Sophie Degano is a narrative painter.

 

Anchored. Without debate. Without diversion. Prolific. 

 

For whom being a woman is not a niche subject

but rather a building in which to nest.

 

Like the sharp blade of the cabinetmaker, she cuts in the expressionist history to deliver us a feminine memento rather than feminist.

 

 

For this new collaboration, her suggestive ex-votos offer a discreet celebration

of the jewel penetrated and the glory of the penetrant.