(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Art House Productions presents "Cult of Beauty: Celebrating the Extraordinary in the Ordinary", current work by Jersey City artist, Deb Sinha. The exhibition will be on display at the Art House Gallery from August 2-31, 2025.
Deb Sinha is a contemporary realist painter. A software engineer by profession, he has pursued art as a passionate hobby and has been painting professionally since 2016. Raised in India, Sinha was surrounded by vibrant colors and creativity but lacked exposure to formal, Western, art. A transformative trip to Florence in his mid-thirties inspired him to study classical art more seriously. Largely self-taught, Sinha has trained with several esteemed artists, including Juliette Aristides and M. Tobias Hall. “Just a week-long workshop felt like graduating with another magical master’s degree,” he reflects.
“I’ve admired Deb’s work since the first time I saw it years ago. His paintings are honest, emotionally rich, and full of gesture—rooted in an authenticity that draws you in instantly. His subjects are familiar yet layered with mystery: from intimate still lifes to striking portraits, to vivid scenes of Jersey City streets. Deb has a way of capturing life not as a grand narrative, but as a series of fleeting, meaningful moments. In viewing his work, we’re invited to reflect—not only on what we see, but on what we feel we may have once seen, lived, or dreamed,” says Gallery Director, Andrea McKenna
The opening reception will be held Saturday, August 2nd from 6:00 pm to 8:00pm.
Regular gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. All artwork will be available for purchase at the Art House Gallery, located at The Hendrix, 345 Marin Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ, and online at Art House Online Gallery.
Sinha’s work is diverse and richly layered, capturing the poetry of everyday life through a blend of realism and abstraction. Whether depicting McDonald's fries or the corner deli, he uses light and color to elevate ordinary moments. While oil paint is his preferred medium, he often experiments with other materials depending on his mood. He sharpens his skills through life drawing and plein air landscapes. “Art makes us human—but you don’t need a degree to love and interpret it,” he tells his viewers.
“Our world often challenges us to see beauty in the mundane and hope in the frantic. It is challenging not just to see but to pause and interpret it. I like to capture the unfathomable beauty with a compelling story around us. Imaginative stories inspire me: a Tiffany ornament or a phone charger, a beautiful body radiated by light or some rushing commuters, a rainy gray morning or a sunlit Cafe, a famous monument, or an abandoned garage. I want to pause and take it in.” - Deb Sinha
Large-print materials and tactile, descriptive tours are available upon request. For more information, please contact Andrea McKenna at [email protected].
Art House Productions is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the performing and visual arts in Jersey City, NJ. Through theater productions, visual art exhibitions, and community programs, Art House fosters creativity, inclusivity, and accessibility across all disciplines.
Support for Art House’s programs in 2025 is provided by an Anonymous American Foundation; the Arts in Education Program and the Hudson County History Partnership Program through Hudson County Cultural Affairs; the City of Jersey City; the Exchange Place Alliance; the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner organization of the NEA; Genova Burns; the Historic Downtown Special Improvement District (HDSID); the Jersey City Economic Development Corporation; Jersey City Health and Human Services; KRE; the New Jersey Economic Development Authority Small Business Improvement Grant; Panepinto Properties; public funds from the Jersey City Arts and Culture Trust Fund; RWJ Barnabas | Jersey City Medical Center; SILVERMAN; Super Buy Rite; the New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund; Tito’s Handmade Vodka; and many other generous volunteers, donors, and sponsors.
