Les Yeux du Monde - LYDM

Les Yeux du Monde - LYDM Les Yeux du Monde offers the best of contemporary and modern art with an emphasis on art historical Open Thursday- Sunday 1-5 PM and by appointment.

Founded in 1995, Les Yeux du Monde (The Eyes of the World) is a Contemporary Art gallery located in Charlottesville, Virginia representing both established and emerging artists from the Central Virginia region and beyond. www.lesyeuxdumonde.com
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ASA JACKSONDOORWAY TO THE IMAGINATIONComposed from worn garments belonging to individuals who have shaped his own life, ...
05/18/2026

ASA JACKSON
DOORWAY TO THE IMAGINATION

Composed from worn garments belonging to individuals who have shaped his own life, Asa Jackson’s ‘Doorway to the Imagination’ invites us to consider the power of wonder and the stories that expand our sense of possibility.

Per the artist: “Doorway to the Imagination is a threshold into the beyond, into the desired reality.

The doorway represents entry into the inner world, the realm of spirit and imagination where anything is possible.

It is the space where what we have desired becomes tangible, where one could reach out, turn the k**b, and step directly into a chosen state of being.

The red button stitched into the red fabric functions as the doork**b, a point of access. It suggests that transformation is not distant. It is available and within reach.

The fragments of fabric that compose the work represent people, places, and lived experiences that shape and influence the human psyche and act as guide posts for expanded possibilities.”

Visit LYDM through May 24 to see this work alongside others in Jackson’s current exhibition, Paradise Found: Where Heaven and Earth Meet.

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Pictured: Asa Jackson, ‘Doorway to the Imagination’, 2026. Deconstructed textiles, Mud cloth, corduroy, canvas, Burberry scarf, Denim, printed African fabrics, silkscreen t-shirts, 17.5 x 15.5”, 22.5 x 20.5” framed

05/16/2026

ASA JACKSON
THE END AND THE BEGINNING

On view at LYDM as part of Jackson’s solo exhibition, ‘Paradise Found: Where Heaven and Earth Meet.’

Visit us through May 24 to see this special show before it ends 💫

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Pictured: Asa Jackson, ‘The End and the Beginning (Reflections on Sunset and Sunrise)’, 2025. Dyed and deconstructed corduroy garments backed by denim, 74.5 x 89.5”

Dean Dass’s Passenger drifts within a fragile, liminal space: his cloud form becomes both shelter and suspension. On hi...
05/15/2026

Dean Dass’s Passenger drifts within a fragile, liminal space: his cloud form becomes both shelter and suspension.

On his 2024 exhibition ‘Passenger Manifest,’ art historian Victoria Beck Newman wrote:

“The birds, helmets, and clouds of [Dass’s] works suggest the poignant and perhaps incompatible juxtaposition of human aspiration and vulnerability with the need for protection from what we and the universe at large are manifesting in the present time.”

Per the artist: “Even the idea of looking, looking up, into the future, as it were… that’s the human predicament, and we’re all just passengers.”

DM or email [email protected] with inquiries.

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Pictured: Dean Dass, Passenger, 2024. Pencil and inks, on paper prepared with gouache and acrylic, 13 x 9”, 18.5 x 14” framed.

TWO WEEKENDS LEFTASA JACKSONParadise Found: Where Heaven and Earth MeetOn view at LYDM through May 24In his newest body ...
05/15/2026

TWO WEEKENDS LEFT
ASA JACKSON
Paradise Found: Where Heaven and Earth Meet
On view at LYDM through May 24

In his newest body of work, Jackson turns toward landscape as a site of spiritual inquiry, interrogating the boundary between the physical and the ethereal. Here, landscapes represent vistas of the mind — visions drawn from an inner realm in which mountains, temples, starry skies, and shifting waters coexist within a single symbolic terrain.

On ‘Temple Under the Night Sky’, Jackson writes:

“Temple Under the Night Sky depicts a temple in one’s inner world, a place of retreat where one goes to commune with the divine within. Above the structure, a bolt of energy can be seen either being emitted out of or pulled into the pyramid-like temple. The ambiguous direction is a reference to ancient pyramid sights harnessing atmospheric electricity used for both spiritual and physical purposes.”

