DUOS | Curated by j.Reto

September 22, 2025 Karinna Gomez

SEPTEMBER 2025
NORTH GALLERY
DUOS | Curated by j.Reto

Addie Studebaker
Christina Young
Graham Dane
j.Reto
Joshua Demain
Owen Tucker
Sally Carr
Suzanne Dvorak
Winter
Yulia Kalagaeva

DUOS is an experiment in collaboration between local artists. Each painting is the result of two artists working independently on different areas of the piece, then concealing the work and passing it onto the other artist. Neither artist knows what the completed piece looks like.

The works are hung fully wrapped and will be taken off the walls and torn open at 6pm opening night.

DUOS is also an experimental show with viewer participation. The paintings are meant to be held, passed around and rehung in any order. The randomness and spontaneity are aspects of the show.

In all, DUOS is an attempt to bring artists and audiences together, and to break down the divide between art and observer.

DUOS is curated by j.Reto, a founding member of CIRCLE5 art group.

Photographs by Hans Hallinen

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Conversations|Listening | Deborah Hansen

September 22, 2025 Karinna Gomez

Deborah Hansen, *The Good Queen*, earthenware ceramic, 28 x 12 x 12 inches

SEPTEMBER 2025
CENTER GALLERY
Conversations|Listening | Deborah Hansen

The topics in the show are common to human experience: Dreaming, Sorrow, Power and Justice, Life and Death. I came to think of them not just as topics of conversation, but concepts which permeate art, writing, and religion. I use an extinct language, fairy tales, and ideas I see in the news, as well as a retelling of Christ’s story, as a vehicle for conversing and listening to what is happening to us. Is the concept of Justice no longer a subject of conversation? Do we talk about Power and its use? Do we listen to our dreams? Is Christ an immigrant? Does it matter? Can we talk about it?

dlhansen.com

“Sculpting the sacred and the strange” by Victoria Barber for the Anchorage Daily News: https://www.adn.com/arts/2025/09/24/sculpting-the-sacred-and-the-strange/

Photographs by Hans Hallinen

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Mt. Denali by j.Reto | IGCA Annex

September 9, 2025 Karinna Gomez

MAY - JULY 2025
IGCA ANNEX
Mt. Denali by j.Reto

“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.

Last five years in the Chugach | Francesca Singleton

August 19, 2025 Karinna Gomez

AUGUST 2025
SOUTH GALLERY
Last five years in the Chugach | Francesca Singleton

This collection of paintings is a visual journal and journey through my last five years in Alaska. Here, I selected scenes and macros that portray the Chugach mountains and their nature, as I experience them in my very frequent outings. It is an attempt to meditate on the uncommon beauty that I see every day, to let the eye and the mind linger in nature, dwelling in the outdoors even while indoors.

www.ffsingletonart.com

Photographs by Hans Hallinen

Virtual Exhibition Tour

Fun on the Move | Judith Hoersting

July 17, 2025 Karinna Gomez

Judith Hoersting, *Slinky*, mixed media on paper

JULY 2025
NORTH GALLERY
Fun on the Move | Judith Hoersting

“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.

Photographs by Hans Hallinen

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Our Better Angels | Ted Kincaid

June 17, 2025 Karinna Gomez

Ted Kincaid, *Che*, 2025, ink, spray paint and acrylic on found object

JUNE 2025
CENTER GALLERY
Our Better Angels | Ted Kincaid

When we think of political art we tend to think of violent and accusing images drawing attention to the double standards and faults of humanity. Our Better Angels is a show bent on the other half of that argument, the "now what" side of change. Ted Kincaid uses his graffiti-meets-indy comic art style to bring legends out of reality and places them on a pedestal. Better Angels continues on a 2011 body of work as he tries to modernize both the people included but also the style into a more vibrant and punchy multi-media approach.

theodorekincaid.smugmug.com

Photographs by Hans Hallinen

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Reciprocity

March 26, 2025 Karinna Gomez

MARCH 2025
Reciprocity | Collaboration between Emily Longbrake, Christine Sundly & Momentum Dance Collective

In a world where we are all connected, the exchanges and cooperation we have with one another through time are a critical piece of the human experience. Reciprocity is a month-long performance and visual art installation that brings together work from Emily Longbrake, Christine Sundly and Momentum Dance Collective. The work explores the relationships between time, memory and the dualities that are constant in all phases of life.

