Explore.Make.Create - Art Around the World: with Rebecca Stirling
2026-07-20 09:30 - 2026-07-24 15:30 (America/Denver) | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
July 20 – 24, 2026
Monday – Thursday, 9:30AM – 3:30PM, Friday, 9:30AM – 12:00PM
Grades: 2 – 5
Pack your imagination and get ready to travel with art! You’ll explore creative styles, patterns, and projects inspired by places around the world—then make your own colorful masterpieces along the way. Paint, draw, collage, and build as you create art inspired by maps, landmarks, animals, celebrations, and designs from different cultures. Every day is a new “destination” with hands-on projects and lots of creativity—plus plenty of artwork to bring home from your world art adventure!
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Waves, Wonders & Mermaids - Ocean Explore: with Brooke Bartlett
2026-07-21 09:00 - 2026-07-23 12:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
July 21 – 23, 2026
Tuesday – Thursday, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
PreK (ages 4 +)
Dive into an underwater adventure—mermaids included! You’ll explore the ocean world and create sea-sparkly art inspired by waves, coral reefs, and amazing sea creatures. Design mermaids (and merfolk!), paint swirling water, build colorful fish and jellyfish, and make “treasures” you’d find on the sea floor. We’ll use paint, collage, and simple sculpture—plus shimmery materials for extra ocean magic. Come ready to imagine, create, and leave with a bundle of under-the-sea masterpieces!
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Color.Cosmos.Creatures - Art + Science: with Lillian McIntyre and Sophie Catto
2026-07-27 09:30 - 2026-07-31 15:30 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
July 27 – 31, 2026
Monday – Thursday, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM, Friday, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Grades 2 – 4
A collaboration with Aspen Science Center – held at the Art Base
Dive into a week of messy experiments and masterpiece-making! You’ll mix art and science as you explore anatomy and biology, create color-chemistry art (including chromatography), engineer creative builds, and make projects inspired by fossils, space, and planets. Get ready to test, tinker, splash, and discover—then head home with a stack of amazing creations.
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Wildlife Explorers: with Brooke Bartlett
2026-07-28 09:00 - 2026-07-30 12:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
July 28 – 30, 2026
Tuesday – Thursday, 9:00AM – 12:00PM
PreK (ages 4 – 6)
Grab your explorer hat and head out on an art adventure! You’ll create art inspired by wild animals from forests, rivers, mountains, and meadows—think bears, foxes, owls, deer, fish, and more. Paint big animal shapes, collage furry and feathery textures, build masks and puppets, and sculpt tiny creatures with clay. You’ll stamp tracks, make habitat scenes, and use bright colors to bring your wildlife discoveries to life. Get ready to make a little mess, try new materials, and take home a whole collection of wild masterpieces!
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Exhibition: 10x10 Name Unseen 2026
2026-07-31 11:00 - 2026-08-15 17:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
On view: July 31 to August 15, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, July 31 from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Only Reception: Friday, July 31, 4 PM- 4 PM
The 10_10 Name Unseen Silent Auction is an exhibition showcasing local artists who have generously donated a 10_10 artwork. All panels are available for bidding starting at $100. All proceeds from the auction and pARTy go to support the Art Base’s efforts to make art and creativity available to all.

Opening Reception: 10x10 Name Unseen 2026
2026-07-31 17:00 - 19:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
The 10×10 Name Unseen Silent Auction is an exhibition showcasing local artists who have generously donated a 10×10 artwork. All panels are available for bidding starting at $100. All proceeds from the auction and pARTy go to support the Art Base’s efforts to make art and creativity available to all.
Opening Reception: Friday, July 31 from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Only Reception: Friday, July 31, 4 PM- 4 PM
On view: July 31 to August 15, 2026

