Jessica Niello-White + Greta Waller

Chandler Gallery is very pleased to present Golden Thread, a two-person exhibition of paintings by Los Angeles-based painter Greta Waller and Oakland-based painter Jessica Niello-White, on view from November 29th, 2025 through January 17th, 2026. This exhibition of both recent and older works by the artists was inspired by the idea of “the golden thread” in ancient myth, as what guided Theseus through the labyrinth and the thread of life spun by the Fates and, more broadly, as a metaphor for a delicate and hidden unity in a body of work. The resulting figurative paintings presented by the artists act as a rendezvous of their experience as women, as mothers, and as painters.

Both artists feel deeply connected to the tradition and lineage of painting, and their positioning within that long history. Niello-White describes each of her paintings as “a single star in a broad shimmering constellation of art that exists on the planet.” For both Niello-White and Waller, painting is not just an activity or an occupation; it is a lifelong practice and a way of life. As such, both artists engage in a diaristic image-making that fuels their practices.