Show Description:

Artists Jen Erickson and Kate Lund share a conceptual and visual dialogue in Back and Forth. The artists invite viewers to contemplate memory, connection to nature, and personal narrative through abstraction and layered symbolism. The exhibition features a range of artworks that combine intricate renderings, bold washes of color, and thoughtful mark-making.

Artist Statements:

JEN ERICKSON ARTIST STATEMENT:

Jen Erickson is a visual artist working in oil painting, watercolor, and printmaking. Her work explores memory, personal narrative, and the intersection of science and visual data—transforming abstract ideas into intimate, tactile imagery. Through layered symbolism and thoughtful mark-making, Erickson creates work that invites interpretation and reflection.

She holds a BFA in Painting from the University of Montana and an MFA in Painting and Drawing from Central Washington University. Erickson is currently a Professor of Art at North Idaho College, where she teaches drawing, watercolor, and oil painting. She also serves as Director of the Corner Gallery, fostering connections between students and regional artists through curated exhibitions and community engagement.

KATE LUND ARTIST STATEMENT: 

Kate Lund is originally from the small town of Challis, located in Central Idaho. She received a Bachelors in Fine Art from Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington and earned an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Montana. 

Her artistic process is reliant on being outside, collecting objects and photographing occurrences in nature. Kate is an artist and teacher; she teaches high school and college level art classes in Wallace, ID.

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"Symbiosis: The Living Language of the Inland Northwest" brings together three artists exploring the deep interconnections between humans and the natural world.
Lauren Adams’ large scale drawings of native conifers honor the monumental presence and intricate details of the region’s forests.

Tricia Kleinot’s Fruiting Bodies reveals the unseen networks of fungi and lichen that sustain life beneath the surface. Joanna Shippam’s paintings celebrate the natural world through abstract representation, often mixing natural pigments with manmade mediums to highlight our connection to our environment.

Together, their works invite viewers to see the Inland Northwest as a living system where every root, spore, and grain of soil speaks the language of balance, reciprocity, and wonder.

Artist Statements:

Lauren Adams Artist Statement: These large scale mixed media drawings are inspired from a book I wrote and illustrated identifying local trees on a property connected with Whitworth University. My hope is to draw viewers into the magnificence of the nature (specifically trees) that are around us on a daily basis, noting their detail and scale. When confronted with beauty and knowledge of the natural world, care for our surroundings quickly follows.

Tricia Kleinot Artist Statement: Much of what I create begins with pondering the details that surround me; seeing new shapes and forms in what already exists. The processes of birth, death, and growth offer infinite inspiration. With acrylic paint and pencil, I create narratives by intertwining reality with fantasy, transcending our known ideas of the physical world. My work seeks to define the relationships that separate us, connect us, and morph us with nature.

The “Fruiting Bodies” series is inspired by my move to the Inland Northwest and journey into motherhood. Both are acts of disconnection and re-establishment that bring about emotional and physical changes. What happens when a diverse kingdom of organisms with distinct roles in the ecosystem intersects with the human world and our experiences? These fungi and human entanglements explore two ideas: symbiotic, restorative relationships and nature as medicine.

Joanna Shippam Artist Statement: My curiosity about the symbiotic relationship we share with our environment is central to my artistic practice. I have always thought of art as a balance between listening and speaking—a sort of call and response. My approach is observational, beginning with an appreciation for subtle details in nature— colors, shapes, or textures— and then zooming in to make them the central focus. These details are then abstracted and expanded, transforming them into immersive landscapes that invite close exploration and contemplation.

Many of these pieces include a thoughtful and deliberate combination of manmade mediums alongside natural pigments from the earth itself—incorporating colors made from rocks, plants, and metal oxides. A driving curiosity woven into this collection is observing how these distinct natural and synthetic elements interact and merge, celebrating our unique human participation in cultivating and creating beauty within the world.

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"Time Dilation” is a visual conversation between artists Jon & Lindsey Merrell, shown through individual, and collaboratively layered, works. The phenomenon known as time dilation is a component of the theory of relativity, and refers to the differing rate of time and realities measured by two clocks. Jon and Lindsey are those two clocks as they take a hard look at the differences & similarities in their experiences over the last 5 years, navigating lockdown, family dynamics, a life-threatening accident, and a terminal diagnosis, together. It has felt like a blink of an eye, yet an eternity.