Build, Design, Create: with Sophie Catto
2026-08-03 09:30 - 2026-08-07 15:30 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
August 3 – 7, 2026
Monday – Thursday, 9:30AM – 3:30PM
Grades: 2nd +
Build, Invent, and Imagine! You’ll design and construct buildings, vehicles, machines, butterflies, ladybugs—anything you can dream up. Using cardboard, recycled materials, simple tools, tape, glue, and lots of creative problem-solving, you’ll plan, prototype, and bring big ideas to life, then paint, customize, and add details to make each project uniquely your own.
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Plants & Potions: Collaboration with ACES at Rock Bottom Ranch
2026-08-03 09:30 - 2026-08-07 15:30 | Rock Bottom Ranch, 2001 Hooks Spur Rd, Basalt, 81621, United States
August 3 – 7, 2026
Monday – Friday, 9:30AM – 3:30PM
Grades 3 – 4
This camp will be held at Rock Bottom Ranch
This week of Plants and Potions is taught in collaboration with the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES). Each day, campers will spend the morning with ACES educators exploring hands-on activities aligned with the camp’s theme. In the afternoon, TAB educators will guide creative art projects that build on and connect to the concepts introduced earlier in the day. These collaboration camps are perfect for children that love spending time in nature and making art!
Step into a world of wonder where nature is your laboratory! During Plants & Potions, campers will dive into hands-on adventures that blend plant science with a touch of whimsy and wizardry. Campers will build their skills in plant identification, brew sun teas, paint with plants, and experiment with reaction potions. Leave this week with a better understanding of the hidden benefits and uses of plants that makes them magical.
Registration through ACES (opens February 19). https://aspennature.jumbula.com/summer-camp

Gnome Adventure: Collaboration with ACES at Rock Bottom Ranch
2026-08-03 09:30 - 2026-08-07 15:30 | Rock Bottom Ranch, 2001 Hooks Spur Rd, Basalt, 81621, United States
August 3 – 7, 2026
Monday – Friday, 9:30AM – 3:30PM
Grades 1 – 2
This camp will be held at Rock Bottom Ranch
This week of Gnome Adventures is taught in collaboration with the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES). Each day, campers will spend the morning with ACES educators exploring hands-on activities aligned with the camp’s theme. In the afternoon, TAB educators will guide creative art projects that build on and connect to the concepts introduced earlier in the day. These collaboration camps are perfect for children that love spending time in nature and making art!
Magic abounds at Rock Bottom Ranch and when you walk around our secret paths, you’ll find out why! Explore the forests, wetlands, gardens, pastures, and ponds at the ranch while looking for secret messages left behind by gnomes. Woodland Gnomes, Farm Gnomes, Garden Gnomes….you’ll learn the ways of our magical friends and even build your own gnome home!
Registration through ACES opens February 19. https://aspennature.jumbula.com/summer-camp

Wagging Tails & Whiskers: with Brooke Bartlett
2026-08-04 09:00 - 2026-08-06 12:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
August 4 – 6, 2026
Tuesday – Thursday, 9:00AM – 12:00PM
Art Show on Thursday at 11:45AM
Pre-K (ages 4+)
Get ready to make art inspired by all your favorite animals—pets, critters, and fuzzy friends of every kind! You’ll explore bright colors, fun textures, and big imagination while trying new art supplies in a kid-friendly, hands-on studio. Expect a little mess, lots of giggles, and plenty of artwork to take home!
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Creek Critters: Collaboration with ACES at Rock Bottom Ranch
2026-08-10 09:30 - 2026-08-14 15:30 | Rock Bottom Ranch, 2001 Hooks Spur Rd, Basalt, 81621, United States
August 10 – 14, 2026
Monday – Friday, 9:30AM – 3:30PM
Grades 3 – 4
This camp will be held at Rock Bottom Ranch
This week of Creek Critters is taught in collaboration with the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES). Each day, campers will spend the morning with ACES educators exploring hands-on activities aligned with the camp’s theme. In the afternoon, TAB educators will guide creative art projects that build on and connect to the concepts introduced earlier in the day. These collaboration camps are perfect for children that love spending time in nature and making art!
Creek Critters invites young explorers to discover the hidden wonders of our wetlands. From macroinvertebrates to muskrats, each day will be dripping with new discoveries.This camp is perfect for kids that like to get a little muddy and experience science through hands-on activities, stories, and games.
Registration through ACES (Opens February 19). https://aspennature.jumbula.com/summer-camp

