Sarah Shepard Gallery is pleased to announce Until We Meet Again, a solo exhibition of paintings by New Jersey-based artist Jocelyn Fine. Presented in collaboration with 3walls—a Brooklyn-based art advisory and pop-up gallery that champions local, emerging artists—the exhibition features ten work created between 2023 and 2025.

Jocelyn Fine holds a BFA from the University of Vermont and an MS in Architectural Conservation from Columbia University. She studied painting at the Istituto per l’Arte e il Restauro in Florence, Italy, and completed painting conservation internships at MoMA, the Guggenheim, and the National Museum of the American Indian. Most recently, she was selected for the Millay Arts Residency in Austerlitz, NY (Summer 2025).

Fine’s background in art conservation fuels her fascination with uncovering what lies beneath the surface. Two decades of teaching art to young children have also profoundly shaped her creative process and approach to artmaking.

A cancer diagnosis in 2014 marked a turning point in her life, propelling her into a journey of introspection and spiritual exploration. Confronting mortality deepened her awareness of human fragility and inspired a new body of work that investigates the spiritual essence embedded in nature. Working from memory, she began creating dreamlike landscapes that transcend time and space—images residing deep in her consciousness.

These works convey narratives about the vastness and power of the natural world, as well as the transience of human existence.

Thematically, Fine gravitates toward childhood memories, landscapes, and archetypes in nature. She explores the supernatural and the mysteries of the universe, often focusing on the liminal space between the conscious and subconscious to examine the deep interconnectedness between the human body and the natural world. Her paintings often merge human and natural forms to reveal a shared life force, portraying nature as sentient, emotive, and spiritually resonant. Influenced by the principles of Spiritual Ecology, her art responds to the climate crisis by affirming our inseparability from the natural world. Through these symbolic landscapes and anthropomorphic elements, Fine seeks to heal, connect, and elevate human awareness.