During the gallery's regular hours, the community was invited to experience the art installations and video projection. There were also four live dance performances by Momentum Dance Collective.

About the artists

Emily Longbrake is a freelance artist from Anchorage, Alaska, blends craft and technology across various media. Her art is inspired by the patterns, connections, and constant change found in nature, particularly the mountains and plants surrounding her home.
https://emilylongbrake.art/

Of the Menominee Nation, Christine Sundly is an Alaskan-based artist with an emphasis on creating abstract art. She has an absolute love of color and patterns as shown in experimenting both digitally and in mixed media. Through both education and working experience, Christine maintains strong bones in pushing her limits and asking the big “why” questions when creating.
https://sundly.blogspot.com/p/about-artist.html

Momentum Dance Collective is a contemporary dance company in Anchorage, Alaska that delights in activating possibilities through collaborative partnerships and in unusual spaces.
https://www.momentumdance.org/reciprocity

Installation photos by Hans Hallinen

Performance photos by Lauren Langford Photography and True North Photography

UNTITLED : Portal Series | j.Reto

January 12, 2025 Karinna Gomez

JANUARY 2025
SOUTH GALLERY
UNTITLED : Portal Series | j.Reto

Photographs by Hans Hallinen

Virtual Exhibition Tour

Sketchbooks | Carol Lambert

January 11, 2025 Karinna Gomez

JANUARY 2025
NORTH GALLERY
Sketchbooks | Carol Lambert

Presented in the North gallery for January, a collection of sketchbooks and drawings from Carol Lambert, curated by Joe and Sally Carr.

Carol was a longtime friend and supporter of the gallery as well as a regular exhibiting artist in our community.

As an accomplished painter and printmaker, Carol fundamentally took an analytic approach to her practice and method of creation. This involved countless hours of drawing and development of concept and ideas.

This exhibition provides insight into a truly unique creative mind, and a wonderful human being.

Photographs by Hans Hallinen

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Old and New: Soft, Sweet, Feathered and Furred | Christopher Judd

January 11, 2025 Karinna Gomez

Christopher Judd, Lion and Lady, graphite on Moleskine paper, 8 x 11.5 inches

JANUARY 2025
CENTER GALLERY
Old and New: Soft, Sweet, Feathered and Furred | Christopher Judd

This show is about animals.

Mostly bears, but mainly animals.

This body of work exemplifies who I’ve become as an artist, both in technique and subject matter. I love whimsy, I love characters, and I love storytelling. All of these drawings have pieces and parts of all three loves, but more than anything they’re a simple exploration of inspiration and imagery recorded the best way I know how.

The following is a collection of graphite drawings that I’ve created off and on over the past five years coupled with some of my work for 2024. It’s a contrast of an evolving style that exemplifies the first time everything clicked for me while drawing.

The drawing Jackal kicked off this long relationship with animals, and it was one of the first drawings that I had ever done that I felt pleasantly surprised by. Detail, feeling, composition, lighting, and style all finally came together into a picture that was the first major success in a medium I had not spent much time on in the 3 years preceding its creation. It was a moment where exploration in other media finally came together in the first material I was drawn towards.

I consider it to be the beginning of whatever mastery I demonstrate when it comes to Graphite drawing. The rest of the show is how things have gone since then.