Make a plan to see this special exhibition at LYDM before May 24. The gallery is open Thurs-Sun 1-5pm or by private appointment. DM or email [email protected] with inquiries.

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Pictured: Asa Jackson, Temple Under the Night Sky, 2025. Deconstructed corduroy backed by denim, 88.5 x 88.5”

ANNOUNCINGSUSAN MCALISTER: ON THE WAYOpening Thursday, May 28, 5-7PMLes Yeux du Monde is pleased to present On the Way, ...
05/14/2026

ANNOUNCING
SUSAN MCALISTER: ON THE WAY
Opening Thursday, May 28, 5-7PM

Les Yeux du Monde is pleased to present On the Way, a solo exhibition of new work by longtime gallery artist Susan McAlister.

Rooted in a sustained engagement with land and place, McAlister’s new body of work reflects on the interconnectedness of past, present, and future. Finding a literary echo in Wendell Berry’s ‘Jayber Crow’—“The world as it is would always be a reminder of the world that was, and of the world that is to come”—the exhibition considers land as an evolving, regenerative presence, rather than a static subject.

McAlister writes: “My work is rooted in a love of land. It speaks to the hallowed nature of place and the importance of land ethic. Through a practice that includes paint on canvas, large-format gestural drawings and multi-dimensional assemblages, I seek to capture the essence of the natural environment and interrogate the history of place.”

The artist’s practice begins directly on land, where she journals, sketches, and gathers ephemera from the environment. These initial encounters form the foundation for a studio practice rooted in materiality. Charcoal derived from forest fires—used both in its raw state and ground into paint—functions as a site-specific pigment, embedding traces of environmental memory directly into the surface. Layers of paint, ink, graphite and other materials are used to simultaneously construct and deconstruct the image. Each mark establishes its own identity while contributing to the whole.

The resulting works translate fleeting sensations and layers of memory into complex, tactile compositions. As McAlister notes: “Through an intuitive process of arranging marks and materials, I point to a persistent hope in the regenerative nature of the land.” In On the Way, her works function as portals into the natural world—junctions of place and time that remind the viewer of what has been, and the precarious beauty of what is to come.

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ASA JACKSON‘This Too Shall Pass’On view at LYDM through May 24On this piece, Jackson writes:“‘This Too Shall Pass’ depic...
05/13/2026

ASA JACKSON
‘This Too Shall Pass’
On view at LYDM through May 24

On this piece, Jackson writes:

“‘This Too Shall Pass’ depicts stormy skies moving over a body of water. The shifting clouds above and the movement of the water below mirror one another, creating a landscape defined by motion and change.

The work reflects the passing nature of thoughts and emotions. Water represents the emotional body, while the clouds moving through the sky suggest thoughts drifting through the mind. Dark clouds symbolize heavier emotions or darker thoughts, while their movement across the sky reminds us that these states are temporary.

Like clouds passing overhead and water continually flowing, thoughts and emotions arise and dissolve.”

Asa Jackson’s solo exhibition ‘Paradise Found: Where Heaven and Earth Meet’ is currently on view at LYDM. DM or email [email protected] with inquiries.

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Pictured: Asa Jackson, ‘This Too Shall Pass’, 2026. Deconstructed and dyed corduroy garments backed by denim, 21 x 23.5”, 25.5 x 28.5” framed.

05/07/2026

ASA JACKSON
Paradise Found: Where Heaven and Earth Meet
On view at LYDM through May 24

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MEG HITCHCOCKWhite Jacket (Moby Dick Chapter 87)In her newest text drawing, ‘White Jacket (Moby Dick Chapter 87)’, Meg H...
05/06/2026

MEG HITCHCOCK
White Jacket (Moby Dick Chapter 87)

In her newest text drawing, ‘White Jacket (Moby Dick Chapter 87)’, Meg Hitchcock transforms source text from Herman Melville’s ‘White Jacket’ and meticulously arranges it to read as Chapter 87 of Melville’s ‘Moby Dick’.

