MCLA Gallery 51

Current

REFLECTING ECOLOGIES

ARTISTS IN NATURE


Bill Botzow - Joan Hanley - Melanie Mowinski - Malaika Ross - Greg Scheckler - Ashley Eliza Williams 
October 6 - November 17 at Gallery 51

Opening reception October 6, 5:00-7:00pm

Reflecting Ecologies: Artists in Nature explores the intersections of contemporary artists, nature, and ecological thinking. Ecology is the study of the relationships among organisms and their surroundings and each other, often describing how we affect and are affected by the natural world. The artists in this exhibit suggest connections with ecologies via personal narratives of private moments in nature, to philosophical or artistic concerns about their media and approaches to imagery. The artists and artworks in this show often overlap with science-oriented imagery or methods, and with that comes careful observations of the human condition in nature. Ashley Eliza Williams’ colorful paintings develop concepts of the possibility and impossibility of communicating with organisms found in nature. Malaika Ross’s abstract drawings of soil microbes encourage us to examine the microscopic shapes and patterns that exist around us, that are often overlooked. Melanie Mowinski’s intensive journeys to water became a daily practice of endurance, logged as an intimate artist’s book. Bill Botzow’s sculptures stem from wood often from invasive species crafted into new artistic forms borne of his backyard in Vermont. Gregory Scheckler’s delicate abstract silverpoints deal with relationships to time and patterns derived from close observation of nature. And Joan Hanley’s fine-tuned paintings detail commonplace conundrums of our place and influence on nature. The exhibit is hosted by MCLA Gallery 51 and runs from October 6th through November 17th, 2023. 

 

 

Hours:

Monday: Closed 
Tuesday: 11:00am - 4:00pm
Wednesday: 11:00am - 4:00pm
Thursday: 11:00am - 4:00pm
Friday: 11:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

Address:

Gallery 51
51 Main St.
North Adams, MA 01247

Gallery Email:

gallery51@mcla.edu 

Gallery Phone:

413-662-5320

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