ZOZI GALLERY • INAUGURAL EXHIBITION

PRESENCE

1 JUNE - 31 AUGUST 2026

Artist Ruben Sanchez with his back to the camera as he looks at  one of his abstract, colorful still life paintings. Part of Zozi Art Gallery's inaugural exhibition, Presence.

An interactive exhibition that doesn't take place in a gallery. There is no single venue and no opening night. Instead, it happens in the artists' own studios, wherever in the world they are working: the process of being present — with the world and all over the world.

We invite you to join the artists — unplugged, no phones, no talking — just being with them and their process. Observing. Not arriving to see something finished and framed, but being there while it is still being made.

This is an invitation to explore being with the world in a different way. To slow down to the act of creation itself, and to the people who spend their lives looking at the world closely.

PRESENCE is about staying close to the making itself: the process of creation by hand, the hours that no one usually sees, the work and reworking long before a piece is anywhere near finished.

Especially now, the world needs artists. We live faster than ever, and we look at more and see less. We are surrounded by images that ask for a second of our attention before the next one arrives. The artists in this exhibition do the opposite. They give their whole attention to one thing, for a long time. That is what we want to share with you.

Seeing. Deep observation. Noticing.

Not just about the finished product, but about the process — what the act of creation requires, and what it brings.

Elsewhere

ZOZI's artists also exhibit internationally with museums, institutions, and other galleries. A selection of current and upcoming shows:


Mark Van Wagner

Putting it Together: Transforming Collage

68 Prince St. Gallery, Kingston, NY · USA  ·  13 June – 12 July 2026


Wayne Sleeth

Street Art

Arpege Gallery, Sarreguemines · France · 14 May 14 June 2026

Mosel(le)

 Espace Culturel de Rombas · France · 14 May 4 June 2026