Winged Wonders: A collaboration with ACES at Rock Bottom Ranch
2026-08-10 09:30 - 2026-08-14 15:30 | Rock Bottom Ranch, 2001 Hooks Spur Rd, Basalt, 81621, United States
August 10 – 14, 2026
Monday – Friday, 9:30AM – 3:30PM
Grades 1 – 2 (2026/2027 school year)
This camp will be held at Rock Bottom Ranch
This week of Winged Wonders is taught in collaboration with the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES). Each day, campers will spend the morning with ACES educators exploring hands-on activities aligned with the camp’s theme. In the afternoon, TAB educators will guide creative art projects that build on and connect to the concepts introduced earlier in the day. These collaboration camps are perfect for children that love spending time in nature and making art!
Winged Wonders camp invites young naturalists to explore our incredible world of flying creatures. From dragonflies on the pond to herons in the rookery, Rock Bottom Ranch is home to flyers galore! We’ll dive into the ‘why’ behind wings, make wing-themed art, and soar through different flight-themed challenges.
Registration through ACES opens February 19. https://aspennature.org/activity/aces-summer-camp-2026/

Exhibition: Hunter Hogan, Sam Harvey, and Sara Ransford
2026-08-28 11:00 - 2026-09-25 17:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
Opening Reception: Friday, August 28, from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Talk: Friday, August 28 at 5:30 PM
On view: August 28 to September 25, 2026

Together, Sam, Hunter, and Sara have a more than twenty-five-year connection to the Roaring Fork Valley and Western Colorado. Being connected to the land has been paramount to our development as artists and human beings. Hunter Hogan’s works on canvas, Sara Ransford’s paper clay wall pieces and Sam’s clay constructions all connect on various levels, their individual voices interpreting the landscape, their view of the natural world and experiences connecting them as artists.
There is a deep affinity between Sara and Sam’s clay constructions and Hunter’s mixed media paintings. Their different styles of work create a natural interchange of mountains, deserts, botanics, and floral patterns that all relate to our western Colorado environment.

This exhibition is generously sponsored by CCY Architects and Kathy Honea

Thank you to our generous 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank

Opening Reception: Hunter Hogan, Sam Harvey, and Sara Ransford
2026-08-28 17:00 - 19:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States

Week of Watercolor: with Sarah Peterson
2026-09-14 10:00 - 2026-09-18 15:30 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
September 14 – 18, 2026
Monday – Friday, 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Join artist Sarah Peterson for a weeklong immersive watercolor class that deepens your understanding of the medium’s materials, methods, and magic. Embrace watercolor’s unpredictability while learning strategies to guide and refine it, including Alla Prima (wet-on-wet) for fresh, translucent results. With individualized instruction and hands-on guidance, beginners feel supported and returning artists feel challenged. Come expand skills, loosen up, and enjoy dedicated creative time.
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Week of Watercolor: with Sarah Peterson
2026-09-21 10:00 - 2026-09-25 15:30 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
September 21 – 25, 2026
Monday – Friday, 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Join artist Sarah Peterson for a weeklong immersive watercolor class that deepens your understanding of the medium’s materials, methods, and magic. Embrace watercolor’s unpredictability while learning strategies to guide and refine it, including Alla Prima (wet-on-wet) for fresh, translucent results. With individualized instruction and hands-on guidance, beginners feel supported and returning artists feel challenged. Come expand skills, loosen up, and enjoy dedicated creative time.
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Exhibition: David Clark "Mt Sopris in Black and White"
2026-10-02 11:00 - 2026-10-30 17:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
On view: October 2 to October 30, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, October 2 from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Talk: Friday, October 2 at 5:30 PM

This exhibition features a curated selection of 12-14 of the artist’s most compelling black-and-white photographs of Mount Sopris, captured over the past 15 years. Each image is presented as a metal print ranging from 20×30 to 30×45 inches, including both horizontal and vertical compositions, with several works offered as multi-panel installations. The display will also highlight a series of distinctive “Raised Texture Ink” metal prints, which introduce a subtle three-dimensional quality to otherwise traditional photographic surfaces. The final arrangement will occupy approximately half of the gallery space, with the number and scale of works tailored to the exhibition layout.

