Fountain House Gallery
Fountain House Gallery Presents: “Re/Invention”
On view: January 16 – March 4, 2026
Fountain House Gallery – the premier venue in New York City representing artists living with mental illness – announces the exhibition Re/Invention. The show, focusing upon artwork incorporating rescued, upcycled, or discarded materials, will be on view from January 16, 2026 through March 4, 2026. Fountain House Gallery is located at 702 Ninth Avenue in Manhattan.
Re/Invention is curated by Fountain House artist Vermillion, in partnership with Tara Sansone, Executive Director, Materials for the Arts/ Friends of Materials for the Arts, and with John Cloud Kaiser, Gallery Director and Education Director, Materials for the Arts.
Vermillion, who conceived the show’s theme and is known for the inventive use of rescued materials in her own art practice, observed, “We constantly rebuild and reconfigure our stories – our memories, our beliefs – which drive or sink us. We reinvent ourselves, we recenter and reenter our lives, we get second chances. We repeatedly mend ourselves and others or risk being thrown into the trash, and we hope that our legacies will be incorporated into generations to come.”
Added Sansone, “As stewards of sustainability and creative reuse, we are honored to work with Fountain House on this exhibition that showcases the use of discarded items as art materials and celebrates the artistry and creativity of these talented artists.”
Kaiser said, “The artwork in this exhibit showcases a confidence and freedom with materials that is deep and inspiring. By reusing materials that have been reclaimed from the waste stream, these artists have come together in a dynamic art show that challenges the traditions of art materials and embraces the contemporary in beautiful and touching ways.”
Additional programming for this exhibition will include a “fix-it and repair” workshop, terrarium building, and a fashion parade. Follow this link for details and registration.
Fountain House Gallery & Studio programming is funded, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, and by generous support from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, and the Renate, Hans and Maria Hofmann Trust.
About Fountain House Gallery & Studio
Fountain House Gallery & Studio envisions a world where artists find community, healing and creative growth through artistry, and where their strengths and contributions reshape how society understands serious mental illness. In the Studio, artists find a supportive community where they can explore their creativity, develop their craft, reclaim their identities, and challenge the stigma of diagnosis. At the Gallery, their work is shared with the public, celebrated and sold — amplifying their voices by advancing their careers and demonstrating their essential contributions to art and culture. Together, the Studio and Gallery foster hope, inspire new possibilities, and build upon a movement that values artistry as a force for healing and change.
About Fountain House
For 75 years, Fountain House has been a beacon of hope and recovery for people living with serious mental illness. Through its direct service clubhouse programs in New York City and Los Angeles, as well as national policy, advocacy and research initiatives, Fountain House has transformed the lives of tens of thousands of people living with serious mental illness. Founded in 1948 in New York City, Fountain House originated the clubhouse model of community mental health that has been replicated more than 370 times in nearly 40 U.S. states and in 30 countries around the world.
