I’m excited to announce I’ve been awarded the position of Reno City Artist for 2024 by the City of Reno. As part of the position, I will be staging two shows at the Metro Gallery in Reno City Hall – one a solo exhibition of my work, and one a curated exhibition of work by three Reno-based artists: Kelly Chorpening, Jessica Hayworth and Otis Poisson. The solo exhibition will be from March 25 to May 17, with the reception on Tuesday, April 2nd. The title of the show is “Backyard Radiance,” and will feature photography and video projection (the above image features stills from the video). The show is intended to be a very idiosyncratic homage to the ordinary, to the day-to-day – which, when attended to with a certain intention or reverence, becomes something a little mysterious and a little marvelous.
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