Tiny Gallery x Freeman Gardens

644 Hawthorne Ave, Glen Ridge, NJ 07028

Teague Smith

Weirdos

September 13 to November 13

Weirdos could be something false, or true, you know,

sometimes getting lost.

There's something in their brains that says,

How could I get weird today?

They think of things,

then make them strange.

Like a piffle poff, turned red with age.

Or a rare blue strawberry,

tastes like lemonade.

As I am a weirdo who could be confused,

or a really strange person,

often refused.

But as weirdos, we stand up for what's right,

then end our days in sadness,

and plight.

For a weirdo, work is never done.

We have to keep weirding, cause weirding is fun.

—Teague Smith

Teague Smith is a multidisciplinary artist based in Jersey City, NJ. His paintings and illustrations reflect a deep sense of humanity with a distinctive and comprehensive perspective. At times dark and macabre, his work is soulful, emotional and uniquely humorous. Each piece is an archive of thought, or a personally curated moment in time painted in vivid color. Teague has exhibited in a number of both solo and group shows throughout the United States, Australia and Paris. He studied at the School for the Visual Arts in New York, NY.

Cam, pen on wood, 3 x 4 ½

Ralfe, pen on wood, 3 x 4 ½

Sea person, pen on wood, 3 x 4 ½

Prior shows

Cosmic Summer at Freeman Gardens

Tiny Gallery is thrilled to present Cosmic Summer by Gabe Chiarello, a mixed-media artist based in High Bridge, NJ. Chiarello’s five installations feel plucked from another dimension—part vintage boardwalk, part lunar daydream.

“This work is heavily inspired by vintage Jersey Shore signage, beaches, rides, silly space alien imagery, ray guns, cosmic bowling, and roller rinks. They started out as paintings and morphed into 3D works,” says Chiarello. “In collaboration with Tiny Gallery, those sculptures have turned into an all-out immersive event that brings elements from the work into the real world.”

Explore the happy weirdness of orbiting ice cream trucks, Saturn-shaped cones, and a tribute to the dizzying cult-favorite carnival ride: the Gravitron (on view at Lackawanna Station). These aren’t just sculptures—they’re portals to another dimension.