Hitchcock writes: “I’m a huge Melville fan, and Ch. 87 of Moby Dick is one of the most sublime passages of American literature. In it, a huge pod of male whales have encircled the whaleboat, and the whalers aren’t sure why. The circling whales have created concentric circles around the boat and seem to be extremely agitated and potentially aggressive. Ishmael looks down into the water, where it’s surprisingly calm, and through the depths of the sea he sees that it’s a whale nursery: mothers giving birth to baby whales, some with their umbilical cords still attached. One calf looks up at Ishmael, totally fearless and ignorant of any harm, and the way Melville describes looking into its eyes is breathtaking. I’ve always wanted to do a piece about this, incorporating concentric circles.”

DM or email [email protected] to inquire about available work by Meg Hitchcock.

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Pictured:
Meg Hitchcock, ‘White Jacket (Moby Dick Chapter 87)’, 2026. Letters cut from ‘White Jacket’ by Herman Melville, 17 x 17”, 20.75 x 20.75” framed.

ASA JACKSON:THE END AND THE BEGINNING (REFLECTIONS ON SUNSET AND SUNRISE)On view at LYDM through May 24About this work i...
05/06/2026

ASA JACKSON:
THE END AND THE BEGINNING (REFLECTIONS ON SUNSET AND SUNRISE)
On view at LYDM through May 24

About this work in his current exhibition, Jackson writes:

“‘The End and the Beginning’ represents the sacred moment of transition, the passage from one state to another.

The image can be read as either sunset or sunrise, or both. The horizon is obscured, dissolving certainty and placing the viewer inside the threshold itself, the suspended space between what has been and what is emerging.

The work speaks to transition in its widest sense: from day to night, from life to the beyond, from one phase of being into another. It honors the beauty of these crossings, as well as the grief that can accompany them. There is expansion within the ending. There is continuity within the beginning.

The piece reflects the cyclical nature of existence, the reminder that what appears to close is also opening. What fades also returns. It is not fixed in conclusion or arrival. It is the sacred in-between.”

To see ‘The End and the Beginning’, as well as other works by Asa Jackson, visit LYDM through May 24. The gallery is open Monday-Friday, 1-5pm or by private appointment. DM or email [email protected] with inquiries.

(Scroll to the end for a special feature by our gallery ambassador 🐾 )

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Pictured:
Asa Jackson, ‘The End and the Beginning (Reflections on Sunset and Sunrise)’, 2025. Dyed and deconstructed corduroy garments backed by denim, 74.5 x 89.5”

SUSAN MCALISTER: THE COLOR OF SUMMEROn View at St. Catherine’s RVA through June 5 A glimpse at new 3D cut paper assembla...
05/05/2026

SUSAN MCALISTER: THE COLOR OF SUMMER
On View at St. Catherine’s RVA through June 5

A glimpse at new 3D cut paper assemblages by gallery artist Susan McAlister, on view in RVA and available through Les Yeux du Monde through June 5th. McAlister’s assemblages weave together hand cut forms and found materials.

Per the Artist: “Annually, I create a limited series of multidimensional paper assemblages inspired by the design oeuvre of my maternal grandmother. These cutout works allow for a deeper interrogation of shape and color relationships. Hand-cut and digitally manipulated shapes are interwoven with ephemera and found organic objects, suggesting the transitory yet regenerative nature of the world surrounding us.”

DM / email [email protected] for information on these works, or to schedule an in-person viewing 💫

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Pictured: Susan McAlister:

‘The Color of Summer. Matisse Mountain Blue ii’, 2026. Mixed media assemblage, 43 x 36, 45 x 38” framed
‘The Color of Summer. Indian Paintbrush ii’, 2026. Mixed media assemblage, 43 x 36, 45 x 38” framed
‘The Color of Summer. Vert i’, 2026. Mixed media assemblage, 43 x 36, 45 x 38” framed

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