Bodies of Water by New York painter JAY MIRIAM, from March 17 to 11 April 2026
OPENING NIGHT 6–8 PM WED, 18 MARCH
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jay Miriam (b. 1990) is a New York City-born, Brooklyn-based artist who creates large-scale oil
paintings that look to examine what lies in the ordinary, seemingly small moments of life. Having earned a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University in 2012 and an MFA from the New York Academy of Art in 2019, Miriam’s contemplative practice involves a process of both painting from memory and imagining new worlds from scratch. Known for her use of bold mark-making and loose brush strokes in portraying nude feminine figures, Miriam’s subjects exude a playful sense of mystery. Through their considered composition, the artist's paintings are able to persuade the viewer that what is uncanny is in fact ordinary, and vice versa. Miriam has exhibited extensively across North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific, and has presented at Art Basel Miami, Dallas Art Fair, and Amsterdam Art Fair.
Bodies of Water reveals connections; between cities, between women, between generations. Jay's inaugural Australian presentation is brim with characters who hold space for contemplation, play, and emotional resonance, offering viewers a place to pause inside a beautifully distorted reality, where gesture becomes language and imagination quietly takes the lead.
Bodies of Water runs from March 17 to April 11 2026.
Opening at 8 Wall Gallery in Paddington, Sydney on Wednesday 18 March, 6–8 pm.
