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Marian Bailey - I saved a boy from drowning once. I wonder if he thinks about me.

At the heart of Marian Bailey’s newest exhibition is a meditation on the complexities surrounding Black experiences with water, including historical barriers to access and generational narratives of exclusion. Yet rather than dwell in absence, the work reclaims water as a joyful and liberating force through a celebration of buoyancy, Black joy, and the restorative power of nature. Visitors are encouraged to reflect on their own relationship to water and the small, sacred moments where they feel most free.

Shades of blue pulse throughout the richly illustrated works on paper, evoking the hypnotic, immersive calm of a bath, a river, or a daydream. The accompanying ceramic installation extends these themes into three-dimensional space.

Title: Across the River

Size: 12 x 10.25 in.

Medium: Gouache on Paper

Year: 2025

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Title: Across the River

Size: 12 x 10.25 in.

Medium: Gouache on Paper

Year: 2025

Price: Please Contact Gallery
Title: Avery

Size: 5.25 x 8.25 in.

Medium: Gouache on Paper

Year: 2025

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Title: Beach Day

Size: 9 x 8 in.

Medium: Gouache, Acrylic, Soft Pastels on Paper

Year: 2025

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Title: Can You Hear Me When I Scream Underwater?

Size: 9.875 x 6.875 in.

Medium: Acrylic and Gouache on Paper

Year: 2025

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Title: Cousins

Size: 8.25 x 10 in.

Medium: Gouache, Acrylic, Colored Pencil on Paper

Year: 2025

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Title: Diiive In

Size: 11 x 8 in.

Medium: Acrylic and Gouache on Paper

Year: 2025

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Title: Every Day Should Be Like This

Size: 9.75 x 12.75 in.

Medium: Gouache, Acrylic, Colored Pencil on Paper

Year: 2025

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Title: Hotsprings in New Mexico

Size: 7.5 x 9.5 in.

Medium: Gouache on Paper

Year: 2025

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Title: I Needed This

Size: 7.25 x 3 in.

Medium: Gouache on Paper

Year: 2025

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Title: Lazy River

Size: 7 x 5.5 in.

Medium: Acrylic and Gouache on Paper

Year: 2025

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Title: Pool Tiles #1

Size: 6.25 x 8 in.

Medium: Acrylic and Gouache on Paper

Year: 2025

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Title: Pool Tiles #2

Size: 7.5 x 5.5 in.

Medium: Acrylic and Gouache on Paper

Year: 2025

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Title: Schwimmen

Size: 8 x 10.5 in.

Medium: Gouache on Paper

Year: 2025

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Title: Swim At Your Own Risk

Size: 9 x 12.25 in.

Medium: Acrylic and Gouache on Paper

Year: 2025

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Title: Terrycloth

Size: 10.25 x 7.25 in.

Medium: Gouache on Paper

Year: 2025

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Title: UV Rays

Size: 9.75 x 7 in.

Medium: Acrylic and Gouache on Paper

Year: 2025

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