Instagram @dao_ofdraw

Photographs by Hans Hallinen

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Listening to the Quiet | Cheryl Lyon

October 12, 2024 Karinna Gomez

Cheryl Lyon, Exact Spot, encaustic on wood panel, 12 x 12 inches

OCTOBER 2024
CENTER GALLERY
Listening to the Quiet | Cheryl Lyon

Listening to the quiet is about noticing what I notice when I venture outdoors through the Alaska seasons. Taking in the beautiful complexities before me. Paying attention to the light as it gracefully skips across the water or shines through the clouds. Listening to the wind as it whispers through the trees, and gently moves around my face. As the poet Mary Oliver said about nature, “If you notice anything, it leads you to notice more and more”. I agree, I long ago embraced, I’m always painting, even when I’m not painting. I’m an observer, an explorer and an eternal student.

cheryllyon.com

Photography by Hans Hallinen

Virtual Exhibition Tour

Alaska: My Take | Elizabeth Pohjola

October 12, 2024 Karinna Gomez

Elizabeth Pohjola, Sitka Roses, mixed media, 36 x 36 inches

OCTOBER 2024
NORTH GALLERY
Alaska: My Take | Elizabeth Pohjola

A few years ago I walked into a paper store in Seattle and haven’t been the same since. I was seduced. This show of works in collage represents the products of that seduction. The images are based on elements from my homeplace, a place that has mesmerized me with its splendor my whole life. Alaska: My Take. Please enjoy!

Instagram @elizabethpohjola

Photography by Hans Hallinen

Virtual Exhibition Tour

Haiku | Shoko Takahashi

September 12, 2024 Karinna Gomez

Shoko Takahashi, *Against the Wind*, 2024, linocut and type

SEPTEMBER 2024
SOUTH GALLERY
Haiku | Shoko Takahashi

This series of relief prints with type stamping is my visual Haiku.

Japanese Haiku focuses on capturing a moment in time, a sense of enlightenment, and images from nature. When I read Japanese haiku, I always feel a sense of calmness and fresh air. I wanted to create the feeling of Haiku by focusing on Alaskan and Japanese animals and keeping the image simple. By integrating text into the design, I created the written haiku feeling in each print.

Instagram @print_wonder

Photo credit: Hans Hallinen

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Inosculation | Kendra Harvey

September 12, 2024 Karinna Gomez

Kendra Harvey, *No Hard Feelings*, 2024, ceramic earthenware, underglaze, watercolor, glaze, housepaint on wooden backdrop, 40 x 30 x 11 1/2 inches

SEPTEMBER 2024
CENTER GALLERY
Inosculation | Kendra Harvey

Inosculation investigates the symbolism of interconnectedness, exploring both the double-edged sword which comes with it: support and codependence, enablers and detractors, isolation and community. Using earthenware clay, I depict the organic nature of these connections by sculpting a wide cast of animal figures. These familiar forms, rendered in unfamiliar colors and poses, invite viewers to observe them coil towards and away from each other, narrating the complexities of our shared human experience.

www.kendraharvey.net

Photo credit: Hans Hallinen

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3 Threads | Mariano Gonzales

August 19, 2024 Karinna Gomez

AUGUST 2024
3 Threads | Mariano Gonzales

NORTH GALLERY
Talismans

Have you ever had your identity stolen? Your money? Have you ever been hacked or your bank account and identity compromised? I certainly have!

Talismans are supposed to protect the user/wearer from bad luck or calamity. The talismans I have made will (hopefully) protect the wearer from evil stuff that happens in our digital world.

These talismans have wall mounts so that they can function as Art…not just live obscurely in a jewelry box in the bathroom!

WARNING: Should you purchase a talisman and find that it doesn’t protect you, no refunds!

CENTER GALLERY
Killer Drones

Look at the faces of the killer drones. Look at the faces (or bodies) of their victims.

Think about the killer drones’ racism, misogyny, homophobia, love of assault weapons, and hatred for others not like them.

This is the country and world you live in.

Protect yourself and your fellow human beings!

SOUTH GALLERY
Landscapes

I am an artist who has lived in Alaska for 65 years, though I am far from an Alaskan artist!

I am consistently visually fascinated with the beautiful and amazing land mass that is this state.

As well, having driven through every state in this nation (except Vermont and Hawaii) and Canada, I also have memories of the many wondrous landscapes outside of Alaska.

So, I am always exploring alternative media and imagery to create landscapes from memory.

These days, I find that digital tools and media offer the quintessential alternatives!

