Figurescape | David Pettibone

September 25, 2026 Karinna Gomez

David Pettibone, *Rotten Apples*, 2025, oil on mounted paper, 39”x35”

SEPTEMBER 2026
CENTER GALLERY
Figurescape | David Pettibone

It’s important to me that the painting is allowed to develop organically. I try to keep the work open for as long as possible. To do that, I paint directly from life. When painting this way nothing is static. Colors shift with the sun, shadows grow and then disappear. These infinite micro changes insert an element of the unexpected and force me to respond in ways that I could never plan for. Working on paper has allowed me to respond to these changes in new ways, through cutting away, adding to the composition and even collaging new substrate to manipulate the surface. The result is an improvisation of intermingling layers of physical texture, of illusion and flat strokes of color that weave the impression of figure and landscape into a cohesive whole.

davidpettibone.com

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The Rebirth of Shipwreck | Ted Kincaid

September 25, 2026 Karinna Gomez

Ted Kincaid, *Therapy 1A*, 2026, digital photograph on paper

SEPTEMBER 2026
NORTH GALLERY
The Rebirth of Shipwreck | Ted Kincaid

How often do you find yourself falling back to a place of familiarity and comfort when confronted with adversity? For some of us it is further back than others. For some of us it is our childhood when we used our toys to make sense of the world. The Rebirth of Shipwreck is a narrative exploration of trauma, stumbling, healthy choices and healing through the lens of the artists childhood. Not all paths are the same and not all paths lead to a destination.

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SEX | Linda Lucky

September 25, 2026 Karinna Gomez

Linda Lucky, *Richard Blues*, papier mache and acrylic, 16”x20”

SEPTEMBER 2026
SOUTH GALLERY
SEX | Linda Lucky

This show SEX came about as my having an itch to create another art show at the IGCA and make it as playful as possible. I chose a controversial subject that asks the question what is sexy to you?

Life is very serious and as we age we need to play more. Enjoy this sexy show!

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Solastalgia | xochiyollotl

September 22, 2026 Karinna Gomez

xochiyollotl, *then and now converge, overlapping in my mind*, acrylic on canvas, 3' x 4'

AUGUST 2026
NORTH GALLERY
Solastalgia | xochiyollotl

I remember the first summer I noticed the trees shriveling, turning grey, eaten from the inside out. The air was hot and the rain never came. The swing tree and the joy it brought now lived only in my mind.

I remember the first winter the snow wasn’t falling as heavily as it used to. Roads without snowbanks, muddy ski trails, and trick-or-treaters without bulky layers under their costumes.

I remember the summer I pulled fish from the river, their bodies smaller than I'd grow to know. The time I saw white bellies in an eddy, where the water had pooled and the temperature rose.

I remember returning home from college. Seeing the retreat of glaciers, once blue, clear, and towering, now out of reach. Small things, white and dirty. Four short years - a lifetime.

I’m not much older now.

The world will not be what it was.

www.xochiyollotl.com

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New Work | Michael Conti

September 21, 2026 Karinna Gomez

Michael Conti, 𝘛𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘶 (𝘜𝘵𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘷𝘪𝘬, 𝘒𝘰𝘣𝘶𝘬 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳) (detail), digital photograph printed on puzzle board, 16” x 40”

AUGUST 2026
CENTER GALLERY
New Work | Michael Conti

In this new body of work, Michael Conti experiments with his photographs of Alaska printed on puzzle board.

www.contiphoto.com

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Nature Macros (Water, Smoke and Bugs) | Jackie Bowling

September 21, 2026 Karinna Gomez

Jackie Bowling, *The Coil*, archival ink on professional matte paper, 10” x 14”

AUGUST 2026
SOUTH GALLERY
Nature Macros (Water, Smoke and Bugs) | Jackie Bowling

Nature Macros (Water, Smoke and Bugs) is a collection of macro shots taken of bugs, water drops, water droplets and smoke. The bug photos were taken outside and the others were taken in a studio-like setting. I am trying to capture the smaller things that people may not see as they pass by. My hope is to give them a glimpse into the smaller world that makes up the larger picture.

