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Mentana\Bélanger\Sainte-Alexandre Group Exhibition at Gern en Regalia

exhibition · 2026-07-18

Gern en Regalia in New York is presenting "Mentana\Bélanger\Sainte-Alexandre," an exhibition spotlighting the works of three Montreal-based artists: Betty Goodwin, Alexa Hawksworth, and Irene F. Whittome. The show explores the interplay of their diverse generational perspectives, focusing on themes of time, space, and the intangible. Hawksworth's "2025 Bélanger (2026)" creatively manipulates printmaking to redefine letters and numerals. Goodwin’s installation, "Mentana Street Project (1979)," transforms an empty apartment by modifying its interior. Whittome's "Room 901 (1980–1982)" captures her studio's evolution over two years. The exhibition also features themes echoed in Petrus Christus's circa 1450 painting, "Portrait of a Young Girl."

Key facts

  • Exhibition at Gern en Regalia, New York
  • Features Betty Goodwin, Alexa Hawksworth, Irene F. Whittome
  • Hawksworth's '2025 Bélanger (2026)' references a door address
  • Goodwin's 'Mentana Street Project (1979)' used an empty apartment as found object
  • Whittome's 'Room 901 (1980–1982)' documented repainted studio walls
  • Eye motif from Petrus Christus's 'Portrait of a Young Girl' (circa 1450) recurs
  • Hawksworth's 'The Look' (2025) features the eye motif
  • Goodwin's 'Me and a Still Life' (1963) also includes the eye

Entities

Artists

  • Betty Goodwin
  • Alexa Hawksworth
  • Irene F. Whittome
  • Roger Bellemare
  • Petrus Christus

Institutions

  • Gern en Regalia

Locations

  • New York
  • United States
  • Montreal
  • Canada
  • Bélanger Street
  • Saint Alexandre Street
  • Mentana Street

Sources