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The Mayor's Gallery presents" "Turning Points" a curated collection
Artwork by Stamford Resident Jyoti Desai
The Mayor’s Gallery presents:
| “Turning Points: a curated collection” artwork by Jyoti Desai July 1- August 28, 2026 Artists’ reception and dance performance Thursday July 16th from 5 – 7 PM 888 Washington Blvd, 10th floor, Stamford, CT The Mayor’s Gallery is proud to present “Turning Points: a curated collection” artwork by Stamford resident Jyoti Desai. The exhibit will be on display from July 1st thru August 28th, 2026. The artists’ reception and dance performance is scheduled for Thursday, July 16th from 5 – 7 pm. American Ballroom dance by Jyoti Desai and Elmar Schmidt followed by Argentine Tango by Jyoti Desai and Gem Duras. The public is invited to meet the artist and view the dance performances. |
| After returning to painting in recent years, Ms. Desai has embraced a more intuitive and organic approach to abstraction. Her work combines bold, high-contrast compositions with vibrant color inspired by Indian textiles and visual traditions. Through layering, scraping, and reworking the surface, she creates paintings that reveal traces of their own making, allowing history, accident, and intention to coexist. A lifelong passion for dancing has become central to her studio practice. The rhythm, balance, improvisation, and physical responsiveness required in dance directly inform her approach to paint. Sweeping gestures, shifts in tempo, and moments of pause echo the movements of the body in motion. Rather than illustrating dance, the paintings translate its energy and dynamism into visual form. By working between structure and spontaneity, control and release, she creates abstract paintings that are rooted in movement, color, and the physical experience of making. The Mayor’s Gallery is located on the 10th floor of Stamford’s Government Center. The City of Stamford which gives area artists an opportunity to exhibit their work in this space. There are six exhibitions annually featuring emerging and professional artists. Please contact curator Ellen Gordon at esgordon@optonline.net with questions or to purchase artwork. View the exhibit Tuesday thru Friday 1pm – 4pm. Photo ID required. |
