ABEL MACIAS

Mi Destino

OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, May 21, 6–8 PM

EXHIBITION DATES: May 21 – June 27, 2026

HOURS: Wednesday – Saturday, 11 AM – 6 PM

SITUATIONS

515 W 20th Street, Floor 3, New York, NY 10011

SITUATIONS is pleased to present Mi Destino, Abel Macias' second solo exhibition at the gallery. In his latest body of work, Macias looks to memories of summer visits to Mexico from his youth. Recalling the freedom of roaming the hills of rural Jalisco and observing family members going about their days, Macias' vibrantly rendered surreal landscapes draw inspiration from the Fauvist tradition, depicting both inner and outer worlds.

Memory becomes remodeled in the mind’s eye, not to distract from the truth but to add to the essence and how the experience of it really looks and feels. - Abel Macias

Abel Macias is a painter and muralist taking inspiration from the natural world. Focusing on a variety of kaleidoscopic landscapes, as well as folkloric imagery drawn from his Mexican heritage, Macias applies a bold, expressive palette with textural brushstrokes. Macias entertains the notion that his paintings are not merely meant to be examined from his point of view but to be experienced from a more universal lens. He actively zooms in and out of focus, capturing both the grandeur and the minutiae of his subject matter. The result is a complex overlay where background and foreground blend seamlessly, and the space between objects dissolves.

ABEL MACIAS (b. 1979 Atlanta, GA) lives and works in Taos, NM. He holds a BFA from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) with additional course work at School of Visual Arts, NYC and Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. Exhibitions include SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA; SITUATIONS, NYC; Hashimoto Gallery, San Francisco, CA; and Artists Space Gallery, NYC. His work is in many private and public collections including SCAD Atlanta, and SCAD Hong Kong. Macias is perhaps most well known for his mural work in both private residences (South Hampton, Turks and Caicos, Cabo, MX) and public spaces including Proper Hotel DTLA, CA (interiors by Kelly Wearstler); Maybourne Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA; Lane Crawford, Hong Kong, Shanghai; Flamingo Estate, Los Angeles; Heimet, Los Angeles; JAJA, Cleveland, OH, and Chatham Hall, Savannah, GA.