# Essex Flowers Gallery in Lower East Side, New York City. - Address: 19 Monroe Street, New York, NY 10002 - Website: https://essexflowers.us - Directions: - On the map: https://onview.so/manhattan/map/essex-flowers ## Exhibitions ### Sonya Derman: *Wet Blanket* Oct 16 – Nov 15, 2026 · coming up · Front - Fri, Oct 16, 2026: Opening reception, 6–8 pm Hand-embroidered, painted and quilted cotton works with appliquéd words, cats and figures, drawn from everyday life and teaching. Derman makes quilts from hand-embroidered, painted and hand-quilted cottons, with appliqué words such as DODO, CAT DAD, JOY and END OF THE BAR. Short slogans, riddles and jokes are emptied of their anthemic tone and then filled out again in fabric, alongside anonymous cats and humans and a few sequins. The work draws on her job teaching middle school, on dating, and on family memory and leftovers, in the spirit of garage sales and hand-me-downs. The page carries an essay by Jamie Chan. Full details: [essexflowers.us](https://essexflowers.us/Sonya-Derman-Wet-Blanket-1) On On View: https://onview.so/manhattan/essex-flowers/wet-blanket ### *Transaction* Two-person exhibition · Oct 16 – Nov 15, 2026 · coming up · Back Joshua Abelow and Katya Kirilloff - Fri, Oct 16, 2026: Opening reception, 6–8 pm Paintings by Joshua Abelow and a sculpture by Katya Kirilloff, a sad unicorn atop a table of wrapped paintings. Presented by Gene’s Dispensary of Los Angeles in the back gallery, the show pairs Joshua Abelow’s prolific painting practice with Katya Kirilloff’s sculpture. According to the accompanying text, a sad unicorn will sit atop dozens of Abelow’s paintings, tightly wrapped so that they serve as table legs. Keith J. Varadi’s essay frames the exchange as a worthwhile, balanced transaction, arguing for collaboration and support over quid pro quo. Kirilloff has a solo show at Les-Bains Douches in Alençon, France, in November 2026. Full details: [essexflowers.us](https://essexflowers.us/Joshua-Abelow-Katya-Kirilloff-Transaction) On On View: https://onview.so/manhattan/essex-flowers/transaction ## Past exhibitions - [Ilana Yacine Harris-Babou and Patrick Carlin Mohundro: *B³*](https://onview.so/manhattan/essex-flowers/b.md): Sep 12 – Oct 11, 2026 --- On View's listing, as of Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Every gallery and museum in New York City: https://onview.so/manhattan.md. All of On View: https://onview.so/llms.txt