Francine Fleischer with her work, photo by Erling Hope.
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General Ticket: $10
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Go behind the lens with Francine Fleischer, an accomplished artist and Sag Harbor native known for her intriguing fine art photography. Using The Water in Between #9214, as a portal, Fleischer dives deep into the creative process behind her internationally exhibited series The Water In Between. Following the discussion there will be a lively Q&A with the audience.
The Water in Between was inspired by the contradiction of purpose alive in a magical swimming hole, or cenote, that Fleischer discovered in Mexico that had once been used by an ancient civilization as a domain for human sacrifice. The series presented Fleischer with the uncommon challenges of photographing in an underground, water-filled, protected site over several years. Join us to learn more about the inspiration, technical achievements, and the methodology behind this body of work. The Water in Between #9214 will be on view downstairs in our studio space from April 23 – May 23 to view during exhibition hours,
11 Am – 5 PM, Thursday – Sunday.
This special insight Sunday has been programmed in tandem with our exhibition A Thousand Words: Photography at The New Yorker. Our spring exhibition will be on view through May 31st.
FRANCINE FLEISCHER
Photo by Jamie Lopez
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Francine Fleischer is a lens based artist and photographer based in Sag Harbor.
Her venture into the arts started as a child studying ballet with the New York City Ballet and the American Ballet Theater, then as a young adult pivoting her focus to the visual arts studying painting and photography. She received a BFA in visual arts from SUNY at Purchase, where she studied with Jan Groover, Jed Devine, Laurie Simmons and Judy Pfaff. She continued her studies with a certificate in Media Production from NYU.
Her photographic work explores the intersection of humans and nature, whether it be observing swimmers in an underground cave (cenote) or documenting the architecture of birds’ nests or her expansive portraiture. Her work is in numerous collections including The Portland Museum of art and The Haggarty Museum, and has appeared in publications such as Vanity Fair, New York Times, Italian Vogue, The Telegraph, M Magazine du Monde, Elle, and Conde Nast Traveler.
Her series The Water in Between, has been exhibited internationally in Kobe Japan, Paris France, as well as New York and other US cities. She edited the series during her residency at The Church for her first monograph which is due to be published by Steidl in 2026.
A lifelong city girl, she moved to the seaside several years ago where she has been inspired by and in the water, continuing her artistic practice observing the natural world around her.