Clash / Meld

Clash / Meld

Richard Moninski’s recent work explores several themes: the systemization of nature, the decorative impulse, the choices between representation and abstraction, and the history and culture of specific places. His paintings and drawings juxtapose indigenous flora and...
Herbarium

Herbarium

Joseph Mougel’s Herbarium project is a series of photographs inspired by plant archives and the desire to capture and preserve things that comprise a place. Living plants, both native and introduced, are contained or surrounded by floral-patterned teacups, plastic...
A Conversation with Kyoung Ae Cho

A Conversation with Kyoung Ae Cho

One of the great privileges of working at the Watrous Gallery is getting to know the artists and gaining a fuller understanding of their creative process. In the first few months of the pandemic, not knowing when we’d be able to reopen the gallery, I interviewed...
Melody for a Melting Glacier

Melody for a Melting Glacier

This is a story about creative, unlikely collaborations, and connections between artists, scientists, and musicians. The Last Glacier project, dedicated to capturing the fading majesty of Earth’s remaining glaciers, was exhibited at the James Watrous Gallery November...