February 6th - April 11th, 2026

Opening Reception: Friday, February 6th 6 - 8 PM

RUTHANN is pleased to present Souvenir, a group exhibition inspired by the poem of the same title by Edna St. Vincent Millay, and curated by Jeff Bailey. 

With works by: Paolo Arao, Louis Fratino, Brenda Goodman, Chris Hammerlein, Frederick Hayes, Lonnie Holley, Meg Lipke, Christian Maychack, Donna Moylan, Amy Pleasant, Paul Sepuya, Aaron Michael Skolnick, Cary Smith, Marisa Tesauro, Tamara Zahaykevich.

Souvenir

Just a rainy day or two

In a windy tower,

That was all I had of you—

Saving half an hour.

Marred by greeting passing groups

In a cinder walk,

Near some naked blackberry hoops

Dim with purple chalk.

I remember three or four

Things you said in spite,

And an ugly coat you wore

Plaided in black and white.

Just a rainy day or two

And a bitter word.

Why do I remember you

As a singing bird?

The poem’s breezy and sharp recollections of time spent together, of fleeting moments, pointed feelings, and, ultimately, fondness, provide the context for works that touch on intimacy and affection, humor and sadness, absence, and memory.

Ten per cent of sales will be donated to Millay Arts, the multidisciplinary artists residency founded in 1973 in Austerlitz, New York, at Steepletop, where Millay lived from 1925 – 1950.