Claire Oliver Gallery: A Brief History of the Future

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A group show featuring BK Adams, Barbara Earl Thomas, Stan Squirewell, LaNia Roberts, and Carolyn Mazloomi examines how each artist grapples with temporality in their work. Though their mediums range from paper cuts, glass, quilting, and painting, what unites them is their exploration of how past, present, and future are intertwined. An excerpt from Octavia Butler’s 1993 novel, Parable of the Sower, serves as a guiding text for the exhibition’s themes: “All that you touch You Change. All that you change Changes You. The only lasting truth is Change…”
May 31, 2024