• Hilma’s Ghost, a feminist artist collective, was co-founded by Brooklyn-based artists Dannielle Tegeder and Sharmistha Ray in 2020. The collective...

    Hilma’s Ghost, a feminist artist collective, was co-founded by Brooklyn-based artists Dannielle Tegeder and Sharmistha Ray in 2020. The collective seeks to address existing art historical gaps by cultivating a global network of women, nonbinary, and trans practitioners whose work addresses spirituality. Hilma af Klint’s groundbreaking exhibition at the Guggenheim in 2018 served as a reckoning for art history’s blindspots, especially for women artists considered too ‘mystical’ for the conservative art world. Named after af Klint, Hilma’s Ghost believes that western heteropatriarchal societies maintain a false binary between spirituality and science. This bias serves to overlook womxn artists whose explorations of ancient and pre-modern knowledge systems is a source of personal strength and aesthetic innovation. Hilma’s Ghost acts as a restorative project that uplifts these voices and makes them visible. 

  • Exhibitions
  • In 2021, Hilma’s Ghost had their first artistic collaboration with ABSTRACT FUTURES TAROT, which was shown at The Armory Show at the Carrie Secrist Gallery booth from September 9-12, 2021. Their collaborative work ranges from the traditional to the esoteric, including paintings and drawings, surrealist games, a tarot deck, ritual object-based installations, pedagogical online and in person workshops, curated exhibitions, community projects, and books. In the four years of their collective’s existence, they have completed 20+ collaborative projects and participated in 30+ public programs. 
     
    Hilma’s Ghost has been featured in solo and group exhibitions and projects internationally at Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY; The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT; Galería RGR, Mexico City, Mexico; Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington, CT; Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL; The Parallax Center, Portland, OR; The Armory Show, New York, NY; among many others. Reviews of their work have appeared in The New York Times, The Brooklyn Rail, Artnet, and Hyperallergic. 
     
    Hilma’s Ghost has been awarded a prestigious MTA Arts & Design commission to create Abstract Futures, a 600-square-foot glass mosaic mural to be installed at Grand Central Station in New York City. The piece inspired by Cosmic Altar, a monumental painting exhibited during their solo exhibition Spectral Futures at SECRIST | BEACH.
     


     
    Sharmistha Ray is an artist, art critic, and professor at Carnegie Mellon University whose work explores abstraction through queer identity and a transcultural lens. Ray’s core practice consists of painting and drawing, and they have also worked with sculpture, video installation, and photography. Their work has been exhibited in 50+ solo and group exhibitions nationally and internationally in Mumbai, New Delhi, Singapore, and New York. They are the recipient of a Joan Mitchell MFA Grant and received their MFA in Painting from Pratt Institute. 
     
    Dannielle Tegeder is an artist and professor at The City University of New York at Lehman College. For the past fifteen years, her work has explored abstraction through the lens of systems, architecture, and utopianism. While the core of her practice is paintings and drawings, she also works in large-scale installation, mobiles, video, sound, and animation and has done a number of collaborations with composers, dancers, and writers. Her work has been presented both nationally and internationally in Paris, Houston, Los Angeles, Berlin, Chicago, and New York. She has participated in numerous institution exhibitions including PS1/MOMA, The New Museum, The Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York, and Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.  
     
