Just days before Mira Lehr passed away on January 24, the artist had aptly titled her new exhibition Nature’s Rallying Cry. The second part of this show’s title – Honoring Mira Lehr – was added after her passing. When Lehr gave her final blessing in early January on which paintings would be shown at the C. Parker Gallery in Greenwich, she was still making new artworks every day in her studio.
During recent years, Lehr created new work at an even greater pace than ever before during her six decades of artmaking. Most of the 26 artworks in this show have never been exhibited before, and were created during the last four years of Lehr’s life. The nationally acclaimed, eco-feminist artist thrived on exhibiting her newest art, and she was looking forward to audiences seeing some of her most recent paintings at this show. Because of this, the exhibition includes one of Lehr’s last works, which she completed in January of 2023.
The C. Parker Gallery is thrilled to bring Mira Lehr’s important artworks to the northeast for this show. Lehr was a pioneer in the arts, a leader in environmental activism, and a champion of women. Lehr’s vision of a better world shines through in this exhibition,” says Tiffany Benincasa, the owner of C. Parker Gallery. “This collection gives tribute to both Mira Lehr and some of her final artworks. During the week of Art Basel Miami Beach, I was honored to work with Mira at her home studio, where she invited me to collaborate on selecting the works for this show. As we continued this selection process into January, I could not have imagined this would be the last time that Lehr would personally plan an exhibition.”
One of Mira Lehr’s last paintings, Orion’s Belt (2023
Nature’s Rallying Cry: Honoring Mira Lehr is on view now through April 26, and coincides with both Women’s History Month in March, and Earth Day on April 22. Her passing was recognized worldwide, some of the many tributes published across the U.S. and internationally include: The New York Times; The Art Newspaper in London, Paris, Israel, China and Italy; on PBS Television; The Boston Globe; The San Francisco Chronicle; on MSN News across Latin America, and many more.
