The Arts Center at Duck Creek is proud to present My Wife, Masked and Unmasked, a solo exhibition by artist and filmmaker Carol Saft, whose deeply personal paintings explore the fragile rituals of intimacy, love, aging, and visibility. In this striking new body of work, Saft captures her wife Cynthia in private moments of rest, self-care, and vulnerability—often in bed, or in the bathroom, glowing beneath the surreal, fluorescent light of a beauty mask.

These are not conventional portraits. They are offerings—moments suspended in time, where the viewer is allowed a rare, unfiltered glimpse into the quiet interiority of a long relationship. Known for her documentary shorts and experimental video series My Brother Todd, Saft brings a filmmaker’s instinct to her painting—carefully framing each scene like a shot, using color and lighting with theatrical precision.

Saft is an artist, filmmaker, and activist whose work has been shown at the Smithsonian Institute, the Parrish Art Museum, Canada Gallery, and many other national and international venues. Her practice spans painting, sculpture, and video, with a consistent focus on emotional vulnerability, social connection, and the strange beauty of daily life.