July 2025
FIRST FRIDAY OPENING: July 4, 5 - 8 pm
EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW: Saturday, July 5 - Friday, July 25
GALLERY HOURS: Thursday - Sunday, 1 - 4 pm
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CENTER GALLERY
Invasive Flora, Intricate Prints | Rachel Singel
Rachel Singel, Cicada, 2024 Intaglio on handmade paper with Oriental Bittersweet and abaca fiber, 12 x 18 inches
My work is a response to the intricacies and depth of natural forms Lines are the building blocks of my imagery. Lines develop into curves, from curves to circles, and then to fields. As each line extends outward, the form begins to resemble how it occurs in nature: preconditioned, though subject to the elements around it.
Beyond bringing attention to the immense complexity of the natural world, one of my primary goals as an artist is to raise environmental consciousness. I print on handmade papers made from recycled materials such as old cotton shirts and linen sheets, as well as plant fibers, especially those of invasive plants. Conceptually, the union of process and subject embodies an important metaphor for my views. I hope that making sheets by hand not only can help the environment, but also can promote sustainability.
Rachel Singel is an Associate Professor at the University of Louisville. Rachel grew up on a small farm in Charlottesville, Virginia. She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia in 2009 and a Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking from the University of Iowa in 2013. Rachel has participated in residencies at the Penland School of Crafts, the Venice Printmaking Studio, Internazionale di Grafica Venezia, Art Print Residence in Barcelona, Spain, Wharepuke Print Studios in New Zealand, Proyecto'ace, an Artist-in-Residence Program in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and AGA Lab in the Netherlands. She has studied non-toxic printmaking at the Grafisk Eksperimentarium studio in Andalusia and recently traveled to Japan to research papermaking with invasive plants. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and represented in private collections and public institutions.
NORTH GALLERY
Fun on the Move | Judith Hoersting
Judith Hoersting, Slinky, mixed media on paper
“Fun on the Move” was inspired by my past two years of travel. Slinkie, Cheerios, Dots, copper foil and a sketch book were my studio. They are so portable!
The movement of dance (The Stroll from the Fifties) and mechanical toys (Hey Jude music box) are another kind of motion I enjoy. The vibrant color and speedy growth of wheat grass, delights my senses, too. It summons me to pause and appreciate the wonder of chlorophyll, the basis of life.
SOUTH GALLERY
Fool's Paradise | Sally Carr
Sally Carr, Skinning a Rabbit detail, oil, canvas, wood panel, 46 x 72 inches
Can one continue to maintain care in retrospect, or does it reshape into something more selfish. A search for silence, or maybe forgiveness. An empty gesture.
Mt. Denali by j.Reto
IGCA Annex
Open by appointment
“Mt. Denali by j.Reto” was originally created while I was an artist-in-residence at Cyrano’s Theatre Company in 2024. The fabric ‘painting’ was inspired by the iconic Sydney Laurence piece at the Anchorage Museum. I wanted to replicate the work using humble materials such as remnants, rags and thrift store clothing, in contrast to the majesty of the subject.
Originally intended as an ephemera piece, I have reworked the surface for this Annex exhibition and will rework it for future showings in 2026. Accompanying the work is a Mt. Denali diptych made especially for this show.
j.Reto is a multi-disciplinary artist and co-founder of CIRCLE5, an Anchorage based art group.