In Now and Again, Olivia Hiester explores the poetics of the monotype—a process known for its singularity and spontaneity, where each image is printed only once. When a painted plate is run through the press a second time, it yields a “ghost” print: a fainter, more ethereal and often unpredictable version of the first impression. In this exhibition, both states are on view. On the ground floor of The Space, Hiester presents a series of primary monotypes—direct, bold, and rich with painterly gesture. Upstairs, in a quieter second-floor alcove, their ghosts appear: softer, more diffuse, like a dream or a memory held at a distance.

Hiester’s imagery hovers between abstraction and figuration, surface and depth. Limbs, torsos, fruits, and flowers dissolve into atmosphere, flickering in and out of view. Each print becomes a meditation on presence—what remains, what fades, and what returns, if only briefly. Now and Again speaks to this rhythm: the mark made and the echo it leaves behind. 

Presented by Francis Cook Gallery at the Saint Kate Arts Hotel
Milwaukee, WI | Summer 2025