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Uprise Art is pleased to present Ghosts in the Garden, a two-person exhibition of new paintings by Nefertiti Jenkins and Rebeca Raney. Populated with lush botanicals, atmospheric jewel-toned light, and a recurring cast of characters, Jenkins and Raney’s otherworldly landscapes transport the viewer into an escapist fantasy.

Jenkins' paintings depict the transformation of everyday items, such as a flask or flower, into anthropomorphic characters that coyly navigate the painting's built environment with mysterious motives. In Flower Master, sinuous ropes of verdant vine slither from the …