Past Exhibitions
MARK
October 24 - November 17, 2024
MARK is a group exhibition juried by Shelby Shadwell. This exhibition explores the contemporary approaches artists are using within the practice of drawing.
Featured artwork: David Hicks
COMPACT
October 24 - November 17, 2024
Juried by Artlink’s Interim Executive Director, Tim Parsley, COMPACT will feature work no larger than six inches. This exhibition invites the viewer to step closer and take a more intimate look at small but mighty works of art.
Featured Artwork: Adam Mysock
EMERGENCY BLANKETS
October 24 - November 17, 2024
This solo exhibition by Shelby Shadwell will include a series of large-scale chracoal drawings of emergency blankets, seen often in outdoor cold-weather situations, and more poignantly in recent years, wrapped around migrants detained in camps near the border between the US and Mexico.
The One & the Many
September 5 - 29, 2024
This group exhibition by Lisa Alberts, Cassie Arnold, Kaylan Buteyn and Stefanie Zito responds to the concept of “The One & the Many”, inspired by the tension between our conditioning towards individualism and our yearning for community.
Safe Spaces
September 5 - 29, 2024
In his solo exhibition “Safe Spaces”, Joesph Ivacic uses glass as a canvas for his acrylic work, juxtaposing the material’s fragility with his art’s dark subject matter about gun violence.
Embracing Solitude
August 1 - August 25, 2024
This solo exhibition by Jay Holladay explores the relationship between aloneness and movement which became integral to his everyday life during the pandemic.
Faulty Dogs
August 1 - August 25, 2024
This solo exhibition by Bryan Ballinger includes a variety of resin sculptures featuring silly and amusing canine characters that capture the fun and absurd traits of the pets we love.
Autistic Joy
August 1 - August 25, 2024
Step into a vivid celebration of autistic joy, where we invite you to explore a world of sparkling colors and quirky abstraction by artist, Sherry Polley. Experience the magical elation that uniquely defines the sensory experience of autism, as seen through the eyes of an autistic artist.
46th Members’ Showcase
June 13 - July 21, 2024
This annual exhibition celebrates the individual artists that make Artlink possible through their membership and support.
Ebb and Flow
May 2 - June 2, 2024
Reception: Thursday, May 2 from 5-8pm
In this solo exhibition, Marilee Salvator uses non-traditional approaches to printmaking such as sunlight, rocks, translucent Kozo paper, and homemade walnut inks to examine and record the natural world around her.
諸行無常_This too, shall pass
May 2 - June 2, 2024
Reception: Thursday, May 2 from 5-8pm
Mayuko Ono Gray uses large-scale graphite drawings to reflect on and hybridize her Japanese and Western cultural influences.
Contours in Wood
May 2 - June 2, 2024
Reception: Thursday, May 2 from 5-8pm
As a trained musician finding a creative outlet in woodworking, Norman Ziolkowski makes sleek, flowing, and harmoniously ordered sculptures with the goal of emulating the therapeutic, soul-healing effect that music often produces.
44th National Print Exhibition
March 21 - April 21, 2024
This annual group exhibition was juried by Sachi Yanari-Rizzo and includes over 60 works from contemporary printmakers working throughout the United States.
Influences
February 15 - March 10, 2024
This group exhibition will highlight the creative work of regional high school art educators Hannah Burnworth, Trevor Campbell, Nicole Croy, Sarah Shatto-Jones, Jessica Minnich, Stephen Perfect, Wendi Sparks, Don Swartzenberger and Tara Turner—alongside artwork by their students.
Conversations: Shared and Reflected
February 15 - March 10, 2024
In this solo exhibition by Robert F. Schroeder, he reflects on the courage of individuals who inspire him, particularly those involved in the struggle for human rights.
Midwest Regional
January 4 - February 4, 2024
This annual juried group exhibition was juried by Joey Quiñones and includes work by 60 artists living and working within the Midwest.
Penchant
October 26 - November 19, 2023
In this solo exhibition by Devan Horton, she explores our culture's obsession with consumption and waste by analyzing our relationship with garbage. Pulling from an interest in ancient societies and a frustration from finding trash in nature, she saw the evidence that will remain from our civilization's existence.
Keep Up/Keep Out
October 26 - November 19, 2023
In this solo exhibition by Blake Sanders, he explores the dual mantras of Keep Up/Keep Out —the baser instincts of contemporary American life. The phrases speak to the societal expectations to aspire and consume—often beyond our means—while hoarding that acquired bounty and distrusting our neighbors.
