David Redfield: 10 the Hard Way
JAMAICA PLAIN, MA — The Jamaica Plain Branch Library, in partnership with the Friends of the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library, is pleased to present 10 the Hard Way, the next exhibition of its 2026 rotating art series, featuring work by Massachusetts-based artist David Redfield.
10 the Hard Way explores time as layered, fragmented and continuously reassembled rather than linear. The exhibition features approximately twenty hand-cut collages in which repetition and limitation act as creative drivers. Visible cuts and constructed forms reveal shifting perspectives as interiors open into exteriors and figures move through unresolved environments, inviting viewers to reconsider space, meaning and perception.
In this work, Redfield uses collage to map the unseen, giving form to the energies and connections that shape a life. These pieces function less as fixed images and more as open systems, channeling fragments charged with memory and possibility.
Redfield is a contemporary collage artist known for intricate, hand-cut works that merge architecture, imagination and atmosphere. Drawing from vintage magazines, books and photographs, he creates layered compositions that balance tension and harmony.
Trained as an architect, he brings a strong sense of structure, scale and spatial design to his practice, exploring the interplay between positive and negative space and the relationship between natural, built and imagined environments.
Since 2020, Redfield has exhibited internationally and been featured in publications and album artwork worldwide.
10 the Hard Way is on view from May 7– July 8, 2026, with a public reception to be held on Thursday, May 7, 2026, 5:30-7:30 PM. The library is open Monday-Wednesday 10-6, Thursday 12-8, and Friday and Saturday 9-5 (closed Sundays). The exhibition space is located on the lower level.
Inquiries?
ig: @david.redfield.art
This exhibition is made possible through the generous support of The Friends of the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library, a non-profit organization committed to planning and sponsoring free educational and cultural programs for all patrons of the JP Library.
