel. His compositions depict seemingly ordinary scenes marked by subtle distortion. Realism and surreal tension coexist, revealing figures who continue their daily lives while carrying visible and invisible traces of trauma. The softness and immediacy of oil pastel become a vehicle for psychological observation and quiet unease.
Anokhina’s paintings focus on the female figure as a bearer of emotional, physical, and symbolic presence. Her works navigate between reality and dream, where mysticism functions not as escape, but as a means of processing lived experience. Disproportion, layered imagery, and the interplay between painterly and graphic elements form a visual language in which vulnerability and strength remain inseparable.
The ceramic works by Natura Ceramica introduce a material and tactile dimension to the exhibition. Rooted in the concept of biomimicry, their objects reflect organic processes, natural rhythms, and the beauty of imperfection. Rough textures, cracks, and irregular forms are embraced as essential elements, positioning the ceramic object as a mediator between nature, time, and human presence.
Together, the participants articulate a shared emotional landscape situated between rupture and renewal. Between the Seasons reflects a state of becoming, where endurance does not negate tenderness, and where faith in warmth, continuity, and human connection persists despite uncertainty.
About Artists
“The central theme of my art is the female image, which, to me, embodies beauty, tenderness, tranquility, harmony, and love. I capture the beauty of the moment, often featuring figures with closed eyes to evoke a sense of dreaminess and silence. I choose a scale larger than life for my works.”
— Olexander Anokhin
“I enjoy painting the female body. Through the body, I convey various states and depict subjects that are meaningful to me. In my paintings, I blend the real and the unreal, combining painting with graphics and the academic with the minimalist. My paintings have a dreamlike quality.”
— Alina Anokhina
Natura Ceramica is a family-owned contemporary Ukrainian ceramics studio co-founded by Andriy and Olesya Voznytskyi and based in Amsterdam. Their practice is grounded in biomimicry and inspired by organic forms, natural textures, and the imperfections of natural processes. Using the ancient hand-building technique, the studio creates sculptural ceramic objects that emphasize material honesty, roughness, cracks, and irregularities. Natura Ceramica has participated in major international fairs and exhibitions, including Collectible, PAN Amsterdam, PAD Paris, Revelations, Maison&Objet Paris, and Salon Art + Design, and has collaborated with brands such as Poliform, Piet Boon, and Emmemobili, including presentations at Salone del Mobile.
Between the Seasons
Where exhaustion meets anticipation,
and vulnerability finds warmth
Olexander Anokhin:
Pastel as a Touch of Reality
