MARA ART STUDIO + GALLERY

echos of yesterday

In Echoes of Yesterday, you are invited to experience nostalgia through different and personal perspectives. Each work connects you to the past, sometimes through intimate memories, and sometimes through shared images and experiences that may feel familiar.

As you move through the exhibition, you encounter reminders of life: places, family moments, and everyday objects like tables, photographs, and keepsakes. These elements reflect connection, tradition, and the importance of gathering, suggesting spaces where stories are created, passed down, and remembered over time. Other works bring you back to childhood and early experiences, capturing moments of joy, movement, and discovery. At the same time, the exhibition invites you to reflect on beginnings, and how early memories continue to shape who you are.

There is also a quieter, more reflective side of memory throughout the exhibition. Here, memory is not always clear or complete, it can feel layered, fragmented, and emotional. Through texture, color, and layering, the works show how memories are built, erased, and formed again over time. Themes of place and history also emerge, connecting personal memory to broader cultural and spatial experiences. Some works feel deeply personal, while others remain open, allowing you to bring your own memories into what you see.

Echoes of Yesterday is not only about looking back; it is about recognizing how the past stays with you. It lives in your memories, your feelings and the way you see the world today.

Curatorial Statement; Mara Torres González

In Echoes of Yesterday, I bring together twelve artists who explore nostalgia through different and deeply personal perspectives. Each work connects to the past, sometimes through personal memories, and sometimes through shared images and experiences we all recognize. Throughout the exhibition, you will encounter familiar scenes and objects: places, family moments, tables, photographs, and keepsakes; that many of us immediately understand. These works offer a direct connection to memory, grounded in images that feel recognizable and collective.

Alongside them, other artists take a different approach. Instead of showing memory in a literal way, they focus on how it feels. Through color, texture, and layers, their work becomes more abstract and emotional, inviting you to sense memory rather than clearly see it. These pieces may not tell a specific story, but they create a space for feeling, allowing for a more personal and intuitive connection. Together, these perspectives, both the familiar and the abstract, reflect the many ways nostalgia exists. Some memories are clear and shared, while others are quiet, fragmented, and deeply individual

BRUCE ROBERTSON
MARA ART STUDIO + GALLERY
2026



Penance
Bruce Robertson
2026
""Purple Heart Wood""
28x17x17 inches

Lumiere
Bruce Robertson
2025
"Stone and Wood"
10x5x5 inches

Juan Alonso-Rodríguez
MARA ART STUDIO + GALLERY
2026



Epochal-Oceanside (diptych)
Juan Alonso-Rodríguez
2023
"Acrylic and moulding paste on 2 wood panels"
36x72 inches

Gaby Silva Bavio
MARA ART STUDIO + GALLERY
2026



Magdalena's Memories 3
Gaby Silva Bavioo
2026
Oil on canvas
40x70 inches
Marie Sostre Carmona
MARA ART STUDIO + GALLERY
2026



Memorias Reveladas
Marie Sostre Carmona
2026
"Mixed Media"
12x8.5x5 inches

Fragmentos del Ayer
Marie Sostre Carmona
2026
"Mixed Media
28x22x5 inches

Deena Marie King
MARA ART STUDIO + GALLERY
2026


Fading Memories
Deena Marie King
2025
Acrylic on Canvas
60x40inches

A Place Still Carries Every Story
Deena Marie King
2026
Mixed media on canvas
36x96 inches

Pinned Memories Sewn Stories
Deena Marie King
2026
Mixed media on canvas
33x96 inches

Judy Robertson
MARA ART STUDIO + GALLERY
2026


Everyone is Welcome at Momma Jean's Table
Judy Robertson
2026
Acrylic and graphite on gallery wrapped canvas, framed
48x36 inches

These are Just a Few of My Favorite Tablecloths
Judy Robertson
2026
Acrylic and graphite on gallery wrapped canvas, framed
48x36 inches

Go Ahead. Pull Up a Chair. Always Room for One More
Judy Robertson
2026
Acrylic and graphite on gallery wrapped canvas, framed
48x36 inches

Christina Jensen Vicente
MARA ART STUDIO + GALLERY
2026


Hemispheres Edition 2
Christina Jensen Vicente
2026
"Wool, glass, brass wire"
24x18 inches

Lori Childers
MARA ART STUDIO + GALLERY
2026


Teacup
Lori Childers
2024
Oil on gallery wrapped canvas
48x60 inches

Yellow Spinner
Lori Childers
2024
Oil on gallery wrapped canvas
48x48inches

Bubble Wands
Lori Childers
2024
Oil on gallery wrapped canvas
48x48inches

Elise Gold Sewall
MARA ART STUDIO + GALLERY
2026


Bounce!
Elise Gold Sewall
2026
Oil on linen, framed
24x24 inches

Who's Turn Is It?
Elise Gold Sewall
2026
Oil on linen, framed
24x24 inches

Big Red
Elise Gold Sewall
2026
Oil on canvas, framed
48x48 inches

David Erdman
MARA ART STUDIO + GALLERY
2026


Sentry
David Erdman
2024
Black walnut
61x24x14 inches

Mara Torres González
MARA ART STUDIO + GALLERY
2026


Now Incomplete - The space left behind, still holding what was.
Mara Torres González
2023
Acrylic, mixed media on gallery-wrapped canvas, framed
60x48 inches

Circa 1984: Where it Began
Mara Torres González
2026
Acrylic and graphite on gallery-wrapped canvas, framed
60x48 inches

Midge Johnson
MARA ART STUDIO + GALLERY
2026


Remnants of a Walled City
Midge Johnson
2024
Acrylic mixed media on gallery wrapped canvas, framed
30x30 inches

Julia Rivera
MARA ART STUDIO + GALLERY
2026


Once You Carry Your Own Water, You Will Learn The Value of Every Drop
Julia Rivera
2025
Mixed media on canvas
48x36 inches

Stuck - Do Something
Julia Rivera
2025
Mixed media
65 x 7 x 7 inches

The Older You Get, The Better You Get
Julia Rivera
2025
Resin
18 x 12 x 5 inches

It Doesn't Matter How Slowly You Go, As Long As You Don't Stop
Julia Rivera
2026
Epoxy Clay
14.5 x 12 x 14 inches

Give Yourself A Chance Again
Julia Rivera
2026
Epoxy Clay
8 x 18 x 3.5 inches

Learn to Rest, Not to Quit
Julia Rivera
2026
Epoxy Clay
7 x 4.5 x 7 inches