In the Wild
Juried by Ellen Mensch
February 13 - March 16, 2025
Anthony Huang, "Within the Misty Rain XIX," monotype on chine-colle kitakata, 21.5 x 9 inches.
Anthony Huang, "Within the Misty Rain XVIII," monotype on chine-colle kitakata, 21.5 x 9 inches.
Korey Burns, "Anthelia's Garden," sterling silver fabrication with crushed stone inlay, 20 x 6 x 1 inches.
Thomas Hirata, "The Emperor's Treasure Chest," wood, 10 x 12.5 x 8 inches.
Christopher Forslund, "Curtsy," photography, 14 x 11 inches.
Trevor Campbell, "Sacred Place Where Life Begins," watercolor, ink, colored pencil and bug spray, 16 x 12 inches.
Nancy Fritz, "Spiced Harmony," encaustic on panel, 17 x 26 inches.
Karen A. Gaudette, "Red-Tailed Hawk," scratchboard, 3.5 x 3.5 inches.
Janet Reynolds, "Cypress Roots," gouache on paper, 15 x 20 inches.
Janet Reynolds, "Salute to Saguaro," paste paper, ebru, eco printing, 1 x 6.75 x 7 inches.
Karen Dawson, "Literary Botanics: Datura," altered book art, 14 x 14 x 5 inches.
Anna-Lisa Robbins, "Iris," oil on canvas, 12 x 12 inches.
David LaPalombara, "Frying Pan Hollow," oil on panel, 18 x 24 inches.
Mary L. Peng, "Emerson's Dreams | Mindsummer Frenzy," acrylic and powdered pigment on canvas board, 30 x 24 inches.
Grace Kerr, "Margaret," ceramic, 22 x 9 x 5.25 inches.
John Hrehov, "River Flow," oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches.
Bob Haft, "End of Autumn," digital photography, 8 x 12 inches.
Al Crane, "Double Exposure: Clouds/Rushing Water," archival inkjet print, 10 x 15 inches.
Jarrid Spicer, "The Clyde Catalpa Tree," photography, 18 x 12 inches.
Maxwell Pius, " ANTS! (Formations)," alchohol ink on paper, 32 x 24 inches.
Rora Blue, "From My Window I Can See the Sun," resin IV bag with image transfer, 9 x 4 x 8 inches.
Chet Geiselman, "Untitled Bas-Relief #184," wood, stain and bamboo, 17.5 x 9 x 3.5 inches.
Maria Patterson, "Ehno, Sentinel of Change," wood, 9 x 4.5 x 2.5 inches.
Dawnice Kerchaert, "Tilley," coiled pine needles, beads, split iris pods, sinew, 3.5 x 11.5 x 12 inches.
Tom Sherbondy, "Echoes of the Earth #3," ceramic sculpture, 15 x 13 x 5 inches.
Morgan Wenner, "Microscopic Growth," watercolor and embroidery floss, 12.5 x 12.5 inches.
Pamela Sloan, "Puhwowee," giclee print of composite photo made from watercolor papers buried in soil and allowed to erode for months, 21 x 17 inches.
Pamela Sloan, "Bastet," paper eroded in symbolically significant soil for months, 15 x 22 inches.
Claudia Mullek, "Waterfall," fiber art woven from willow, willow bark, cattail, pine needles, maple bark, copper wire, fireweed, stinging nettle, paper birch, iris leaves, maple saplings, dyed bear grass and artficial sinew, 18 x 12 x 3 inches.
Barbara Triscari, "Fading," rust drawing on cotton, 42 x 35 inches.
In the Wild
Open nationally, In the Wild invited artists to submit artworks inspired by the natural world. Artlink received 354 entries, from which it was incredibly difficult to narrow down. I ended up selecting just over 30 artworks in total, which when combined offer a captivating and varied experience of nature.
From direct depictions of animals and landscape, to more abstract works created directly from natural elements such as —this exhibition feels like a celebration of our surroundings and of the small moments in life. You’ll experience captured moments such as a young bird taking some of its first steps into the world, the traced patterns of an ant colony, the texture and coloration paper can take on after months of erosion underground, or a small glimpse of outdoors seen from the confines of a hospital bed. My hope is that viewers will take time with each piece, just as I have, and appreciate the care and respect that each artist clearly has for their subject matter.
Artists
Karen A. Gaudette, Rora Blue, Korey Burns, Trevor Campbell, Al Crane, Karen Dawson, Christopher Forslund, Nancy Fritz, Chet Geiselman, Bob Haft, Thomas Hirata, John Hrehov, Anthony TungNing Huang, Dawnice Kerchaert, Grace Kerr, David LaPalombara, Claudia Mullek, Maria Patterson, Mary L. Peng, Maxwell Pius, Janet Reynolds, Anna-Lisa Robbins, Tom Sherbondy, Pamela Sloan, Jarrid Spicer, Barbara Triscari and Morgan Wenner.
About the Juror
Ellen is a Fort Wayne based artist, curator and educator. She has a BFA in painting from Indiana University, and MFA in two-dimensional studies from Bowling Green State University. She has managed the exhibitions, educational programming and marketing at Artlink for over 5 years, and had several years of gallery management experience prior. She has taught visual arts courses at Bowling Green State, Purdue Fort Wayne and Saint Francis University.