This past Saturday, Victory Club celebrated the opening of Jennifer Louise Martin's exhibition, The Absence of Presence, at Gallery 151 with a luncheon for Victory Club members and guests.
Jennifer Louise Martin's work.
Most of Jennifer's works make use of textiles, and the exhibition incidentally opens during New York Fashion Week. Jennifer reflects on a week celebrating the fashion industry with paintings based on Vogue Magazine covers and uses real fabrics, in addition to canvas, to draw further reference to the fashion industry. Interestingly, Jennifer creates her first ever faceless portraits in this series.
The three-course lunch served was inspired by Jennifer's works, specifically focusing on the color palette in her pieces. In addition to Stephanie's cooking, members and guests enjoyed rosé from Bodvár of Sweden.
Handpainted menu for event with Jennifer Louise Martin and Gallery 151
"Leaves and lemons," inspired by the adjacent painting
Margaret Lefton observing the artwork.
Chilled corn soup.
Ice cream with chocolate sauce
Jennifer Louise Martin with her work.
It was a great, intimate lunch for Victory Club members, and we thank Gallery 151 for hosting!
Stephanie Nass and Jennifer Louise Martin standing by their respective artworks