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Photographs by Jane Hammond

Artist Jane Hammond’s multiplicitous, mixed-media body of work can hardly be described in a brief synopsis such as this. Her oil paintings, for which she is probably best known, have reportedly sold out at every show she’s had since her first, in 1989. She has since worked in numerous other media, a notable example of which is a sculpture called Fallen, acquired by the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City in the fall of this year. Fallen, which looks like a collage of autumn leaves, was first displayed in 2005 along with a text that read, “Each unique handmade leaf is inscribed by the artist with the name of a US soldier killed in Iraq. The exhibition begins with 1,511 leaves.” Hammond’s most recent works are photographic, a sampling of which just premiered at the Center for Photography at Woodstock. An exhibition of her black and white, collaged vintage photographs, now visiting the Nina Freudenheim Gallery, hints at autobiography with titles like Mom’s Birthday and Mahdia (Tunisian Men Honor My Mother and Her Poppies). The series is both cheerful and eerily surreal. An artist’s reception on Saturday launches the exhibition, which will remain on view through January 26.

Saturday, December 16 from 6-8pm. Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Lenox Hotel, 140 North St. (882-5777). Tue-Fri 10-5pm and by appointment. FREE.