If, and Only If

March 6 – March 9 Curator: Peter Johnson Artists: David Stapleton, Hannah Murphy What does it mean for something to be true? Is it based on subjective phenomenological experience, objective facts or an analytic logical structure that governs our universe? In humankind’s quest for truth and meaning, the category itself has been dynamic, with religious, political and scientific institutions each leading the way at times through the course of history. Calling into question how we experience the world around us and the systems by which we do so, Hannah Murphy and David Stapleton employ sculpture in radical ways to allow…

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March 13 – March 16 Curator: Andrea Zambrano Artists: Taryn Marie DeLeon Mendiola, Alston Watson This exhibition highlights the artistic practices of Taryn Marie DeLeon Mendiola and Alston Watson.  Both artists discuss their personal experiences in their work. Their concepts include identity, displacement, race, and culture.  Both are interested in bringing their ideas into the world utilizing non-traditional materials. Their practices transcend various planes of comprehension, and their voices represent not only their narratives, but also their need to declare an autonomy of identity through what they create. DeLeon Mendiola honors culture, tradition, spirituality, and the morphing of gender in…