Arts Center at Duck Creek Presents REDYELLOWPINK, solo exhib by Jorge Rois, 6.27th – 8.2nd

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Solo Exhibition by Jorge Rios

Opening Reception Saturday, June 27th, 5 to 7 PM

Exhibit thru August 2, 2026

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Jorge Rios, ‘Untitled, Acrylic on paper mounted on wood.’

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The Arts Center at Duck Creek is pleased to present REDYELLOWPINK, a solo exhibition by Jorge Rios, on view in the John Little Barn from June 27 through August 2, 2026. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, June 27, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Rooted in the history of abstraction and driven by process, Rios’ paintings combine gestural brushwork, drips, and stains with graphic elements such as grids and patterns rendered in highly saturated color. The exhibition brings together a dynamic body of work that explores contradiction, displacement, and the tension between structure and spontaneity.

Born and trained in Havana, Cuba, Rios draws on personal and cultural histories to create paintings that resist fixed identities and easy interpretation. His recurring use of the black-and-white grid reflects both modernist ideals and the complexities of his upbringing in Cuba, where competing narratives and cultural contradictions shaped daily life.

Jorge Rios’ work is rooted in the history of abstraction and driven by process. He combines gestural brushstrokes, drips, and stains with graphic elements like grids and patterns rendered in highly saturated pigments.

“I prioritize stylistic variety over a consistent visual identity. My paintings are like a funhouse mirror on which different artistic movements and attitudes are reflected while conveying a sense of ongoing jest,” shares Jorge Rios.

Recurring motifs such as the black-and-white grid carry layered meaning, connecting modernist ideals to the artist’s upbringing in Havana, Cuba, where utopian rhetoric and cultural contradiction were facts of daily life. Emigrating to the United States in 2013, the artist has remained attuned to states of flux and dislocation, conditions that find form in paintings where opposing forces like artifice and sincerity, structure and accident, coexist without resolution. Stylistically varied and resistant to a fixed identity, the work uses abstraction as a site of open questioning rather than certainty.

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Jorge Rios

Jorge Rios trained at the National Academy of Beaux Arts “San Alejandro” in Havana, Cuba before going on to study at the Art Institute of Chicago, where he was awarded the Presidential Merit Scholarship in 2019. In 2023 he earned his Master of Fine Arts from Washington University in St. Louis. MO. The artist has had solo exhibitions in Havana, Miami among others, and has participated in group shows in Spain, Italy, Mexico and the USA.

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The Arts Center at Duck Creek is a dynamic hub for contemporary art and cultural exchange on Long Island’s East End. Set on a historic property in Springs, New York, the center champions innovative artistic practices through a diverse program of exhibitions, performances, and interdisciplinary events. By bringing together leading and emerging voices across disciplines, Duck Creek fosters dialogue, experimentation, and community engagement in a uniquely inspiring natural and architectural setting.

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