September Show: Front Gallery

ECHOES OF THE ANCESTRAL
Elisa Pritzker Solo Exhibition
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
September 5-27, 2026
Reception: Sat. Sep. 5, 3 to 5 PM

This solo exhibition by Elisa Pritzker brings together 2D, 3D, and installation works
shaped through acrylic paint on natural and varied materials, with the imprint of a
selfcreated iconography that affirms a universal ancestral identity where past and
present converge. Each art piece gathers traces of ancient cultural impulses and carries
them forward, allowing inherited forces to appear in transformed states that speak to the
continuity of human experience.
The visual language that emerges is built from instinct, study, and a deep engagement
with symbolic forms that move across time. Layered surfaces and elemental structures
serve as portals through which primordial presence becomes perceptible as an active
influence shaping contemporary consciousness. In this way, the works reveal how
universal identity is continually informed by what precedes us.
The exhibition proposes an understanding of the ancestral that extends beyond specific
traditions. Instead, it evokes a shared human origin through images that function as
sites of return—places where ancient impulses and present awareness coexist. This
convergence creates a field in which continuity becomes visible, with an invitation to
recognize the echoes that move through us and contribute to the formation of the
present moment.
Elisa Pritzker is an Argentinian American artist, independent curator, and columnist. For
more than three decades, she has directed the Pritzker Studio & Gallery. Her
involvement includes projects and exhibitions at MoMA, Queens Museum, Skirball
Museum–Jerusalem, Dorsky Museum, Rockefeller Center, the United Nations,
Jerusalem Biennale, Iceland Biennale, Arts Westchester, Yale University, HVMOCA,
Hammond Museum, and others.
Her work is held in international collections such as Dia:Beacon, Dorsky Museum,
Hammond Museum, Espronceda–Barcelona, Iceland Biennale, the Argentine Consulate
NYC, WAAM, Google Arts & Culture, and several private and institutional collections
worldwide. Her practice has been featured in Hyperallergic, The New York Times,
HuffPost, Chronogram, and numerous other publications.