A Heavenly Paradise
Gebert Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, 2026. In A Heavenly Paradise, flora, fauna, and symbolic forms emerge as actors in a theatrical landscape, assembled within bold, pared-down compositions. Infused with subtle humor and an undercurrent of mystery, these imagined scenes invite viewers into worlds that are at once familiar and uncanny. Through layered signs and symbols, Nelson transforms everyday subjects into evocative constructions, encouraging fresh ways of seeing and revealing the strange beauty hidden within the ordinary.