  • Works

    Other Works

    • Hilma's Ghost, Passion, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Passion, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Abundance, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Abundance, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
    • Hilma's Ghost, Abundance, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Abundance, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Acceptance, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Acceptance, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Acceptance, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Acceptance, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Affection, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Affection, 2024
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Affection, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Affection, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
      30.5 x 22.5 inches, framed
    • Hilma's Ghost, Balance, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Balance, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Balance, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Balance, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Clarity, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Clarity, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Comfort, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Comfort, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Comfort, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Comfort, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Communication, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Communication, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Communication, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Communication, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Community, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Community, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Community, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Community, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Cosmic Altar, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Cosmic Altar, 2024
      96 x 192 inches, 2 panels
    • Hilma's Ghost, Family, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Family, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Family, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Family, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
      30.5 x 22.5 inches, framed
    • Hilma's Ghost, Forgiveness, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Forgiveness, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
      30.5 x 22.5 inches, framed
    • Hilma's Ghost, Friendship, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Friendship, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Friendship, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Friendship, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Grounding, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Grounding, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Grounding, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Grounding, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Healing, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Healing, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Healing, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Healing, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Health, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Health, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Health, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Health, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Home, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Home, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Home, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Home, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      29.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Humor, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Humor, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Humor, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Humor, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      29.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Intellect, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Intellect, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Intellect, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Intellect, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Love, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Love, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Love, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Love, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Memory, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Memory, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Memory, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Memory, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Passion, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Passion, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
      30.5 x 22.5 inches, framed
    • Hilma's Ghost, Peace, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Peace, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Peace, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Peace, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Prosperity, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Prosperity, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Prosperity, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Prosperity, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
      30.5 x 22.5 inches, framed
    • Hilma's Ghost, Protection, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Protection, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Protection, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Protection, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
      30.5 x 22.5 inches, framed
    • Hilma's Ghost, Renewal, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Renewal, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Renewal, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Renewal, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
      30.5 x 22.5 inches, framed
    • Hilma's Ghost, Ritual, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Ritual, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Ritual, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Ritual, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
      30.5 x 22.5 inches, framed
    • Hilma's Ghost, Transcendent, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Transcendent, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Transcendent, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Transcendent, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Transformations, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Transformations, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Transformations, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Transformations, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
      30.5 x 22.5 inches, framed
    • Hilma's Ghost, Wisdom, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Wisdom, 2024
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5
    • Hilma's Ghost, Wisdom, 2024
      Hilma's Ghost
      Wisdom, 2024
      Gouache ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
      30.5 x 22.5 inches, framed
    • Hilma's Ghost, Clarity, 2023
      Hilma's Ghost
      Clarity, 2023
      gouache, ink and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      27.5 x 19.5 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Cosmic Altar, 2023
      Hilma's Ghost
      Cosmic Altar, 2023
      Acrylic and flashe on canvas
      84 x 192 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Hidden Talismans, 2023
      Hilma's Ghost
      Hidden Talismans, 2023
      Acrylic and flashe on canvas
      72 x 84 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, You are finally sitting on your throne you have a wand that is your symbol of life and creativity. This work deals with permanence and satisfaction. everything you have put your efforts into for a long time will pay off in the future. It suggests that eve, 2023
