On Tuesday, May 5th, we celebrated the release of Painting Prayer: Why Faith Needs Art - and Art Needs Faithwith a conversation with artist Alfonse Borysewicz and Arthouse2B cofounder and Executive Director Erin K. McAtee.

Alfonse Borysewicz is a Brooklyn-based painter. A Detroit native, he has a BA from Sacred Heart Seminary and an MA from St. John's Provincial Seminary. He attended the Studio School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA and is a recipient of two Pollock-Krasner Foundation fellowships (1987, 1992), a Guggenheim Fellowship (1995), and Templeton Religion Trust grant. His work has been featured in The New York Times and Art in America. This is his first book.

Alfonse’s work has been seen in a number of Arthouse2B gallery shows, including sub*stansia, In The Flesh, and De-compositions. His work was most recently seen in a group exhibition, FEAST, at St. Joe’s in Greenwich Village in April 2026.

FEAST was a gallery exhibition of visual and written art contemplating the elements of celebration: generosity, hospitality, joy, creativity, and freedom. No longer is feasting just “a good time,” but it becomes a fruitful and transcendent act that provokes our memory of our truest human nature-- to come to know the goodness and beauty of the divine. 

On April 30th, curator Emilia Tanu Chornay gave a beautiful talk about the theme of the gallery and the selected artworks.

On Thursday, August 22nd, curator Lucy Rahner moderated a panel discussion with artists Audrey Bennet, Sasha Hallock, and Adrienne Lee. There was a small reception after the panel.

Arthouse2B and Con-solatio collaborated to present “Kindling” - an exhibition of paintings, drawings and calligraphies by master Dao Zi and his disciple, Aman, curated by Fr. Paul Anel and Jiale Hu. The one-day-only gallery exhibition included a moderated talk with the artists, with Chinese and English translations by Jiale Hu.

Felicia Pérez gave an artist talk alternating between English and Spanish for an intimate crowd in the Gabriel Gallery at Annunciation Church. Her talk centered on themes from her solo show "Through Suffering, Joy is Near", hosted in the gallery from August 6 - September 23. A social with light refreshments and wine preceded and followed the discussion.

Felicia is a NYC-based artist with a Masters of Art from Lehman College, who draws inspiration from the natural world to convey deep truths about God's will for humanity.

“These paintings symbolize pain, courage, perseverance, and surrender… When I made the decision to invite God into my suffering and surrender myself to His will, I became more attentive to the small moments of beauty around me.”

- Felicia Pérez, excerpt from gallery show statement

Exhibition curator Maggie Jones moderated a panel discussion with four artists from the sub*stantia gallery show. A social with light refreshments and wine preceded and followed the discussion.

James T. Majewski moderated a panel discussion with In the Flesh gallery artists, Alfonse Borysewicz and Julia Hembree Smith. A social with light refreshments and wine preceded and followed the panel discussion.

Curator Lucy Rahner moderated a panel discussion with four artists from the Roots and Wings gallery show. A social with light refreshments and wine preceded and followed the discussion.