Second Daughters
September 7 - October 1, 2023
This solo exhibition by Katherine Gibson will include a series of artworks created through a combination of painting, textile manipulation techniques, and collage that present spaces of safety and reprieve for young women from a world that commodifies girlhood at the expense of girls.
Consilience
September 7 - October 1, 2023
This solo exhibition by Mille Guldbeck explores how color, shape, light, and placement affect perception. Minimal and conceptual approaches such as pairing, seriality, pattern, and repetition create abstract representations of how Guldbeck experiences the world.
Moments: The Plein Air Movement
July 27 - August 26, 2023
This exhibition features plein air paintings by Carla Bosch, Susan Ritter and Anna Cherkashina.
The Red Planet
July 27 - August 26, 2023
In this solo exhibition, Mary Johnson (Alfred, NY) looks within and outside our collective American experience to examine how myth plays a role in how we experience ourselves and others. Utilizing drawing and collage, landscape and archetype become central in this narrative, where the Red Planet stands in for the ultimate terra incognita.
45th Members’ Showcase
June 15 - July 16, 2023
This beloved annual exhibition celebrates the individual artists that make Artlink possible through their membership and support.
The Art of Slowing Down
Women’s Labour & Craft
May 4 - June 4, 2023
This solo exhibition by Mallory Donen challenges notions of labor, productivity, and the value of art in relation to craft and women’s work. Throughout her practice, Donen has explored the connection between the repetitive nature of women’s work and machines.
Cultivate, Grow and Nourish
May 4 - June 4, 2023
This solo exhibition by Hannah Burnworth includes two and three-dimensional paper plants created to celebrate women and their roles in fostering growth. Burnworth explores the significance of the vessel and plant life in relationship to mothers and caregivers. She utilized her own handmade paper, repurposed artwork by her high school students, and artwork created by herchildren in developing this series.
43rd National Print Exhibition
March 23 - April 23, 2023
Our 43rd National Print Exhibition was juried this year by Marianetta Porter and includes 57 printmakers from the United States.
Featured: Window Columns by Christine Abbott
Waning Elements
February 16 - March 12, 2023
A group exhibition by Jessica Calderwood, Brent Cole, Jennifer Halvorson and Jacinda Russell, Associate Professors of Art at Ball State University.
2023 Midwest Regional
January 5 - February 5, 2023
This year’s Midwest Regional Exhibition was juried by Darryl DeAngelo Terrell and includes works by 40 Midwest artists working in a wide range of media, including painting, collage, sculpture, ceramic, textiles, photography, glass, printmaking and installation.
Postcard Exhibition & Sale
January 5 - February 5, 2023
Our Postcard Exhibition & Sale includes postcard-sized artworks donated by international, regional and local artists. All postcards are for sale, with proceeds directly benefitting Artlink’s exhibition programming.
Nocturne
October 27 - November 20, 2022
Nocturne is an accompanying group exhibition featuring the work of 50 artists juried by professional artist and educator, John Hrehov. All artworks in this exhibition are influenced by the night, whether literally or conceptually. "Seeing that the subject is one to inspire mystery, melancholy, fear, isolation, quiet, solitude.. it’s inherently rich for an emotional response. The works on display touched me in their poetry of the subject. I hope the exhibition’s viewers will feel the same way I did when selecting the results."
In A Midnight World
October 27 - November 20, 2022
This solo exhibition of oil paintings by John Hrehov explores the Nocturne, a theme which has been depicted in a variety of ways throughout art history by many great artists. Casper David Friedrich, Ralph Blakelock, and Giorgio de Chirico are just a few of the artists that inspired Hrehov to create this series. His work captures the mystery, melancholy, and magic of the world around him.
Portraits
September 8 - October 2, 2022
This solo exhibition by Debra Clem includes a series of large-scale portraits on aluminum. Clem’s paintings serve as personal metaphors of emotional growth and transformation, and express the complex relationships we have with individuals, communities and the physical environments that surround us.
OVER/UNDER
September 8 - October 2, 2022
In this group exhibition by Gabe Duggan, Robin Haller, Kate Nartker and Janie Woodbridge, the four artists used hand controlled digital jacquard loom technology to create weavings, installations, and projected video that invite the viewer to examine material artifacts and grapple with the intersections and contradictions of physical and virtual landscapes.
