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.
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.
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.
Corina Simian: A Step into the Wilderness
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 A Step into the Wilderness, the next exhibition in its 2026 rotating art series, featuring photography by Boston-based artist Corina Simian.
A Step into the Wilderness is a photographic exploration of some of the most ecologically significant landscapes in the United States, including Yellowstone National Park, the Teton Range, and other protected natural spaces. Through sweeping vistas and intimate details, the exhibition invites viewers into environments where nature’s immense power exists alongside quiet vulnerability.
A Step into the Wilderness is on view from March 5 – May 6, 2026 with a public reception to be held on Thursday, March 5, 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.
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 A Step into the Wilderness, the next exhibition in its 2026 rotating art series, featuring photography by Boston-based artist Corina Simian.
A Step into the Wilderness is a photographic exploration of some of the most ecologically significant landscapes in the United States, including Yellowstone National Park, the Teton Range, and other protected natural spaces. Through sweeping vistas and intimate details, the exhibition invites viewers into environments where nature’s immense power exists alongside quiet vulnerability.
The photographs celebrate the richness of preserved ecosystems, capturing dramatic landforms, seasonal transitions, native flora, and wildlife, while drawing attention to the fragile balance that sustains them. Each image offers a moment of stillness, encouraging reflection on humanity’s relationship with the natural world and the responsibility to protect it.
Blending artistic vision with scientific awareness, Corina Simian’s work bridges aesthetics and ecology. Alongside expansive landscapes, her photographs reveal the often-overlooked beauty of small ecosystems, rare plant species, fungi, and subtle natural patterns.
Through A Step into the Wilderness, Simian invites the community to slow down, observe closely, and reconnect with the natural world—highlighting both its resilience and fragility, and underscoring the importance of conservation.
A Step into the Wilderness is on view from March 5 – May 6, 2026 with a public reception to be held on Thursday, March 5, 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?
corinafirst@yahoo.com
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.
Shoshanna Ehrlich: Beneath the Rustling
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 Beneath the Rustling, the opening exhibition of its 2026 rotating art series, featuring work by Brookline artist Shoshanna Ehrlich.
Ehrlich’s practice is rooted in the fleeting, often unseen nature of human experience. Through layered surfaces, deliberate erasure, embedded text fragments, and hand-crafted collage papers, her paintings suggest the subtle “rustling” of memory and meaning that resides just beneath everyday perception.
Beneath the Rustling is on view from January 8 – March 4, 2026, with a public reception to be held on Thursday, January 8, 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.
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 Beneath the Rustling, the opening exhibition of its 2026 rotating art series, featuring work by Brookline artist Shoshanna Ehrlich.
Ehrlich’s practice is rooted in the fleeting, often unseen nature of human experience. Through layered surfaces, deliberate erasure, embedded text fragments, and hand-crafted collage papers, her paintings suggest the subtle “rustling” of memory and meaning that resides just beneath everyday perception.
From richly textured grounds, her abstracted figures emerge in a liminal space—inhabiting stories of displacement, border crossing, and transformation, while simultaneously holding space for viewers to bring their own interpretations. With a quiet, restrained palette, Ehrlich aims to create moments of contemplation and repose, inviting memories to surface gently rather than interrupt the visual encounter.
The exhibition’s title draws inspiration from a poem written by the artist’s father, Frederick M. Ehrlich, near the end of his life. In “In the Boston Museum of Fine Arts,” he reflects on the spectral layers of history contained within the museum’s displays—urging readers to listen closely for what lies “beneath the rustling.” His words echo the themes present throughout the exhibition: presence, absence, lineage, and the unseen threads that bind us.
In the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Coming from a room containing
artifacts of Oceania,
is a rustling sound.
The spirits of ancestors
cannot get through the glass
of display cases.
Beneath the rustling,
I hear the moan of wind over islands.
We need our weeping
and the ceremonies with which we bury our dead.
Acres of stones
say “Rest in Peace.”
Listen when you go into the museum,
you will hear the ancestors
who do not age, who dare not leave.
— Frederick M. Ehrlich, How the Dead Stay in Touch, Flutter Press, 2017
Beneath the Rustling is on view from January 8 – March 4, 2026, with a public reception to be held on Thursday, January 8, 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?
shoshanna.ehrlich@gmail.com
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.