The Armory Show 2026: Johanna Bath

Enari Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in The Armory Show in New York with a solo presentation by Johanna Bath. Working in layered oil paint that softly blurs her imagery, Bath creates intimate compositions of hands, knees, flora, and fragmented figures, exploring memory, time, and human connection. Rooted in personal experience, her paintings center on intimacy, romantic encounters, and the sensuality of the body. Her recent works are bolder, with heightened contrasts of light and shadow that intensify their nostalgic atmosphere. In contrast to a culture of fast-paced, explicit imagery, Bath's paintings celebrate tenderness, restoring a sense of sacredness to human connection through the beauty of touch. Rather than depicting specific places or narratives, Bath evokes shared emotional states. Her close-up focus on a face, a hand, or a fleeting gesture invites viewers to slow down, observe, and connect through memory and feeling.