YES, ABSURD
Annual All-Artist/Full-Building Exhibition and Open Studios Night
May 2–16, 2026
Opening Reception with Open Studios: Saturday, May 2, 5 – 8 pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, May 16, 2 pm
Gallery Hours: May 9 and 16, 1– 4 pm
Ground Floor Contemporary is thrilled to present our annual open studios night and full-building exhibition, Yes, Absurd, a survey of new works by GFC and 21st Street Studio artists and Guts, a visiting artists exhibition in the 21st Street Project Space.
GFC ARTISTS
Mary Anne Arntzen, Sara Garden Armstrong, Matthew Barton, Heather Baumbach, Sarah Bell, Misty Bennett, Patty B. Driscoll, Catharine Friend, Renee Hanan Plata, Meg Howton, Elaine Farley Kinnaird, Annieo Klaas, Sophie McVicar Tate, Ryan Meyer, Bethany Moody, Catherine Nelson, Miriam Omura, Elisabeth Pellathy, Serena Perrone, Kyle Riley, Elizabeth Russell, Shori Sims, Tara Stallworth Lee, Chiharu Takahashi Roach, Rebecca Tully Fulmer, Jennifer Wallace Fields, Sarah West
21st STREET STUDIO ARTISTS
Florence Blair, Nancy Carney Barnhart, Melanie Grinney, Darius Hill, Mary Grace Wolnski
PLUS! In the 21st STREET STUDIOS PROJECT SPACE (3rd floor gallery):
GUTS
Sarah Jane Dahms and Will Henry
May 2–16, 2026
Images:
Shori Sims, Everything In My Apartment, 2026, single-channel video and woven textile, dimensions variable (detail)
Will Henry, In the Middle of Want, 2026, artist-made paper, stenciled pigment, white linen pulp on black cotton base sheet, 12x18 inches