      Hilma's Ghost
      You are finally sitting on your throne you have a wand that is your symbol of life and creativity. This work deals with permanence and satisfaction. everything you have put your efforts into for a long time will pay off in the future. It suggests that eve, 2023
      acrylic and flashe on canvas
      72 x 84 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Automatic Theorem Painting #1, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      Automatic Theorem Painting #1, 2022
      Oil stained on cotton velveteen mounted on wooden panels
      60 x 48 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Automatic Theorem Painting #1, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      Automatic Theorem Painting #1, 2022
      Oil stained on cotton velveteen mounted on wooden panels
      60 x 48 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Automatic Theorem Painting #2, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      Automatic Theorem Painting #2, 2022
      Oil stained on cotton velveteen mounted on wooden panels
      60 x 48 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Automatic Theorem Painting #3, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      Automatic Theorem Painting #3, 2022
      Oil stained on cotton velveteen mounted on wooden panels
      60 x 48 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Automatic Theorem Painting #4, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      Automatic Theorem Painting #4, 2022
      Oil stained on cotton velveteen mounted on wooden panels
      60 x 48 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Automatic Theorem Painting #4, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      Automatic Theorem Painting #4, 2022
      Oil stained on cotton velveteen mounted on wooden panels
      60 x 48 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Automatic Theorem Painting #5, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      Automatic Theorem Painting #5, 2022
      Oil stained on cotton velveteen mounted on wooden panels
      60 x 48 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Automatic Theorem Painting #5, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      Automatic Theorem Painting #5, 2022
      Oil stained on cotton velveteen mounted on wooden panels
      60 x 48 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Hilma's_Ghost_Artist_Page_Thumbnail, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      Hilma's_Ghost_Artist_Page_Thumbnail, 2022
      Gouache, ink, and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      39 x 27 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Theorem Painting #2, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      Theorem Painting #2, 2022
      Oil stained on cotton velveteen mounted on wooden panels
      60 x 48 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Theorem Painting #3, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      Theorem Painting #3, 2022
      Oil stained on cotton velveteen mounted on wooden panels
      60 x 48 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, [BLACK] Protect space from negative energy, release blockages, clearing, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      [BLACK] Protect space from negative energy, release blockages, clearing, 2022
      Gouache, ink, and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      39 x 27 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, [BLUE] Emotional healing, communication, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      [BLUE] Emotional healing, communication, 2022
      Gouache, ink, and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper.
      39 x 27 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, [BLUE] Emotional healing, communication, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      [BLUE] Emotional healing, communication, 2022
      Gouache, ink, and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      39 x 27 inches; 45 1/4 x 33 inches, framed
    • Hilma's Ghost, [BROWN] Brown, stability, home, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      [BROWN] Brown, stability, home, 2022
      Gouache, ink, and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      39 x 27 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, [GREEN] Prosperity, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      [GREEN] Prosperity, 2022
      Gouache, ink, and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      39 x 27 inches; 45 1/4 x 33 inches, framed
    • Hilma's Ghost, [GREEN]- Prosperity, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      [GREEN]- Prosperity, 2022
      Gouache, ink, and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      39 x 27 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, [ORANGE] Creativity, New Opportunities, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      [ORANGE] Creativity, New Opportunities, 2022
      Gouache, ink, and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      39 x 27 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, [ORANGE] Creativity, New Opportunities, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      [ORANGE] Creativity, New Opportunities, 2022
      Gouache, ink, and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      39 x 27 inches; 45 1/4 x 33 inches, framed
    • Hilma's Ghost, [RED] Love, Lust, Vitality, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      [RED] Love, Lust, Vitality, 2022
      Gouache, ink, and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      39 x 27 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, [RED] Love, Lust, Vitality, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      [RED] Love, Lust, Vitality, 2022
      Gouache, ink, and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      39 x 27 inches; 45 1/4 x 33 inches, framed
    • Hilma's Ghost, [YELLOW] Joy, Happiness, Optimism, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      [YELLOW] Joy, Happiness, Optimism, 2022
      Gouache, ink, and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      39 x 27 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, [YELLOW] Joy, Happiness, Optimism, 2022
      Hilma's Ghost
      [YELLOW] Joy, Happiness, Optimism, 2022
      Gouache, ink, and colored pencil on Fabriano Murillo paper
      39 x 27 inches; 45 1/4 x 33 inches, framed
    • Hilma's Ghost, Go ahead, go for it! Go after what you want. You know it’s right in front of you so reach out and grab it. Missing an opportunity because you don’t take it is worse than trying and failing. Maybe the success will be in the failure? Live without regrets be, 2021
      Hilma's Ghost
      Go ahead, go for it! Go after what you want. You know it’s right in front of you so reach out and grab it. Missing an opportunity because you don’t take it is worse than trying and failing. Maybe the success will be in the failure? Live without regrets be, 2021
      acrylic and flash on canvas
      72 x 96 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Not everything is as it seems right now. You are unsure as to which way to go next. It feels uncomfortable to be so unsure, but you must make a decision because standing still or remaining in place is not an option. Make your choice., 2021
      Hilma's Ghost
      Not everything is as it seems right now. You are unsure as to which way to go next. It feels uncomfortable to be so unsure, but you must make a decision because standing still or remaining in place is not an option. Make your choice., 2021
      acrylic and flashe on canvas
      60 x 48 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, The Divine Feminine, 2021
      Hilma's Ghost
      The Divine Feminine, 2021
      Acrylic and flashe on canvas
      72 x 96 inches
    • Hilma's Ghost, Why are you torturing yourself when you have already healed?, 2021
      Hilma's Ghost
      Why are you torturing yourself when you have already healed?, 2021
      acrylic, flash, spray paint, ink and colored pencils
      20 x 16 inches