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The Hedda Sterne Foundation is dedicated to exploring the legacy of the artist Hedda Sterne (1910-2011) and her philosophy of art as a process of engagement and discovery.

12/18/2025

Up through January 30, 2026 - Hedda Sterne: Dreamscapes, An exhibition sharing 15 works from the 1970s and 1980s, including work from Sterne’s rarely-exhibited “Signs” series.

The paintings and drawings in Dreamscapes hold in common Hedda Sterne’s prolonged interest in the mutable character of line. Using thin horizontal bands, layers of soft geometric forms, or clusters of tiny abstract coils, Sterne built the illusion of depth through interdependent marks. Yet like the space within a dream coming in and out of focus, these works are not so simple; they contain what critic Dore Ashton described as “spaces that veer forward or back, or dilate from a seeming center, [which] are on close inspection, shapes that declare themselves ambiguous.”

12/11/2025

Hedda Sterne: Dreamscapes is up through January 23rd ✨

THIS WORK: Untitled #1, 1988
Oil, pastel and graphite on canvas
40 x 26 in
101.6 x 66 cm

Image courtesy of Van Doren Waxter © The Hedda Sterne Foundation, Inc. / Licensed by ARS, New York, NY

12/08/2025

Works from Hedda’s rarely-exhibited “Signs” series are included in ‘Hedda Sterne: Dreamscapes’ , up now through January 23rd

Organized with The Hedda Sterne Foundation, this exhibition presents 15 works from the 1970s and 1980s.

The paintings and drawings in Dreamscapes hold in common Hedda Sterne’s prolonged interest in the mutable character of line. Using thin horizontal bands, layers of soft geometric forms, or clusters of tiny abstract coils, Sterne built the illusion of depth through interdependent marks. Yet like the space within a dream coming in and out of focus, these works are not so simple; they contain what critic Dore Ashton described as “spaces that veer forward or back, or dilate from a seeming center, [which] are on close inspection, shapes that declare themselves ambiguous.”

One can view the marks in Hedda Sterne’s “Signs” series as figures, totems, shadows, or calligraphy of a secret language. They build upon the metaphysical spaces contained within her Vertical-Horizontals series, and presage the architectural forms that she would turn to for much of the 1980s. Visually linked through very small contrasts of color and a delicacy of line, the artworks in this exhibition highlight the thread of inquiry embedded in her art practice. “To reveal all these diverse meanings of line,” Sterne wrote in one of her sketchbooks, “it seems to me is what I’ve been doing these last years.”

THIS WORK: SIGNS, C. 1979-81
Acrylic on canvas
35 x 26 in
88.9 x 66 cm
Image courtesy of Van Doren Waxter

12/04/2025

This Untitled Surrealist work from 1942 is included in Booth G2 Miami Beach! Up December 5 - 7, 2025.

Work Information: Hedda Sterne, Untitled, 1942. Gouache on paperboard, 27 x 20 in (68.6 x 50.8 cm). Images courtesy

11/24/2025

Up through January 30, 2026 - Hedda Sterne: Dreamscapes, An exhibition sharing 15 works from the 1970s and 1980s, including work from Sterne’s rarely-exhibited “Signs” series. The paintings and drawings in Dreamscapes hold in common Hedda Sterne’s prolonged interest in the mutable character of line. Using thin horizontal bands, layers of soft geometric forms, or clusters of tiny abstract coils, Sterne built the illusion of depth through interdependent marks. Yet like the space within a dream coming in and out of focus, these works are not so simple; they contain what critic Dore Ashton described as
“spaces that veer forward or back, or dilate from a seeming center, [which] are on close inspection, shapes that declare themselves ambiguous.”

images courtesy of Van Doren Waxter

11/12/2025

Open Thursday, November 13 ✨ Hedda Sterne: Dreamscapes, An exhibition sharing 15 works from the 1970s and 1980s, including work from Sterne’s rarely-exhibited “Signs” series. The paintings and drawings in Dreamscapes hold in common Hedda Sterne’s prolonged interest in the mutable character of line. Using thin horizontal bands, layers of soft geometric forms, or clusters of tiny abstract coils, Sterne built the illusion of depth through interdependent marks. Yet like the space within a dream coming in and out of focus, these works are not so simple; they contain what critic Dore Ashton described as
“spaces that veer forward or back, or dilate from a seeming center, [which] are on close inspection, shapes that declare themselves ambiguous.”

image: Hedda Sterne, Untitled, 1983, Oil pastel on canvas,
36 × 24 1/8 in, 91.4 × 61.3 cm

11/11/2025

Untitled from “Metaphores and Metamorphoses,” is on view now new collection galleries installation.

Work information: Untitled from Metaphores and Metamorphoses, color lithograph, ed. 8/9. dimensions: 20 × 20 in. (50.8 × 50.8 cm)

“The collection galleries at MCASD highlight the diverse historical holdings and ongoing commitment to the art of our present moment. It embraces artistic innovations from the mid-twentieth century to today with a focus on the ongoing legacies of abstraction in arts of the Americas and Europe... This inaugural installation of the MCASD’s collection is organized by Kathryn Kanjo, The David C. Copley Director and CEO, and former Associate Curator Anthony Graham.”

credits: Installation view, Colette Carson and Ivor Royston Gallery, MCASD, on view October 16, 2025. Photography:

11/03/2025

Hedda Sterne’s work hangs alongside works by Marisol, Andy Warhol, and Robert Rauschenberg in ‘Warhol, Po***ck y otros espacios americanos’ (‘Warhol, Po***ck and Other American Spaces’) at curated by Estrella de Diego. The exhibition will be up through January 25, 2026

Work information: Hedda Sterne, Untitled #17, 1952. Oil on canvas, 60 in. x 36 in. (152.4 cm x 91.44 cm). Image courtesy Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

10/29/2025

Hedda Sterne’s work is included in ‘Warhol, Po***ck y otros espacios americanos’ (‘Warhol, Po***ck and Other American Spaces’) at curated by Estrella de Diego from Oct 21, 2025 - Jan 25, 2026

“The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza presents an ambitious exhibition from October 21 to January 25 that brings together the work of two essential figures in 20th-century art, Andy Warhol and Jackson Po***ck, alongside that of other artists who, during the same historical period, faced similar challenges. The exhibition addresses the profound transformations that affected painting practice, highlighting how these artists rethought traditional spatial strategies and explored new ways of conceiving the painting. Through a diverse set of pieces, the museum invites us to revisit a crucial moment in the evolution of contemporary art, marked by the expansion of the physical, conceptual, and perceptual boundaries of painting.”
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[THIS WORK]: Hedda Sterne, Untitled #17, 1952. Oil on canvas, 60 in. x 36 in. (152.4 cm x 91.44 cm). Image courtesy Van Doren Waxter, New York | © The Hedda Sterne Foundation, Inc. | Licensed by ARS, New York, NY

10/24/2025

Hedda Sterne’s “Pyramids” hangs along works by and at Paris in presentation (Booth B17) through October 26th!

Work: Hedda Sterne, Pyramids, 1984. Acrylic on canvas, 72 x 54 in (182.9 x 137.2 cm). Victoria Miro, Booth B17, The Grand Palais. All artworks © the artists | Courtesy the artists and Victoria Miro

10/23/2025

Hedda Sterne’s work is featured at Paris in presentation (Booth B17) through October 26th

Image: Hedda Sterne, Pyramids, 1984. Acrylic on canvas, 72 x 54 in (182.9 x 137.2 cm). Victoria Miro, Booth B17, The Grand Palais. All artworks © the artists | Courtesy the artists and Victoria Miro

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