Group Show 'Feel Free' at Joy Machine Explores Chaos and Control

Joy Machine presents 'Feel Free', a group exhibition featuring Rachel Hayden, Paulina Ho, Hanna Lee Joshi, and Jeremy Miranda. The show runs from May 15 to June 27, 2026, with an opening reception on May 15 from 6-8 p.m. Hayden's works incorporate checkerboard picnic blanket patterns, merging fruit and figures. Ho shifts from acrylic to thrifted textiles and Japanese indigo, inspired by a residency in Joseph, Oregon, and Moorish architecture in Andalusia. Joshi uses gouache and colored pencil for nude figures, as in 'Held like a flower'. Miranda employs a wet-sanding process to reveal the painting's history, depicting everyday objects like a stock pot or faucet. The exhibition addresses the tension between chaos and control, highlighting moments of harmony.