05/01/2026
Kyla Kegler’s The Last Whole Earth opens tonight, 5:00–9:00pm!
The exhibition includes new painting and sculpture drawn from Kegler’s ongoing exploration of her evolving relationship to utopia and the pursuit of pleasure.
Raised within the Waldorf education system, Kegler experienced a youth that encouraged imaginative outdoor play, engagement with raw materials, seasonal rhythm, and a reverence for nature. Yet, as is common, she recalls childhood fantasies shaped not by organic materials but by mythic objects she wasn’t allowed to own—Barbies, My Little Pony, and other tools of capitalistic media. This lack of access produced a desire for an imagined paradise where mainstream imagery promised safety, satisfaction, and belonging. As an adult, this quest for utopia has shifted toward a yearning for ecological interdependence, embodied community, and ingenuity.
Join us this evening—in the spirit of May Day—to celebrate the arrival of spring, shared time together, and the simple pleasures that shape how we imagine a more whole world.
Image: Kyla Kegler, Light Keeper Cleopatra, 2026, Pinched black ice porcelain, glaze, gouache (left), Light Keeper Elizabeth I, 2026, Pinched stoneware, glaze
8.5 x 7 x 7 inches (center), Light Keeper Joan of Arc, 2026, Pinched black ice porcelain, gouache, 6.25 x 4.5 x 4.5 inches (right) .kegler