Photo credit: Hans Hallinen/IGCA

Virtual Exhibition Tour

What Good is Fruit that is not Sweet? | Young Kim

July 16, 2024 Karinna Gomez

Young Kim, *Imported Fruit,* archival pigment print

JULY 2024
CENTER GALLERY
What Good is Fruit that is not Sweet? | Young Kim

"What Good is Fruit that is not Sweet?" is a photography project documenting the life of my mother as she ages and confronts changes in her health and mobility. It explores our relationship as parent and child and how roles shift as time persists. These circumstances also pose the questions of whether we can quantify or qualify how good a person is at fulfilling a societal role and whether the romanticization of the “American Dream” can influence those parameters.

These images aim to celebrate daily life with an emphasis on my interpretation of events and with less rigidity around how the events unfolded. This body of work utilizes the indexical nature of photographs to world-build, create and preserve a past that is nostalgic and reminiscent, regardless of whether it is factual.

www.young.kim
Instagram: @theyoungkimosabe

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Behind the Canvas | Samuel Infante Marchan

July 16, 2024 Karinna Gomez

Samuel Infante Marchan, *The Silence of the Girl,* oil on canvas

JULY 2024
SOUTH GALLERY
Behind the Canvas | Samuel Infante Marchan

Behind The Canvas is to emerge yourself in a fascinating world of vibrant colors and captivating expressions. Each work becomes an artistic testimony that captures the essence and diversity of the daily experiences of each woman. From warm and passionate tones to fresh and lively tones; we immerse ourselves in each brushstroke that transmits an emotional range and reflects the complexity of female emotions and experiences. These works offer a visual journey through the multiple dimensions of femininity. By exploring this collection, viewers enter a universe of beauty, strength, and vulnerability.

Instagram @samuelmarchan_

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Fieldwork | Owen Tucker

May 9, 2024 Karinna Gomez

MAY 2024
NORTH GALLERY
Fieldwork | Owen Tucker

Fieldwork is a collection of collages made with found materials, colored papers, hand-drawn patterns, and shiny garbage. Aside from focusing on subjects found out in “the field”, the images are geometric explorations of the two-dimensional field.

Virtual Exhibition Tour

How to skip a rock | Jenny Irene Miller

April 16, 2024 Karinna Gomez

Jenny Irene Miller, *Pulling (together),* 2023, archival inkjet print, 20 x 16 inches

APRIL 2024
SOUTH GALLERY
How to skip a rock | Jenny Irene Miller

How to skip a rock is a visual poem about relations and the magic found within queerness that is both tender and active. Within these cyclical connections are imagination, admiration, and the sharing of knowledge.

jennyirenemiller.com

Virtual Exhibition Tour

Arctic Phoenix and the Quest for the Sublime | Joshua Demain

April 16, 2024 Karinna Gomez

Joshua Demain, *Play Place (detail),* oil on copper, 12 x 18 inches

APRIL 2024
NORTH GALLERY
Arctic Phoenix and the Quest for the Sublime | Joshua Demain

My artwork navigates scenes I encounter from everyday life in Alaska. Ranging from magnificent sunset cityscapes to glorious natural landscapes, these paintings reflect the inherent grandeur of local Alaskan scenery. My goal is to convey the message that beauty is everywhere, and often where we least expect it.

ephemeralgrandeur.com

SEPTEMBER 2025NORTH GALLERY DUOS | Curated by j.Reto

Addie StudebakerChristina YoungGraham Danej.RetoJoshua DemainOwen TuckerSally CarrSuzanne DvorakWinterYulia Kalagaeva

Virtual Exhibition Tour

SEPTEMBER 2025CENTER GALLERYConversations|Listening | Deborah Hansen

Virtual Exhibition Tour

MAY - JULY 2025IGCA ANNEXMt. Denali by j.Reto

AUGUST 2025SOUTH GALLERYLast five years in the Chugach | Francesca Singleton

Virtual Exhibition Tour

JULY 2025NORTH GALLERYFun on the Move | Judith Hoersting

Virtual Exhibition Tour

JUNE 2025CENTER GALLERYOur Better Angels | Ted Kincaid

Virtual Exhibition Tour

MARCH 2025Reciprocity | Collaboration between Emily Longbrake, Christine Sundly & Momentum Dance Collective