Moments: The Plein Air Movement
July 28 - August 27, 2022
In partnership with the Fort Wayne Artists Guild, this year our Moments exhibition this year featured pastel, oil and watercolor plein air paintings by Greg Barnes, Christina Body and Vlad Yeliseyev.
Explorations
July 28 - August 27, 2022
In this solo exhibition of ceramic sculptures by George Morrison of Fort Wayne, IN he explores the characteristics and limitations of clay: its ability to be thrown on the wheel, molded, cast, extruded, sliced and rolled into slabs.
44th Members’ Showcase
June 16 - July 17, 2022
This annual exhibition celebrates the individual artists that make Artlink possible through their continued membership and support.
Our 44th Members’ Showcase included 137 local and regional artists working across a wide range of mediums.
Image: Mindy Bermes
Natural Histories
May 5 - June 5, 2022
This solo exhibition of cyanotypes by Erin Patton-McFarren is a marking of time and place, informed by the piercing markers of loss and healing. Each work was created in bodies of water, including our local rivers.
Color Code
May 5 - June 5, 2022
In this solo exhibition, Marianetta Porter investigates the social complexities of race, the vagaries of color and celebrates the indelible expressions of Black life.
42nd National Print Exhibition
March 31 - April 24, 2022
Our 42nd National Print Exhibition was juried by Bill Hosterman and included 55 contemporary US printmakers.
Featured work by LJ Douglas.
Manifest
February 17 - March 20, 2022
Manifest was curated by Lee Rainboth and features 22 different artists from the Jacmel Arts Center in Haiti.
Featured work by Jean Paul Sylvaince
Radiation Cathedral
February 17 - March 20, 2022
Frank Geiser’s light-based installation works are inspired by the visual themes of religious and sacred spaces, utilizing aspects like the gothic arch or stained glass to create a reverent space which calls the viewer into quiet contemplation.
Featured work: Radiation Cathedral by Frank Geiser.
2022 Midwest Regional Exhibition
January 6 - February 6, 2022
Our 2022 Regional Exhibition was juried by Kim Ray Taylor and included work by 44 different artists living and working in the Midwest.
Featured work: Collision by Lauren Brady
Artlink 2021
Cup Exhibition
Dec 4 - 19th, 2021
Our 2021 Cup Exhibition & Sale was curated by Seth Green & Eric Carlson and featured cups by 33 local and regional ceramicists.
Featured: Cups by Samantha Hostert
Painting at Night
October 28 - November 28, 2021
In collaboration with Artist/Mother Podcast, Artlink was pleased to host Painting at Night, a group exhibition that was juried by Melanie Cooper Pennington and open internationally to artists who are mothers or lifelong caregivers.
Walking Among Angels
September 9 - October 3, 2021
In this life-size print installation by Eliana Saari of Gahanna, OH, she aims to re-create that feeling of being surrounded by everyday people, unaware of their purpose. She has made multiples of her block prints to create an immersive experience. The life-size images of people walking or just standing, are suspended to allow them to move subtly and change with the play of light and shadow on their surfaces. This will allow the viewer to participate and to “lose” themselves in the crowd and at the same time, experience moments of beauty exemplified not only by the imagery itself, but by the silk, its movement and the play of light and shadow on it.
Creative Impulses
September 9 - October 3, 2021
This solo exhibition by John Wade III of Fort Wayne, IN features a series of paintings that each take on a life of their own. Wade believes that the methods of creative expression are as individual as the artist who uses them. Once he gets an image or theme in mind, he tends to express it (with some exceptions) in a series of works, until the image no longer speaks to him.
Moments: The Plein Air Movement
July 29 - August 29, 2021
In partnership with the Fort Wayne Artists Guild, Artlink was proud to host Moments: The Plein Air Movement. Translating to “in the open air” in French, plein air painting sets out to convey the atmosphere and natural experience of a subject. In adherence to this approach, artists seek to capture the true essence of a given landscape, emphasizing color, light, and movement. This group exhibition will featured Steve Puttrich of Arlington Heights, IL, Jill Stefani Wagner of Saline, MI, and Ray Hassard of Cincinnati, OH, three nationally acclaimed plein air artists.