Thank you to our generous 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank

Exhibition: Michael Kinsley "Sensuous Landscapes"
2026-10-02 11:00 - 2026-10-30 17:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
On view: October 2 to October 30, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, October 2 from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Talk: Friday, October 2 at 5:30 PM

Rooted in traditional representational painting, Kinsley’s style has evolved to amplify Nature’s sensual forms, some obvious, others obscure. One curator calls his work “voluptuous.”
In oil, he paints his smaller pieces plein air. Larger pieces begin as field sketches that establish composition, which he amplifies in the studio as sinuous natural shapes. These two-steps allow him to see on-site the convergence of subtle shapes that photos often miss, then interpret and refine the shapes more deliberatively in the studio.
His primary subjects are Western Colorado and the Utah desert, mostly from the Roaring Fork Valley. Influences include Canadian modernists Emily Carr and Franklin Carmichael. Also, Edgar Payne, Maynard Dixon, and Cezanne, plus friends Dan Young (Silt), Tania Dibbs (Basalt), and the Hermitage Group (St Petersburg, Russia)
Currently, his paintings are on display at Aspen’s Wind River Gallery. Since the 90s, they have appeared in 14 galleries and in over 20 local community exhibits, including juried shows. Institutional collections include Parc Aspen Restaurant, Colorado River Conservation District, Valley View Hospital, and Rocky Mountain Institute.

Thank you to our generous 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank

Opening Reception: David Clark "Mt Sopris in Black and White"
2026-10-02 17:00 - 19:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
Opening Reception: Friday, October 2 from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Talk: Friday, October 2 at 5:30 PM
On view: October 2 to October 30, 2026

This exhibition features a curated selection of 12-14 of the artist’s most compelling black-and-white photographs of Mount Sopris, captured over the past 15 years. Each image is presented as a metal print ranging from 20×30 to 30×45 inches, including both horizontal and vertical compositions, with several works offered as multi-panel installations. The display will also highlight a series of distinctive ‘Raised Texture Ink’ metal prints, which introduce a subtle three-dimensional quality to otherwise traditional photographic surfaces. The final arrangement will occupy approximately half of the gallery space, with the number and scale of works tailored to the exhibition layout.

Thank you to our generous 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank

Opening Reception: Michael Kinsley "Sensuous Landscapes"
2026-10-02 17:00 - 19:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
On view: October 2 to October 30, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, October 2, from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Talk: Friday, October 2 at 5:30 PM

Rooted in traditional representational painting, Kinsley’s style has evolved to amplify Nature’s sensual forms, some obvious, others obscure. One curator calls his work “voluptuous.”
In oil, he paints his smaller pieces plein air. Larger pieces begin as field sketches that establish composition, which he amplifies in the studio as sinuous natural shapes. These two-steps allow him to see on-site the convergence of subtle shapes that photos often miss, then interpret and refine the shapes more deliberatively in the studio.
His primary subjects are Western Colorado and the Utah desert, mostly from the Roaring Fork Valley. Influences include Canadian modernists Emily Carr and Franklin Carmichael. Also, Edgar Payne, Maynard Dixon, and Cezanne, plus friends Dan Young (Silt), Tania Dibbs (Basalt), and the Hermitage Group (St Petersburg, Russia)
Currently, his paintings are on display at Aspen’s Wind River Gallery. Since the 90s, they have appeared in 14 galleries and in over 20 local community exhibits, including juried shows. Institutional collections include Parc Aspen Restaurant, Colorado River Conservation District, Valley View Hospital, and Rocky Mountain Institute.

Thank you to our generous 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank

Exhibition: Chris Hassig
2026-11-06 11:00 - 2026-12-04 17:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
On view: November 6 to December 4, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, November 6 from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Talk: Friday, November 6 at 5:30 PM

Chris Hassig (b. 1987) is an artist and community leader based in Carbondale, Colorado, whose intricate drawings and prints blur the boundaries between landscape, abstraction, and imagined worlds. Rooted in a lifelong fascination with mapping and mark-making, Hassig’s work ranges from expansive multi-panel etchings of his fictional country, Saiopor, to densely detailed ink drawings inspired by close observations of nature. His practice merges precision and play, incorporating printmaking, cyanotype, collage, and sewn elements that highlight both meticulous craftsmanship and improvisation.

Thank you to our generous 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank

Exhibition: Rachel Becker "Net-work: Weaving the World"
2026-11-06 11:00 - 2026-12-04 17:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
On view: November 6 to December 4, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, November 6 from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Talk: Friday, November 6 at 5:30 PM

Rachel Becker brings a series that explores weaving, webs, and networks as structures that connect, hold, and move vital energy. Constructed from found and foraged materials: branches, plant fibers, fishing line, and produce netting, the lightweight hanging sculptures reference nets, tapestries, and natural systems. Installed as an immersive canopy, the works invite visitors to step inside the visible and invisible networks that shape our world, from mycelial pathways to the “World Wide Web.” Drawing inspiration from ancient textile traditions and the mythic weaver goddesses of pre-medieval Europe, the project reflects on how the threads of fate, ecology, and technology intertwine.