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Hyperchromatic Interstitium | Sarah Dexter

July 24, 2026 Karinna Gomez

Sarah Dexter, *Membrane*, 2026, textile sculpture, 144 x 192 x 60 inches

JULY 2026
CENTER & SOUTH GALLERIES
Hyperchromatic Interstitium | Sarah Dexter

Hyperchromatic Interstitium is a celebration of the uncertain in a playground of texture and color. Through textile based forms, corporeal forms emerge as objects of fascination and contemplation, calling out for connection. These objects are a reminder of the precious hidden layers that can emerge with curiosity and the willingness to change.

Sarah Dexter is a fashion designer and multimedia artist based in Fairbanks, Alaska. After spending over a decade working in the medical field as an MRI technologist Sarah changed course to pursue her interest in fashion design. She graduated as the Valedictorian of the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, in 2021 with a BFA in Fashion Design. Upon returning to her hometown, Sarah began creating small-batch collections with a strong commitment to ethically made slow fashion. Sarah recently graduated with an MFA from the University of Alaska Fairbanks where she is expanded her artistic mediums. Through explorations in fiber arts and soft sculpture, Sarah examines growth as an unruly process of joy and damage, enacted through deconstructed corporeal forms. Sarah’s work has been recognized by such honors as the “Golden Shears Award” from Omaha Fashion Week and “Designer of the Year” from Alaska Fashion Week.

https://www.sarahdexterdesigns.com/

Photographs by Chandler Axemaker

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It’s just for lookin' through | Britt Humphrey

July 24, 2026 Karinna Gomez

Britt Humphrey, *Pretty Good* (detail), clear gelatine

JULY 2026
NORTH GALLERY
It’s just for lookin' through | Britt Humphrey

The work invites a viewer to consider the lenses they look through in life. Do you want to change the world or will you accommodate the world by changing yourself, it’s as easy as putting on eyeglasses. Britt challenges, cajoles, and commiserates with the viewer by offering a series of macroscopic, mostly transparent, mixed media paintings and sculptures. “Do you see what I see?”

Britt Humphrey is an artist and counselor. Her work is conceptual, multimedia, and (hopefully) thought provoking. Irreverence, metaphor, and aesthetics are her avenues of approach to viewer provocation. Britt graduated with a Master’s of Fine Arts in Visual Studies from Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2019 and has been a Licensed Counselor since 2003. Her pieces deliver the blunt and unsayable messages absent in a therapeutic context. She strongly believes agency in our own mind transforms experience. Through use of tacit knowledge, high context humor, and a twist on fine art expectations the viewer is invited to look closely, think deeply and make their own meaning and discourse. (and if you ask her about the works and the concepts, she'll tell you all about it!)

Photographs by Chandler Axemaker

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embrace. reflect. release. | Myesha Callahan Freet

June 18, 2026 Karinna Gomez

JUNE 2026
CENTER GALLERY & IGCA ANNEX
embrace. reflect. release. | Myesha Callahan Freet

Through the evolution of my relationship to others and myself over time, care is a constant theme.

Limiting myself to the plain materials and simple processes used in this work pays homage to the subject, which is basic to us all. As I grow and shed old aspirations, how is it possible to adequately honor myself and others? These pieces bring the inner dialogue on my spiritual roles into physical form. Each one expresses an aspect of my exploration into who I am, what I want, and how I daily want to feel.

Only mundane things like these serve that investigation.

www.callahanfreet.com/

Photographs by Hans Hallinen

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I Think Therefore I Am | UAA Painting Student Exhibition

June 18, 2026 Karinna Gomez

JUNE 2026
NORTH GALLERY
I Think Therefore I Am | UAA Painting Student Exhibition

This exhibition showcases paintings made by University of Alaska Anchorage intermediate and advanced painting students during the Spring 2026 semester under the guidance of UAA painting professor Tom Chung. Each student was tasked with creating a cohesive body of work for this exhibition. The individual voices of the eleven participating students vary greatly in style and content but the work is representative of their unique passions and worldviews.

Artists include Ethan Combs, Kyra Frei, Justice John, Zoe Kammerer, Wolfgang Kendall, Cami Ketchum, Indigo Moren, Aura Perkins, Kat Pugh, September Sell, and Liliana Walton.

Photographs by Hans Hallinen

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Smoked Salmon | Susan Johnson

June 18, 2026 Karinna Gomez

JUNE 2026
SOUTH GALLERY
Smoked Salmon | Susan Johnson

Living near to the mouth of the Kasilof River provides me with both sustenance and independence. I fish, hunt, and work hard to produce most of my own food, and find that being able to taste Summer’s bounty throughout the cold and dark of Winter makes it worth the effort.

The preserving of the harvest has become an enjoyable seasonal ritual for me, and for the past several years, I have photographed and exhibited two previous bodies of work, 2025’s “Egg Series” and 2023’s “The Fruits of Our Labor”, that celebrated our farm and vegetable crops.

This current photo series is the third visual exploration of living sustainably, focused on the yearly Red Salmon run and the time-honored tradition of smoking fish to preserve the catch. My vision for this work was to concentrate on the details, and rather than using a strictly documentary style, I chose to focus on the strong verticals, bright colors, and differences in light and texture to present a more abstract view of the subject.

The use of a Diptych Format continues in keeping with the theme of previous exhibitions.

www.instagram.com/sejbphoto/

Photographs by Hans Hallinen

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Geologies of Memory | Jennifer Moss

May 14, 2026 Karinna Gomez

Jennifer Moss, *Metamemory*, synthetic polymer paints and mediums, tailored paper, digital press print, 18 x 18 inches

MAY 2026
CENTER GALLERY
Geologies of Memory | Jennifer Moss

We live in landscapes continuously shaped by geologic forces that are built upon memory. Through time, every moment on the land is collected in specks and pieces. Secrets are embedded in layers that build or sink and are made of plant and animal, dust and sunlight, wind and rain. Visual patterns emerge or are buried, like thoughts and memories and dreams that we animals have in our brief moment on earth. Symmetry, meanders, cracks, and other textures appear. They both describe order and are conduits for recollection. Unspoken languages and histories reside in these patterns. We love them for their beauty and we use them for our purposes. We mine and shape these land memories stored as peat, oil, metal and gas. We share collective memories of bright sun on the mountains, reflections in a lake, the sound of rocks tumbling down an incline, or the color of dirt. We see the shapes of this place and we are part of this place, this living and wild landscape. We will return to the dust that becomes the landforms here too. We will be absorbed into the patterns of moments in the land itself. All we are, our experience and our memories from our time forever joining with those of the land, intertwined and building this place we call home, together in a living landscape of memory.

https://jmossart.com/

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Thresholds | Ron Viol

May 14, 2026 Karinna Gomez

Ron Viol, *System Failure*, Adobe Fresco, Procreate, Lightroom, Photoshop

MAY 2026
NORTH GALLERY
Thresholds | Ron Viol

We are living on the edge of dramatic changes, whether it is the unstable climate, social / political unrest, pervasive surveillance or the rapid rise of Al. The world we know is transforming into something new.

These digital images express emotions stirred by this moment of change. The images, with weeping eyes, insects, machinery, electronic circuitry and fractured faces reflect the unsettling surreal beauty of our modern condition.

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Drawn in Place | Kristin Link

May 14, 2026 Karinna Gomez

Kristin Link, *May Studies*, watercolor and pen, 12 x 16 inches

MAY 2026
SOUTH GALLERY
Drawn in Place | Kristin Link

This exhibit is about what happens when we go outside, pay attention, and build a practice around what we find.

Loose daily diary sketches layer contour drawing with wet-on-wet watercolor washes to capture moods, weather, and the passage of time. Botanical studies track what plants are doing at different times of year. I return to the same plant across weeks and seasons, watching it change. My notes leave room for questions, research, and thinking out loud.

The nature studies of plants, animals, and landscapes in this exhibit were developed through years of teaching field sketching across Alaska. In April 2026, that practice became a book: Discover the Art of Field Sketching, published by Timber Press.

It's a joy to share this work with you, and to invite you into a sketching practice of your own. The world is better when we slow down, pay attention, and learn to find some love for what surrounds us.

www.kristinlink.com

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EPIC FAIL | Simonetta Mignano

April 11, 2026 Karinna Gomez

APRIL 2026
SOUTH GALLERY
EPIC FAIL | Simonetta Mignano

This installation is the setting for a performative reading taking place on Friday, April 24 at 6:30 PM, a soft launch of Epic Fail 2009–2025, an artist’s book by Simonetta Mignano, released by Viaindustriae publishing in April 2026.

The project is a critical reflection on failure, seen through the presence of incorrectly drawn swastikas on public surfaces. The result of research conducted between 2009 and 2025, it reflects on how one of the most ancient and widely disseminated symbols—later appropriated by the Nazi regime—is repeatedly drawn incorrectly by those who attempt to reproduce it to assert ideological authority, turning the symbol into impressive achievements in failure and revealing their makers’ incompetence, which undermines the very claims to rigor and control they were meant to convey.

Combining humor, political critique, and personal reflection grounded in leftist perspectives, the project situates these graphic failures within a broader framework of ideological production and collapse. It considers how incompetence operates not merely as an incidental flaw but as an expression of larger political and cultural bewilderment. The project also considers these failures within a broader context of personal and collective struggle, where political defeat, absurdity, and laughter often seem to occur together.

This setting for the performative reading includes the music stands with the book cover and text, the score of My Heart Will Go On from Titanic and the flutes inspired by a YouTube-famous flute fail video. The sunlamp like the swastika in its ancient meaning—the wheel of the sun, radiating light. The two Polaroids were taken in 2023 in Naples, under the colonnade of Piazza del Plebiscito, showing several swastikas drawn incorrectly. The two posters are letterpress prints on fluorescent paper, which was formerly used for political signage in Italy, as it would be visible even at night. The books, CD, and DVD are a selection of references for the project, also cited in the book.

The project comes fully to fruition through the performative reading, where copies of the book are available. Hope to see you there.

simonettamignano.com

PHOTO GALLERY COMING SOON

Through Our Eyes | UAA Camera Club

April 11, 2026 Karinna Gomez

James Sandoval, *Stargazer Lily*, gelatin silver print, 9 1/2 x 12 inches

APRIL 2026
NORTH GALLERY
Through Our Eyes | UAA Camera Club

Photography has long been a medium of storytelling and personal expression since its invention in 1839. The photographers of the UAA photo class and Camera Club have put together a collection of their images that present the world as they see it.

The exhibit includes work by photographers Albert Bowling, Jackie Bowling, Sam Briggs, Michael Conti, Justin Cox, Harriet Furton, Joseph Glazener, Michael Hannam, Young Kim, Rebecca Lent, Michael Leonard, Shawn Douglas McIntosh, Timothy Miles, Layla Moseley, Yeilyadi Olson, Kristin Reynolds, James Sandoval, Cody Swanson, Sandra Talbot, and Katie Yako.

The Camera Club is a UAA sponsored club that brings UAA students, faculty, staff and photographers from the community together to teach, learn and create community based on a mutual passion for photography.

UAA Camera Club

Photographs by Hans Hallinen

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Transitional Objects | Amy Meissner

April 11, 2026 Karinna Gomez

Amy Meissner, *Survival Blanket: Crib Variation*, 2022, vintage crocheted coverlet, vintage darning wool, acrylic yarn, reflective tape, high visibility nylon, emergency trauma blanket, 54 x 41 inches

APRIL 2026
CENTER GALLERY
Transitional Objects | Amy Meissner

My work with abandoned textiles explores the literal, physical, and emotional work of women. I’ve been a mother for two decades and it’s difficult for me to disentangle my caregiving experiences and feelings from these materials originally made by unknown mothers, aunts, grandmothers -- all caregivers as well. In the mid-20th century, a British psychoanalyst introduced the term “transitional objects” to describe chosen things that act as a bridge between child and caregiver, easing anxiety and providing emotional well-being during separation, such as a blanket or doll. The transitional objects in this space represent my overactive mothering mind, combining the ridiculous with the terrifying in an attempt, over hours and months of making, to soothe myself from worst-possible outcomes. The variations provided invite the viewer to consider other variations, or what their own object might look like. In this way, the collection explores the lineage of use value in women’s work, the literal overproduction by hand in past eras now shifting to a state of heightened emotional labor, an over-mothering just as prolific.

Photographs by Hans Hallinen

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2026 Members Exhibition

March 14, 2026 Karinna Gomez

MARCH 2026
MEMBERS EXHIBITION

This annual exhibition features new work from the gallery's membership community. This year, over 70 artists are sharing their art in the exhibition.

Artists included: Mary Aichele, Fred Anderson, Elizabeth Belanger, Kayo Bogdan, Kathleen Bonnar, Rheanne Bouchard, Rebecca Brubaker, Kim Bustillos, Joel Camins, Sally Carr, Katharine Collins, Michael Conti, John Coyne, Frankie Dahl, Kate Danyluk, Imani Davis, Joshua Demain, Alanna DeRocchi, Suzanne Dvorak, Bob Eastaugh, Mark Figura, Kristin Fisher, Angel Godet, Ann Gray, Jonathan S. Green, Deborah Hansen, Katelin Hiller, Clare Hiratsuka, Judith Hoersting, Rhonda Horton, JJ Jackson, Valerie Jaimes, Jody Jenkins, Susan Johnson, Barbara Johnson, Arlitia Jones, Yulia Kalagaeva, Amanda Kelly, Matt Klinn, Susan LaGrande, William J. Lee, Petra Lisiecki, Melanie Lombard, Emily Longbrake, Linda Lucky, Melanie Lynch, Scott McDonald, Erica Miller, Sarah Moody, Cheryl Moon, Julia Murakami, Karen Olanna, Sadie Paulson, Carlos Pereira, Nathan Perry, Elizabeth Pohjola, j.Reto, Elise Rose, Karen Roust, Mikhail Siskoff, Alexandra Sonneborn, Lauren Stanford, Adrienne Stohr, Addie Studebaker, Shoko Takahashi, Meneka Thiru, Owen Tucker, Heidi Vail-Banach, Kathy Vail-Roche, Ron Viol, Jen Wang, Lee Waters, and Lily Weed.

Photographs by Hans Hallinen

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This is j.Reto | Portal Series: Love

February 19, 2026 Karinna Gomez

j.Reto, *Portal Series: Magritte*, 2026, 22 x 22 inches

FEBRUARY 2026
CENTER GALLERY
This is j.Reto
Portal Series: Love

This is j.Reto is a continuation of the Portal Series of kinetic spaces (b&w stripes) with inanimate objects (rock-like forms). Here I challenged myself to produce inspired, informed and reimagined versions of classic works by Marc Chagall, Gustav Klimt and René Magritte, to name a few. The purpose is to explore the possibilities and expand the visual and conceptual language of this series. Thank you to all the local artists who inspire and challenge me to reach deep and express fully.

Photographs by Hans Hallinen

Our Daily Bread | Scott McDonald

February 19, 2026 Karinna Gomez

Scott McDonald, *Louder (green)*, 2026, mixed media, 11 x 17 inches

FEBRUARY 2026
NORTH GALLERY
Our Daily Bread | Scott McDonald

The work for this show began while living in Spain. It began after the January 20 inauguration, and concluded a year later in Anchorage. Although it is not all specifically related it follows a thread: our dependence on and skepticism of media, our growing divides, the fear of the future, the polarity of our beliefs. I’m a big picture thinker, nothing is specific. I’ve been interested in the intersection of art and propaganda, and expression versus communication. I’ve been doomscrolling, I’ve been rubbernecking the headlines, mouth agape. I’m trying to digest it.

Photographs by Hans Hallinen

SEPTEMBER 2026CENTER GALLERYFigurescape | David Pettibone

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SEPTEMBER 2026NORTH GALLERY The Rebirth of Shipwreck | Ted Kincaid

Virtual Exhibition Tour

SEPTEMBER 2026SOUTH GALLERYSEX | Linda Lucky

Virtual Exhibition Tour

AUGUST 2026NORTH GALLERY Solastalgia | xochiyollotl

Virtual Exhibition Tour

AUGUST 2026CENTER GALLERYNew Work | Michael Conti

Virtual Exhibition Tour

AUGUST 2026SOUTH GALLERYNature Macros (Water, Smoke and Bugs) | Jackie Bowling

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JULY 2026CENTER & SOUTH GALLERIESHyperchromatic Interstitium | Sarah Dexter

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JULY 2026NORTH GALLERY It’s just for lookin' through | Britt Humphrey

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JUNE 2026CENTER GALLERY & IGCA ANNEXembrace. reflect. release. | Myesha Callahan Freet

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JUNE 2026NORTH GALLERY I Think Therefore I Am | UAA Painting Student Exhibition

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JUNE 2026SOUTH GALLERYSmoked Salmon | Susan Johnson

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MAY 2026CENTER GALLERYGeologies of Memory | Jennifer Moss

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MAY 2026NORTH GALLERY Thresholds | Ron Viol

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MAY 2026SOUTH GALLERYDrawn in Place | Kristin Link

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APRIL 2026SOUTH GALLERYEPIC FAIL | Simonetta Mignano

APRIL 2026NORTH GALLERY Through Our Eyes | UAA Camera Club

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APRIL 2026CENTER GALLERYTransitional Objects | Amy Meissner

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MARCH 2026MEMBERS EXHIBITION

Virtual Exhibition Tour

FEBRUARY 2026CENTER GALLERYThis is j.RetoPortal Series: Love

FEBRUARY 2026NORTH GALLERYOur Daily Bread | Scott McDonald

SEPTEMBER 2026
CENTER GALLERY
Figurescape | David Pettibone

SEPTEMBER 2026
NORTH GALLERY
The Rebirth of Shipwreck | Ted Kincaid

SEPTEMBER 2026
SOUTH GALLERY
SEX | Linda Lucky

AUGUST 2026
NORTH GALLERY
Solastalgia | xochiyollotl

AUGUST 2026
CENTER GALLERY
New Work | Michael Conti

AUGUST 2026
SOUTH GALLERY
Nature Macros (Water, Smoke and Bugs) | Jackie Bowling

JULY 2026
CENTER & SOUTH GALLERIES
Hyperchromatic Interstitium | Sarah Dexter

JULY 2026
NORTH GALLERY
It’s just for lookin' through | Britt Humphrey

JUNE 2026
CENTER GALLERY & IGCA ANNEX
embrace. reflect. release. | Myesha Callahan Freet

JUNE 2026
NORTH GALLERY
I Think Therefore I Am | UAA Painting Student Exhibition

JUNE 2026
SOUTH GALLERY
Smoked Salmon | Susan Johnson

MAY 2026
CENTER GALLERY
Geologies of Memory | Jennifer Moss

MAY 2026
NORTH GALLERY
Thresholds | Ron Viol

MAY 2026
SOUTH GALLERY
Drawn in Place | Kristin Link

APRIL 2026
SOUTH GALLERY
EPIC FAIL | Simonetta Mignano

APRIL 2026
NORTH GALLERY
Through Our Eyes | UAA Camera Club

APRIL 2026
CENTER GALLERY
Transitional Objects | Amy Meissner

MARCH 2026
MEMBERS EXHIBITION

FEBRUARY 2026
CENTER GALLERY
This is j.Reto
Portal Series: Love

FEBRUARY 2026
NORTH GALLERY
Our Daily Bread | Scott McDonald