On Exhibit
HARVESTING MEMORIES IN BLUE
Sound Ave & Park Rd, Riverhead, NY
Harvesting Memories in Blue features a 12-foot high geodesic sphere situated on the DeLea Sod Farm along Sound Avenue in Riverhead, NY.
Sherry aims to symbolically return denim to its hardworking origins, intertwining artistic expression with the land itself. By merging visual narratives of labor with physical environments, Sherry's work pays homage to her Midwest roots and embraces the East Coast agricultural community she now calls home. This project is dedicated to honoring the industrious people of the North Fork and similar communities, celebrating their enduring spirit and contribution to humanity.
"Harvesting Memories in Blue” is made possible through the Statewide Community Regrant Program, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts with support from the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and administered by The Huntington Arts Council, Inc.
THE WOVEN GATE
Sylvester Manor, Shelter Island, NY
2025 Sculpture @ Sylvester Manor: Paradise Lost: June 14 - Sept 14
The circular form of Sherry Davis’ The Woven Gate reflects the agricultural cycles of Sylvester Manor both metaphorically and literally (especially in its use of a repurposed round cattle feeder as an armature). At the same time it physically frames the actual landscape of the Manor – allowing the observer to see it in a new context. Woven with upcycled material (denim jeans, wire, invasive plants, etc.), the sculpture also functions as a gateway – evoking the gates of both heaven and hell from Paradise Lost. One can see hell in the detritus that comprises the gateway, and at the same time see heaven as the “garbage” is turned into something beautiful. These two seemingly irreconcilable ways of viewing the sculpture bring to mind Sylvester Manor’s own discordant story, which includes both the ugliness of slavery and the beauty of nature.