About the artists

JANUARY 2025SOUTH GALLERYUNTITLED : Portal Series | j.Reto

Virtual Exhibition Tour

JANUARY 2025NORTH GALLERYSketchbooks | Carol Lambert

Virtual Exhibition Tour

JANUARY 2025CENTER GALLERYOld and New: Soft, Sweet, Feathered and Furred | Christopher Judd

Virtual Exhibition Tour

OCTOBER 2024CENTER GALLERYListening to the Quiet | Cheryl Lyon

Virtual Exhibition Tour

OCTOBER 2024NORTH GALLERYAlaska: My Take | Elizabeth Pohjola

Virtual Exhibition Tour

SEPTEMBER 2024SOUTH GALLERYHaiku | Shoko Takahashi

Virtual Exhibition Tour

SEPTEMBER 2024CENTER GALLERYInosculation | Kendra Harvey

Virtual Exhibition Tour

AUGUST 20243 Threads | Mariano Gonzales

NORTH GALLERYTalismans

CENTER GALLERYKiller Drones

SOUTH GALLERYLandscapes

Virtual Exhibition Tour

JULY 2024CENTER GALLERYWhat Good is Fruit that is not Sweet? | Young Kim

Virtual Exhibition Tour

JULY 2024SOUTH GALLERYBehind the Canvas | Samuel Infante Marchan

Virtual Exhibition Tour

MAY 2024NORTH GALLERYFieldwork | Owen Tucker

Virtual Exhibition Tour

APRIL 2024SOUTH GALLERYHow to skip a rock | Jenny Irene Miller

Virtual Exhibition Tour

APRIL 2024NORTH GALLERYArctic Phoenix and the Quest for the Sublime | Joshua Demain

Virtual Exhibition Tour

SEPTEMBER 2025
NORTH GALLERY
DUOS | Curated by j.Reto

Addie Studebaker
Christina Young
Graham Dane
j.Reto
Joshua Demain
Owen Tucker
Sally Carr
Suzanne Dvorak
Winter
Yulia Kalagaeva

SEPTEMBER 2025
CENTER GALLERY
Conversations|Listening | Deborah Hansen

MAY - JULY 2025
IGCA ANNEX
Mt. Denali by j.Reto

AUGUST 2025
SOUTH GALLERY
Last five years in the Chugach | Francesca Singleton

JULY 2025
NORTH GALLERY
Fun on the Move | Judith Hoersting

JUNE 2025
CENTER GALLERY
Our Better Angels | Ted Kincaid

MARCH 2025
Reciprocity | Collaboration between Emily Longbrake, Christine Sundly & Momentum Dance Collective

JANUARY 2025
SOUTH GALLERY
UNTITLED : Portal Series | j.Reto

JANUARY 2025
NORTH GALLERY
Sketchbooks | Carol Lambert

JANUARY 2025
CENTER GALLERY
Old and New: Soft, Sweet, Feathered and Furred | Christopher Judd

OCTOBER 2024
CENTER GALLERY
Listening to the Quiet | Cheryl Lyon

OCTOBER 2024
NORTH GALLERY
Alaska: My Take | Elizabeth Pohjola

SEPTEMBER 2024
SOUTH GALLERY
Haiku | Shoko Takahashi

SEPTEMBER 2024
CENTER GALLERY
Inosculation | Kendra Harvey

AUGUST 2024
3 Threads | Mariano Gonzales

NORTH GALLERY
Talismans

CENTER GALLERY
Killer Drones

SOUTH GALLERY
Landscapes

JULY 2024
CENTER GALLERY
What Good is Fruit that is not Sweet? | Young Kim

JULY 2024
SOUTH GALLERY
Behind the Canvas | Samuel Infante Marchan

MAY 2024
NORTH GALLERY
Fieldwork | Owen Tucker

APRIL 2024
SOUTH GALLERY
How to skip a rock | Jenny Irene Miller

APRIL 2024
NORTH GALLERY
Arctic Phoenix and the Quest for the Sublime | Joshua Demain