05/27/2026
See WALL 3 in our online exhibition “Landscape Natural and Urban”
Juried by Tatum Dooley
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Alex Clark / Elise Dahan / Julie Glass / Casey Inch / Patricia Ingersoll / Deborah Kennedy / Kyle Kogut / Kenneth Millington / Rita Myers / Anya Lin Pertel / Mel Smothers / Lili White
DOOM GLOOM sounds about right! The text of Kyle Kogut’s multimedia work rings true: things aren’t going great, the climate is changing, birds are going extinct, the world is on fire, the end is near. Often, these realities go unseen; here, the artists bring them to the forefront.
These works prove that landscapes don’t have to be serene: they can be blood-red, on fire, and infused with the realities of life. What’s notable is that, despite heavier topics, the work doesn’t lose sight of hope. In fact, the act of art making is inherently imbued with the desire to propel something into the future.
“Landscape in my work is both a witness and a metaphor. Elemental forces shape the narratives found within: storms, erosion, fires of unknown origin. Destruction and healing unfold in the same breath: ash nourishes new growth, ruin clears ground for renewal,” Casey Inch writes about his painting of a field aflame. “These paintings can be viewed as disappearing or emerging, hopeful or foreboding, elusive or already a memory. They are at once celebratory of the wonder of the natural world as well as a reminder of all that we have to lose.”
I’m drawn, especially, to the work of Julie Glass. Lakeview After Katrina is made from the wood of a house that was swept away after the levee along the canal broke during Hurricane Katrina. The fragmented photographs were taken by Glass during the crisis and are now assembled in a gesture of resilience.
