Art by Cheryl Gross

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Art House Productions presents The Ethereal Realms of Mythology: Past & Present by Cheryl Gross. The exhibition will be on view at the Art House Gallery from Saturday, November 1 through Sunday, November 30, 2025.

The Ethereal Realms of Mythology: Past & Present reimagines humanity’s relationship with animals and the natural world through the lens of myth. Drawing from diverse cultural traditions while inventing new hybrid creatures and worlds, Gross explores survival, transformation, and adaptation amid environmental and societal change.

Presented as a series of accordion-style books, the work intertwines ancient and imagined myths, confronting pollution, superstition, and fear. By weaving past and present together, the exhibition offers myth as a means of navigating and making sense of an increasingly complex world.

“The creatures I create live in the space between evolution and extinction. They remind us that adaptation—both ecological and emotional—is our greatest myth and our greatest truth.”  — Cheryl Gross

Regular gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays, 1:00pm–4:00pm. All artwork will be available for purchase in person at the Art House Gallery, located at The Hendrix, 345 Marin Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ, and online at the Art House Online Gallery.  There will be an Opening Reception on Saturday, November 1 from 5:00pm–8:00pm and an Artist Talk on Saturday, November 22 from 2:00pm–4:00pm.

“Cheryl Gross is one of those rare, prolific artists who never ceases to astonish. It’s not just the sheer volume of work she produces, but the depth, intention, and intricacy that infuse each piece—layered with symbolism and curiosity about the world we inhabit.

In her latest body of work, Cheryl explores the idea of animal preservation through the lens of mythology. By merging ancient storytelling with contemporary ecological concerns, she invites us to consider how myth and memory shape our relationship with the animal kingdom,” — Andrea McKenna, Gallery Director

Brooklyn native Cheryl Gross is an illustrator, painter, writer, and motion graphic artist living and working in the New York/Jersey City area. She is a professor at Pratt Institute, and her work has appeared in numerous films, TV shows, and publications. Gross’s artwork is featured in many corporate and museum collections, including the Zebra Poetry Film Festival (Berlin), The New York Times, Riverside Museum (CA), The Museum of the City of New York, Mississippi Museum of Art, and Laforet Harajuku Museum (Tokyo).

Her recent exhibitions and residencies include Artist-In-Residency, Kunstlerhaus (Saarbrücken, Germany); Elizabeth Hulings Foundation Finalist (2014); Artist-In-Residency Program, Dilsberg, Germany (2015); and Eileen Kaminsky Family Foundation Residency, Jersey City (2018–2020). Gross also participated in Art Fair 14C (2021–2023), Commit to Memory: The Precipice of Extinction (Louis K. Redding Gallery, Wilmington, DE, curated by The Bridge Gallery, 2023), and The Z Factor: The Hybrid Realms of Cheryl Gross (Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ, curated by Kristin DeAngelis, design by Kele McComsey, 2025).

ACCESSIBILITY: 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 generous volunteers, donors, and sponsors.