July 8 – September 9, 2023
Curated by Molly Enholm Velazco, with works by Samantha Fields, Megan Frances, Yvette Gellis, Virginia Katz, R. Nelson Parrish, and Molly Enholm Velazco.
Solace/Sublime is a group exhibition featuring artists who look to phenomena of the natural world as a primary source of inspiration. In the trajectory of Western art, portrayals of the natural world were often cast as attempts to conjure the sublime, through representations of the natural world that emphasize its power, scale and longevity that vastly overwhelm the emotions of the viewer. The exhibition explores a contrasting notion through the very elements often associated with the sublime experience. Collectively, their response is one that values the experiential over the objectification of the natural world and seeks to translate these elemental forces of nature. Through a combination of fragmented and representational imagery, these artists embrace the enduring dichotomies of the natural world: the overwhelming and the minute, the eternal and the ephemeral, the solace and the sublime.
Events:
Saturday, July 8th, 3pm-5pm: Opening Reception
Saturday, August 19th, 3pm: Artist Talk in the Gallery
On view July 8th through September 9th, with public viewing hours between 10am and 4pm, Thursday – Saturday.