Elizabeth Riggle's Vertebral Opera Paintings at Art 101 Gallery in Williamsburg

Elizabeth Riggle presented her exhibition 'PARTS IS PARTS: STUDIES FOR A VERTEBRAL OPERA' at Art 101 gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The show ran from January 11 to February 10, 2013, at 101 Grand Street between Wythe Avenue and Berry Street. Riggle's oil paintings focused on spinal anatomy, blending anatomical precision with painterly freedom across various sizes and surfaces. Her brushwork balanced firm modeling with springy graphics while maintaining fidelity to bone structures. Two notable works included 'Dens Attentive,' a small monochrome vanitas on wood where vertebrae substitute for a skull, and 'Overture (For Bob and Ray),' a large canvas reimagining sacral, lumbar, and cranial bones as levitating color bulges. The gallery operated Friday through Sunday from 1 to 6 PM. Riggle's artistic approach transformed spinal elements into what she termed a 'vertebral opera,' using fresh, buoyant colors to explore bone morphology with flamboyant erudition.