Familiar Forms - December 2025 - January 2026
This exhibition examines the coded language of the familiar - the images and objects that have quietly shaped our understanding of what feels natural, desirable, or inevitable. Drawn from the visual vocabulary of everyday life, these works engage with the icons we’ve absorbed through cultural circulation, the symbols that define belonging as much as they reveal control.
Featured artists:
Matt Merkel Hess, Natalia Nakazawa, Jared Owens and Honey Pierre.
Jared Owens Shadow boxing - (vertical #4) Oil on canvass, Lino cut, archival paper, sand and soil from prison yard at F.C.I. Fairton 30x30" 2025
Jared Owens Shadow boxing - (vertical #5) 3rd generation stamp oil on canvass, Lino cut, sand, and soil from prison yard at F.C.I. Fairton 30x34 2025
Natalia Nakazawa collaged canvas, Faux leather, concentrated watercolor and acrylic on wood panel 40 × 30 × 2 " 2021
Natalia Nakazawa Visual Heteroglossia: Infinite Flooding, Infinite Burning, Jacquard textiles, digital collage, Faux leather, vinyl, concentrated watercolor and acrylic on wood panel 40 × 30 × 2" 2016
Natalia Nakazawa Visual Heteroglossia: Watchtower Jacquard textiles, laser cut Arches watercolor paper, vinyl, jewels, concentrated watercolor and acrylic on wood pane on 2 panels - 24 x 32" 2019
Matt Merkel Hess Potato Head #3 Collaged acrylic on canvas 14 x 17" 2016 - 2025
Matt Merkel Hess Potato Head #5 Collaged acrylic on canvas 14 x 17" 2016 - 2025
Matt Merkel Hess Potato Head #9 Collaged acrylic on canvas 14 x 17" 2016 - 2025
Matt Merkel Hess Sleeping Potato Head #1-3 Stoneware 2022
Honey Pierre Girlhood Yarn, acrylic paint, sequins on woods 34" ( circle ) 2024
Honey Pierre A Spiritual Pour Yarn, acrylic paint, gemstones, sequins, Oil Pastel on wood panel 42" ( circle ) 2024