Thank you to our generous 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank

Opening Reception: Chris Hassig
2026-11-06 17:00 - 19:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
Opening Reception: Friday, November 6 from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Talk: Friday, November 6 at 5:30 PM
On view: November 6 to December 4, 2026

Chris Hassig (b. 1987) is an artist and community leader based in Carbondale, Colorado whose intricate drawings and prints blur the boundaries between landscape, abstraction, and imagined worlds. Rooted in a lifelong fascination with mapping and mark-making, Hassig’s work ranges from expansive multi-panel etchings of his fictional country, Saiopor, to densely detailed ink drawings inspired by close observations of nature. His practice merges precision and play, incorporating printmaking, cyanotype, collage, and sewn elements that highlight both meticulous craftsmanship and improvisation.

Thank you to our generous 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank

Opening Reception: Rachel Becker "Net-work: Weaving the World"
2026-11-06 17:00 - 19:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
Opening Reception: Friday, November 6 from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Talk: Friday, November 6 at 5:30 PM
On view: November 6 to December 4, 2026

A mixed media installation exploring webs and networks as technologies and phenomena that have the power to connect, contain, and circulate vital energy and information.
Using found objects, textiles, and plant fibers, this exhibit will reference the invisible and visible systems that connect life throughout the world, from the “World Wide Web”, to collective consciousness to underground root systems — articulating an identity that extends far beyond the individual.

Thank you to our generous 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank

Exhibition: Home / Un Hogar 2026
2026-12-11 11:00 - 2027-01-02 17:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
On view: December 11, 2026 to January 2, 2027
Opening Reception: Friday, December 11 from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Talk: Friday, December 11 at 5:30 PM

HOME / UN HOGAR: Welcomes Basalt High School students celebrating the voices and artistic expressions of these students who have recently arrived in the United States.
This community-centered program offers students the opportunity to reflect on the concept of “home”, both the home they’ve left behind and the new home they are building here in the Roaring Fork Valley. Through bilingual instruction and artistic mentorship from Gabriela Mejia, students will create individual artworks and written reflections.

Thank you to our generous 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank

Exhibition: Lindsey Yeager
2026-12-11 11:00 - 2027-01-02 17:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
On view: December 11, 2026 to January 2, 2027
Opening Reception: Friday, December 11 from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Talk: Friday, December 11 at 5:30 PM

Lindsey Yeager creates large-scale gouache paintings that explore disconnection, grief, transformation, and the emotional weight of living in a rapidly changing world. Their work merges personal narrative with broader cultural anxieties, examining loss, fear, and the longing to be understood. Through vivid imagery and metaphor, the paintings probe the messy, creature-like experience of navigating a world that often feels uninhabitable.

Thank you to our generous 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank

Opening Reception: Home / Un Hogar 2026
2026-12-11 17:00 - 19:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
Opening Reception: Friday, December 11 from 5 PM- 7 PM
On view: December 11, 2026 to January 2, 2027
Artist Talk: Friday, December 11 at 5:30 PM

HOME UN HOGAR: Welcomes Basalt High School Newcomers celebrating the voices and artistic expressions of these students who have recently arrived in the United States from Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Honduras.
This community-centered program offers students the opportunity to reflect on the concept of ‘home’ both the home they’ve left behind and the new home they are building here in the Roaring Fork Valley. Through bilingual instruction and artistic mentorship from Gabriela Mejia, students will create individual artworks and written reflections that explore their personal journeys, cultural identity, and experiences of transition.

Thank you to our generous 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank

Opening Reception: Lindsey Yeager
2026-12-11 17:00 - 19:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
Opening Reception: Friday, December 11 from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Talk: Friday, December 11 at 5:30 PM
On view: December 11, 2026 to January 2, 2027

Lindsey Yeager creates large-scale gouache paintings that explore disconnection, grief, transformation, and the emotional weight of living in a rapidly changing world. Their work merges personal narrative with broader cultural anxieties–examining loss, fear, and the longing to be understood. Through vivid imagery and metaphor, the paintings probe the messy, creature-like experience of navigating a world that often feels uninhabitable.

Thank you to our generous 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank
