JUNE 2026
FIRST FRIDAY: June 5 | 5:00 - 8:00 PM
EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW: Saturday, June 6 - Friday, June 26
ARTIST TALK WITH MYESHA CALLAHAN FREET: Friday, June 26 | Door opens at 5:30 / talk at 6:00
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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.
NORTH GALLERY
I Think Therefore I Am | UAA Painting Student Exhibition
Paintings by UAA students Zoe Kammerer, Cami Ketchum, Liliana Walton and Kyra Frei
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.
SOUTH GALLERY
Smoked Salmon | Susan Johnson
Susan Johnson, Red Curtain, inkjet prints mounted on cradled boards, 26 x 16 inch diptych
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.