Ilana Savdie Third Rail, 2025
Oil, acrylic, and beeswax on canvas stretched on panel
34 x 24 inches (86.4 x 61 cm)
Signed, titled, and dated verso
“It’s profoundly fulfilling to support the Ali Forney Center at this critical time, when our queer community endures such deliberate and harsh attacks. With hostility and fear mounting, it’s easy to feel helpless and lost, unsure of how to direct our efforts amidst the turmoil. The Ali Forney Center offers a clear, impactful way to channel our energies and resist the urge to retreat. It’s through places like this that I’m reminded of the incredible resilience of our community when we stay engaged and unite in our efforts.” —Ilana Savdie
Ilana Savdie (b. 1986) is a Brooklyn-based artist whose large-scale, visceral paintings explore themes of performance, excess, survival, and transgression. Recent solo exhibitions include the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2023) and White Cube in New York (2025), Paris (2024), and London (2022). Prominent museum collections include the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Hammer Museum in Los Angeles; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, The Jewish Museum in New York and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. Savdie was a recipient of the 2025 Creative Capital Award. Savdie received an MFA from Yale University and a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design.