Drainage
July 29 - August 29, 2021
This exhibition by Dannon Schroeder of Fort Wayne, IN featured wood sculptures, all handmade and carved exclusively with recycled and reclaimed wood varieties collected throughout the country. The wood species were individually chosen for their naturalistic visual qualities and aesthetic appearances. Some fell from unhealthy trees, others pulled out of the ground. They all had a rich history of existence. Optical illusions of man-made materials were created via sculptural and paint manipulations that presented the carved wood to appear as synthetic and/or metallic materials.
43rd Annual Members’ Showcase
June 17 - July 18, 2021
This annual exhibition celebrates the individual artists that make Artlink possible through their continued membership and support. Our 43rd Members’ Showcase featured 114 talented local artists working across a wide variety of art media.
Hunger
Assembled from woven grocery bags and staples, this exhibition by Rita Grendze features a large-scale immersive installation titled Belly. Grendze's work developed throughout the pandemic invites conversations about food, the softening of middle-aged bodies and food insecurity in our community.
Common Ground
This collection of small-scale charcoal drawings by Lauren Scavo-fulk examines the connection between human consciousness and the surrounding environment by presenting the viewer with scenes of heightened atmosphere that allow for experiential moments of reflection and attention to both physical and nonphysical elements of the natural world.
Impressions of the Monumental
This solo exhibition by Craig Fisher incorporated traditional techniques of painting and printmaking to explore the idea of the monument as a collective reminder of the past.
Recent Works: Painting with Fabric
This solo exhibition by Joel Fremion explored the landscape, still life, and architecture of areas near and far using his signature fabric collage technique of layering fabric and leather that are then further enhanced by painted detail.
41st National Print Exhibition
April 1 - May 2, 2021
Artlink Contemporary Gallery is pleased to present the 41st National Print Exhibition, showcasing 60 contemporary printmakers working across all printmaking mediums, including intaglio, lithograph, relief, screenprint, monoprint, letterpress, book art, cyanotype, print installation and printed stop-motion animation.
VOICES
Feb 18 - Mar 21, 2021
This exhibition of photographs by DJ E-Clyps documented the George Floyd and Black Lives Matter protests during the summer of 2020 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. DJ E-Clyps captured intimate portraits of the individual participants, ensuring that the many voices of those present would not be forgotten or lost in the destructive narrative often associated with the act of protest.
VOICES: JURIED EXHIBITION
This online exhibition was juried by DJ E-Clyps & Lyndy Bazile and open internationally to BIPOC artists whose focuses include personal perspectives on our current social crisis and/or empowerment of black voices. Exhibited artists included: Sierah Barnhart, Keisha-Gaye Anderson, Joseph Ijoyemi, Linda Tien, Andrea Bottin and Labdhi Shah.
Impressions of the Monumental
This solo exhibition by Craig Fisher incorporated traditional techniques of painting and printmaking to explore the idea of the monument as a collective reminder of the past.
Recent Works: Painting with Fabric
This solo exhibition by Joel Fremion explored the landscape, still life, and architecture of areas near and far using his signature fabric collage technique of layering fabric and leather that are then further enhanced by painted detail.
Window to the Soul
Window to the Soul was curated by Saw Kennedy and featured nineteen artists from the country of Myanmar. Each artist explored their rich culture through depictions of the indigenous peoples, landscapes, architecture, and traditional practices.
Sunken Beauty
Mixed media artist, Shelby Alexander, expands contemporary concepts of drawing and painting by combining figurative works on paper with recycled textile backgrounds, referencing the pollution of the clothing industry. Her work highlights the tension between the modern experience of beauty, consumption, and industrialization—and the long-term environmental impact of the clothing we wear.
The Vessel: Variations of Form and Surface
The Vessel: Variations of Form and Surface, curated by Seth Green, features five contemporary ceramic artists: Shane Christensen, Seth Green, Stephen Heywood, Brian Jensen, and Michael T. Schmidt. Each potter communicates their ideas through the exploration of form and surface in a series of vessels.
42nd Members’ Exhibition
Thank you for joining us for the 42nd Annual Members’ Show. Each year, Artlink hosts this exhibition to showcase the work of individual artists living here in Northeast Indiana and the surrounding area alongside the work of their fellow artist and Artlink Members.
40th Print Exhibition
Juried by internationally renowned artist and Cather Professor of Art at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Karen Kunc, this exhibition features contemporary printmakers working in all printmaking mediums, including intaglio, lithograph, relief, screenprint, monoprint, letterpress, book art, digital print and print installation.