The Citadelle Art Museum has announced a major new exhibition titled 'Human Resonance: Portraits with Presence,' opening on February 14, 2026. The exhibition centers on the work of painter David Kassan, featuring his portraits of Holocaust survivors, and includes works by six other contemporary figurative artists: Chelsie Murfee, Annie Murphy-Robinson, Shana Levenson, Barbara Hack, Karen Offutt, and Tanja Gant. The show is organized in partnership with Chelsie Nicole Contemporary and will run through June 13, 2026.
The exhibition's opening coincides with the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, positioning Kassan's portraits as vital visual testimonies to survival, memory, and resilience. By focusing on deeply personal portraiture that explores identity and lived experience, the exhibition underscores the enduring power of figurative art to connect audiences with individual histories and the universal human condition.