Quiet Contemplation pairs artists Jeffrey Cortland Jones and Melodie Thompson, each with a new body of work to welcome us into the New Year. With abstract paintings that seem to float from the wall, Jones invites viewers into a physical space to experience nuances: colors originating from the back of the acrylic panel, deliberate lines and textures that ask us to think about something we’ve never seen before. Thompson’s portraits ask us to consider more deeply women in moments of stillness: the beauty in imperfection and the delicate strength that carries us, reminding us of how we are shaped.