Following a successful and eventful 25th Anniversary year, Fountain House Gallery – the premier venue in New York City representing artists living with mental illness – announces the exhibition Go! Figure! The show, which draws from nearly 60 different artists’ views of humanity, is now open and will remain on view through October 28, 2026.

Go! Figure! was conceived by Fountain House Gallery artist Michael Kronenberg, who is also a writer and curator. Kronenberg curated the exhibition along with: Sean Alday, a curator, writer, and chef based in Berlin, Germany; and curator (Mr.) Mikki Nylund of Stockholm, Sweden.

Kronenberg said, “Drawing from Life has been a consistent part of my art practice for 46 years. My aim is to add my voice to the great stream of Figurative Art that has been flowing since the Neolithic period. We draw bodies because we are made in God’s image, and our souls rest in them and peek out at the world. All bodies are excellent machines and deserve careful consideration. In this show, I wanted to see the body through the eyes of the terrific, prolific, wonderful Fountain House artists and have numerous voices and points of view represented. I called upon my skilled curatorial team from the 950 Hart Gallery (RIP), and we functioned like a well-oiled machine – carefully selecting striking pieces to share with the viewer via an international curatorial fusion of New York City, Berlin, and Stockholm.”

Alday commented, "I am overjoyed by the talent shown in each submission to Go! Figure! The work that spoke most to me captured an ennui broken by the act of creation. Jane Resnick’s work evokes a communal campfire with euphoric colors, lines, and textures. Alyson Vega’s The Protest makes me feel that the strength to gather endures together. Kelila Zechowy’s Unfinished says to me that, although you may have much work yet to accomplish, 'unfinished' does not mean 'final.' The joy I experienced while discussing these and other pieces with my co-curators was life-affirming. We shared our elations and opinions as we worked toward the realization of a cohesive exhibition. I hope that the viewer will experience the fantastic amalgam as we did – with a receptive, empathic heart."

Added Nylund, “I’ve curated many art shows in the past, and this is my first time curating a show ‘virtually.’ Curating Go! Figure! in this manner became an illuminating experience, one that in some ways brought me closer to the art. I was able to take in each piece thoroughly, through a fresh lens. My fellow curators and I selected works representing numerous genres and mediums so that these would have significant impact when viewed together. The work is thoughtful, sad, happy, angry, expressive, and profound.”

Among the mediums represented in Go! Figure! are textile, painting, drawing, photography, and sculpture.