Baker—Hall is pleased to present Everything Mixing Always, Regina Durante Jestrow’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. On view from September 6 through October 11, 2025, the exhibition debuts a new body of textile-based works that build on Durante Jestrow’s longstanding investigation into the symbolism and structure of American quilt traditions.

In her latest series, Durante Jestrow draws from the spiderweb quilt pattern, its historical, folkloric, and personal meanings serving as both a formal and conceptual foundation. Referencing Victorian-era superstitions around embroidered webs as charms for luck, and the emotional resonance found in the work of artists like Louise Bourgeois, she explores the spider as a figure of protection, intuition, and labor. Within these compositions, geometric shapes unfold in directional tension—spiraling, colliding, reforming, and suggesting movement and transition.

The works further echo an intuitive choreography shaped by music. Durante Jestrow approaches the act of making like a dancer in motion, rhythm and improvisation guiding her hand. The title Everything Mixing Always is a nod to musical theory and the layered approaches of composers and sound engineers, meant to evoke the constant interplay of influence, memory, and process. Like a good mix, her compositions ask: what voice should be heard now—and how can the rest hold it up? Durante Jestrow works with hand-dyed fabrics combined with secondhand materials sourced from all over South Florida, including unconventional materials like sequins and neoprene. Her use of reclaimed textiles reflects her commitment to sustainability and a broader engagement with place, echoing the textures and tones of Miami’s natural and cultural landscape.

Regina Durante Jestrow is a Miami-based artist whose work reimagines the language of quilting through abstraction, improvisation, and material experimentation. Deeply influenced by American folk art, mid-century abstraction, and the expressive power of pattern, her work has been exhibited widely throughout Florida and beyond.

For more information contact — amanda@bakerhall.art

Part of the Deering Estate’s Spring Contemporary 2020 Exhibition, Extended Connections, is an interactive mediation on the psychology of social distancing and life in the new normal in a post-Covid-19 world. From May through October 2020, the installation was set in Palm Grove at The Deering Estate. The colors are representative of the dramatic sunrises and sunsets experienced here and vibrantly bounce off the lush green landscape. The pavers are set 6 feet apart, covering a 52' x 60' area.

The pavers were each fabricated from a custom mold and cast with concrete. They were then sealed and painted with masonry paint formulated to not fade outdoors in the South Florida weather.