# A World of Her Own

> A World of Her Own at Fridman Gallery in Downtown. Opening reception Wed Nov 11 at 6 PM · Opens Nov 11, on view through Dec 13.

- Venue: [Fridman Gallery](https://bronder.nyc/gallery/galleries/fridman_gallery.html.md)
- Address: 169 Bowery, New York, NY 10002 ([Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=169+Bowery%2C+New+York%2C+NY+10002))
- Neighborhood: Downtown
- Status: Opening reception Wed Nov 11 at 6 PM · Opens Nov 11, on view through Dec 13
- Section: [NYC Art Galleries](https://bronder.nyc/gallery/index.html.md)
- Web page: https://bronder.nyc/gallery/galleries/fridman_gallery/a-world-of-her-own.html
- Markdown: https://bronder.nyc/gallery/galleries/fridman_gallery/a-world-of-her-own.html.md
- Last updated: Nov 05, 2026 at 07:24 AM

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- When: Opening reception Wed Nov 11 at 6 PM · Opens Nov 11, on view through Dec 13
- Run: Nov 11 – Dec 13, 2026
- Source: https://fridmangallery.com/2026/10/11/madeleine-skrzynecka-a-world-of-her-own-nov-11-dec-13-2026/

Madeleine’s paintings are fragments of a world between memory and imagination. The women who inhabit it are occupying public settings, yet their presence feels quiet and private. Madeleine is interested in femininity in its most delicate sense: sensitivity, intimacy, softness, ritual, and the inner life beneath the visible. Her heroines belong to an imagined universe, moving through rooms, gardens, summer landscapes, and interiors that feel strangely familiar. Their silhouettes, clothes, gestures, and surroundings are a language of their own. The monochromatic blue creates a certain distance, but also a sense of safety. Within it, the figures are dreamlike, as if they exist outside ordinary time.

Upcoming dates:

- Wed, Nov 11 at 06:00 PM — Opening reception — Fridman Gallery

## Also on at Fridman Gallery

- [Mirrored in Time](https://bronder.nyc/gallery/galleries/fridman_gallery/mirrored-in-time.html.md) — Opening reception Wed Nov 11 at 6 PM · Opens Nov 11, on view through Dec 13