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December 2024
Nicko Torres Artist Reception • December 15th
Lacking in Depth, But I'm Trying my Best by Nicko Torres In all honesty, this gallery initially served to justify my disdain towards the modern art sphere and its superficial importance of a piece's meaning other than the work itself. While that scorn remains intact, that is not the sole reason for my resentment. Though the purpose of what I've completed so far was meant to exist without meaning, every one of them speaks to me in some way. Whether…
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Kelsey Mast Artist Reception • January 11th
Cloudscapes by Kelsey Mast Exhibition Dates: January 2-27, 2025 Reception Date: Saturday, January 11th from 1:00pm to 3:30pm Born in South Bend, Indiana, Kelsey’s journey with the arts began in the embrace of melodies and rhythms. She adored climbing trees when she was 7 and sketch for hours at a time listening to music on her tape player. Her sonic inspirations, spanning the rock anthems of Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, The Beatles, and Jimi Hendrix, to the soulful sounds of…
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Kimberly Avanna Lawson Artist Reception • January 11th
Transmutations-Numa Past and Present Kimberly Avanna Lawson Kimberly was born on the Walker River Paiute reservation of Schurz Nevada. She studied Creative Writing at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She then studied Photography at the San Francisco Art Institute. Creative Writing is where Kimberly learned how to really understand imagery, juxtaposition and depth that challenge perspective. She learned how to paint with words and how to tell stories with imagery. Kimberly likes to challenge…
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Kristine Toward Artist Reception • January 11th
Blue Skies Drive by Kristine Toward Exhibition Dates: January 2-27, 2025 Reception Date: Saturday, January 11th from 1:00pm to 3:30pm Kristine Toward is an illustrator, designer and dabbler in poetic musings. Her passions for botanicals and portraiture compliment her desire to explore human experience through her inner and outer worlds. She currently resides in the high desert wonderland of Reno, NV. This has been an inspiring place for someone with a fascination of the desert, the cool misty forests and…
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Ana Perez-McKay Artist Reception • February 13th
Uncharted by Ana Perez-McKay The body of work that is Uncharted uses multiples and combinations of discarded and sentimentally valuable materials, especially reused textile and fiber, to introduce conflicting notions of memory, truth, and meaning. A fiber series is displayed parallel to a paper series, where sister iterations of the same object relate and reflect. The “double” objects are different and the same, ambiguous in sequence (is paper a mockup for quilt? Does quilt inspire documentation on paper?) and use…
Find out more »Sharon Weir Artist Reception • February 15th
Glorious by Sharon Weir Exhibition Dates: January 30-February 26, 2025 Reception Date: Saturday, February 15th from 1:00pm to 3:30pm In my collection, Glorious, each piece serves as a manifestation of the dreamer search for completeness and self-unity. These mandalas invite viewers to pause and reflect, encouraging an examination of how the artwork transforms their inner landscape. In a world often filled with tumult and distraction, these pieces offer a sacred space for connection. As you engage with each mandala, I…
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Five Artists Exploring Collage Artist Reception • February 15th
Five Artist Exploring Collage Raven Blackwell • Olivia Cyr • Jon Farber • Cesarina Vaughn Pulleyn • Sharon Weir Exhibition Dates: January 30-February 26, 2025 Reception Date: Saturday, February 15th from 1:00pm to 3:30pm Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Friday 10:00am to 4:00pm and Saturday 12:00pm to 4:00pm For information about the exhibit and the artists, please contact the gallery curator, Maria Partridge • maria@sierra-arts.org
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SPE Exhibition Artist Reception • March 6th
Society for Photographic Education Artist Reception This exhibition offers a moment of reflection amidst significant upheaval, honoring the resilience of artists who adapt to or distance themselves from systems of power to survive. By documenting individual experiences and collective histories, these artists react to profound technological, structural, social, and economic shifts. Whether exploring and disrupting colonial narratives through family archives, scrutinizing industrial landscapes, asserting ownership of their bodies, or rejecting patriarchy, these artists engage with current realities that bridge the…
Find out more »Will Burrows Artist Reception • March 6th
Auto Abstraction by Will Burrows Exhibition Dates: March 4-26, 2025 Reception Date: Thursday, March 6th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm In the music industry it is often remarked that artists spend their whole lives writing their first album. In this same vein, this exhibit proposal very much feels like my first album; at age 40 has been a long time coming. I am finally at a place with my expression that my pieces have a through line - a consistent feel…
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Sam Meehan Artist Reception • March 15th
Not Otherwise Specified by Sam Meehan Not Otherwise Specified is a series of abstract portraits exploring mental health. While the stigma has lessened, it is often misunderstood and difficult to explain. I think that most people have either struggled with it themselves at some point or know someone who has. This series of portraits incorporates bright colors and beautiful elements while expressing what may be considered heavy subjects. I hope it will show that it is possible to add beauty…
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