ALYSON J. BARTON (Roaring Branch, PA), The Remembered Land November 25, 2024 – January 4, 2025 Alyson J. Barton’s photographs are inseparably linked to nature, memory, myth, and our deep relationship with land and place of her childhood in England. The romanticized landscapes blend tonalism and pictorialism and are rendered in historic photographic practices and … Continued
MAYUKO ONO GRAY (La Marque, TX), 諸行無常_this too, shall pass November 25, 2024 – January 4, 2025 Mayuko Ono Gray’s large scale graphite drawings on paper, reference her background, both culturally Japanese and American. This hybridized background influences her drawing practices and aesthetics. Her drawings represent people, animals and still lifes. She then matches a Japanese … Continued
CARA LEE WADE , Fossil Poetry Sept. 30 – Nov. 9, 2024 Presented in conjunction with FotoFocus View the FotoFocus Exhibition Catalog In her series Fossil Poetry, Cara Lee Wade uses the camera-less lumen process to create works that reference the symbiotic relationship between nature and humans. Wade’s images strike a balance of visual beauty and rhyme. … Continued
MICHAEL REESE, Decoding Polaris Sept. 30 – Nov. 9, 2024 Presented in conjunction with FotoFocus View the FotoFocus Exhibition Catalog In Michael Reese’s, Decoding Polaris, he uses large scale cyanotypes to craft visual mapping relating to the North Star (Polaris) in juxtaposition with graphic line elements and the mapping of southern states. These celestial images connect historical … Continued
August 5 – September 14, 2024 HWD (Height, Width, Depth) is an annual, juried exhibition of three-dimensional work, featuring sculptors in any medium from Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and West Virginia. This year 48 artists submitted 117 pieces from which the jurors, Kyle and Kelly Phelps, chose 31 artworks representing 26 artists. The jurors also … Continued
30th Annual The View Juried Landscape Exhibition June 10 – July 20 The View is a juried exhibition for artists living in Ohio and working in all media. This year, 118 individual artists submitted a total of 297 pieces. From these the juror, Jessimi Jones, selected 52 pieces representing 52 artists for the exhibition. Jones also selected the winners … Continued
JO-ANN MORGAN (Surfside Beach, SC), Comfort Quilts: Remembering the Innocent April 22 – May 25, 2024 Jo-Ann Morgan’s stitched fabric quilts reflect contemporary social issues, including gun violence and immigration. Through the medium, Morgan creates compositions that are “familiar and approachable … to address provocative topics related to social justice and inequality. Art can be … Continued
KRISTEN LETTS KOVAK (Pittsburgh, PA), Out of Order April 22 – May 25, 2024 Kristen Letts Kovak uses the medium of paint to investigate the precarious states of resolution that is a direct outgrowth of living with a rare chronic illness. With these lushly colored abstract paintings on wood panels, Kovak maintains a threadbare link to … Continued
Eli Kessler: Structural Deviation March 11 – April 13 Eli Kessler’s (Kent, OH) sculptures explore the history of entertainment, technology, and materiality. His sculptures are created from repurposed objects, steel, carved wood, vinyl, and other mixed media examine particular artifacts, rituals, and cultural phenomena. Kessler earned a BFA from Tyler School of Art, Temple University … Continued
Reni Gower: GEOmatrix: The Perfect Proof March 11 – April 13 Reni Gower (Mechanicsville, VA) cuts paper to into “perfect” forms (circles, squares, and triangles) to create immersive installations. GEOmatrix will create a space where the viewer experiences luminous and contemplative designs that instill a sense of respite and mindfulness. Using sacred geometry referencing Celtic and Islamic … Continued
