Revolving around themes of abundance, beauty, seduction and identity, Lush welcomes the warmth of summer, its vibrant
colors, the sweet fragrances of blooming flowers, and the lingering dreams of hot glowing nights. The exhibition features
different media including photography, installation, painting, collage and sculpture, and includes works by 
Elia Alba, Sol Aramendi, Firelei Baez, Cecile Chong, Rhea O’Neill, Coco Papy, Lina Puerta, and Mary Valverde. Lush
curated by Trinidad Fombella
26 June - 19 July 2010
 
 
 
 
 
Firelei Baez
Ciguapa series and other small works; Cecile Chong, Candy Guagua
Firelei Baez
Ciguapa Habilis, 2009
72 x 102 inches
 
Rhea O’Neill
Swelter, 2010
30 x 25 inches
Cecile Chong
Portrait or Landscape?, 2010
20 inches diam.
Rhea O’Neill
Point Lobos, 2010
41 x 30 inches
Rhea O’Neill
Cherry Night, 2010
30 x 30 inches
Cecile Chong
Cecile Chong
What a Find, 2010
32 x 7 inches
Cecile Chong
Step One, 2010
30 x 10 inches
Cecile Chong
Eyes on the Prize, 2010
32 x 8 inches
Firelei Baez
Hide, 2010
7 x 5.5 inches
 
Firelei Baez
Une regard autre, 2010
7 x 6 inches
 
Firelei Baez
Americana, 2010
7 x 6.5 inches
Firelei Baez
Passing Knowledge of the Belle Entrance, 2010 (detail)
Firelei Baez
Into a Voyeur’s Pleasure, 2010
6 x 6 inches
Firelei Baez
Traveler, 2010
6 x 6 inches
Cecile Chong
Candy Guagua, 2010
11 x 6 x 6 inches
 
Lina Puerta
Ave del Peritoneo, 2010
16 x 16 x 15 inches
 
Firelei Baez
Ciguapas series
Lina Puerta
Volcan, 2010
17 x 13 x 13 inches
 
Lina Puerta
Untitled (Botanico series), 2010
32 x 18 x 18 inches approx.
Sol Aramendi
Chica I, 2006-2009
left panel of diptych
Sol Aramendi
Chica I, 2006-2009
top panel of diptych
Mary Valverde
Imprint series #2, 2010
on-site wall drawing
Mary Valverde
detail
 
Rhea O’Neill
Sentimental Meanderings in a Fictitious Past, 2010, 52 x 75 inches
Rhea O’Neill
Sultry Perfection, 2010
50 x 40 inches
 
 
 
Elia Alba
South Mountain #1
30 x 30 inches
Elia Alba
South Mountain #3
30 x 30 inches
Elia Alba
South Mountain #8
30 x 30 inches
Coco Papy
Immotive Things and How They Come to Pass, 2009, 48 x 36 inches
Coco Papy
Delicious, 2008
36 x 24 inches
Coco Papy
The Lavish Overgrown,
13 x 9 inches
Coco Papy
Scavenger
11 x 11 inches
opening night
l-r: Chong, Aramendi, Valverde, Puerta, Baez, Fombella, Papy
Esperanza Leon and Trinidad Fombella
Karina Cascante enjoying
a St-Germain cocktail
Walter Sanchez before Baez work
opening night