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Divine Tragedy, 2026. Collaborative exhibition with Sarah Jamison and Victoria Shaheen, curated by Giulia Livi. Installation view at Grizzly Grizzly - Philadelphia, PA

Divine Tragedy, 2026. Alternate installation view at Grizzly Grizzly - Philadelphia, PA

Rotator Cuff, 2025. DTF shirt transfers, appliqué, bleach dyed and repurposed fabrics, embroidery, batting, and thread. 54” by 51”

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Opening the 2026 exhibition season, Grizzly Grizzly presents Divine Tragedy, featuring works by Sarah Jamison, Jake Lahah, and Victoria Shaheen. Across ceramic sculpture, painting and drawing, and textiles, the exhibition brings together research-driven and material-focused practices that examine personal and collective histories, and the uneasy relationship between beauty, power, and survival. Each artist recontextualizes ephemera to investigate what it means to be seen, understood, and valued in a world of shifting symbols and fragmented narratives. 

With a nod to Longfellow’s 1871 poem, in elegiac dialogue with Dante’s descent into hell, the artists in Divine Tragedy explore the human condition. K-pop fandoms, Barbie dolls, butterflies, tarot readings, and neon lights become both playful gestures and tools for critique. Divine Tragedy reflects the artists’ exploration of systems of control, exploitation, and erasure; systems that both promise and deny hope.

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In tandem with the exhibition, Grizzly Grizzly commissioned an essay by art historian, critic, and curator C.C. McKee. Read Vox clamantis [in deserto] (sotto voce) by C.C. McKee on Speak Speak here.