Artist Statements:

My work aims to create a dialogue that highlights the peculiarity and emotion of daily life, the inaccurate shift of memory, and a processing of the internal, all within structured worlds.

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Body of Work is a collaborative exhibition by tattoo artists Sara Mortier and Christina Villagomez that reimagines the traditional canvas of tattooing—the human body—through sculptural and object-based forms. By "tattooing" lifelike silicone skins, mannequin parts, and functional objects, the artists invite viewers to reconsider tattooing as both a deeply personal practice and a globally significant art form. Together, their works challenge perceptions of objectification, artistry, and permanence, positioning tattooing not just as body adornment, but as a living, evolving expression of human creativity.

Sara Mortier Artist Statement:

In Body of Work, professional tattoo artist Sara Mortier explores the artistry, symbolism, and evolution of tattooing. In this exhibition, the conventional tattoo medium - the human body - is both present and absent: replicated in lifelike silicone forms that serve as canvases for millennia of tattoo tradition. Each piece captures a moment in the history of tattooing, from ancient tribal designs and sailor flash to modern fine-line and expansive botanicals. The silicone surfaces—mimicking skin in texture and tone—invite viewers to not only touch the works of art, but reflect on the intimacy of tattooing as both a personal and cultural act. Through these works, the Body of Work celebrates tattooing not only as body adornment but as a global art form—one that continues to evolve while carrying the marks of its deep, human history.

Christina Villagomez Artist Statement:

The idea of our show, Body of Work, was to create a gallery experience centered around tattooed objects rather than their usual canvas. For me, this has provided an exciting opportunity to explore both my personal and professional art in three different avenues. Firstly, the art of tattooing in many ways has historically been the art of borrowing. American traditional artists would often look to classical fine art as inspiration for their own flash sheets, which would be simplified and redrawn over many decades until it became its own visual language. I see our show Body of Work as a challenge to invert that process and turn my tattoo designs into fine art. My personal style of tattooing is very influenced by the craftsmen of the art nouveau period taking ordinary objects and beautifying them to elevate the world around us in mundane ways. In this show, I am looking to celebrate that philosophy by creating bodysuit lamps as an attempt to marry tattooing with a practical item.
Finally, when I sit down to draw a tattoo for a client, I'm often thinking of the human body as the sum of its parts, so there's something really fun in taking the idea of objectification to a very literal place by "tattooing" objects such as mannequin parts or faux flesh. While it may borrow from its highbrow cousin freely, in many ways tattooing can seem to be a closer relative to folk art in both practice and spirit. My hope is that by experiencing tattoos in a different venue, we can shed new light on an art form that has grown with humanity since we lived in caves.

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Bookbinder and book artist, Mel Antuna Hewitt, is inviting the community to join her in exploring the creation and decoding of communication through artist books. "Communications" showcases new and old works that transcend and question traditional forms of communication and how we consume them by engaging viewers with books of enormous size and others that force the question “How is that a book?” Since their invention, books have been the long standing medium of choice for keeping and disseminating the world’s communications. Traditionally books house words and phrases formed by letters printed onto sheets of paper which are collected and bound between two covers. But humans have invented many different techniques, such as Morse code and semaphores, to be able to communicate with one another in order to express thoughts, opinions, and information. Some are visual, others felt, and others still were only meant to be heard. What happens when we use a different form of communication and combine it with something that is maybe on the outskirts of what we generally define as “book?” In "Communications," Mel challenges the concept of the book, pushing the boundaries of how we carry, share, and save those communications.

Artist Statement:

I am a book artist. I believe that the book object itself is a work of art as much as the content within. It is my goal to reengage individuals with the magic of books. In my books I attempt to force a new view on what a book is, specifically by changing how the viewer interacts with it. It becomes an experience; one that I hope furthers the definition of "book." I accomplish this by bending the traditional view of books and creating one-of-a-kind-experiences. I play with this idea by creating structures that enable the book to be viewed and interacted with as a piece of art, such as being hung on a wall or displayed on a pedestal, but still also function as a book does, with pages that can be turned or collapsed down and put on a bookshelf. My work ranges from printmaking to sculptural artist books to finely bound leather tomes. It is my mission to explore the narrative of the book: as an art piece and as a means of holding and conveying knowledge.

Vanishing Points brings together three distinct bodies of work into intimate dialog, all investigating the intricate relationship between humanity and the natural world. The series explores environmental transformation, resource extraction, and photography’s role in shaping perceptions of the landscape. The title, Vanishing Points, references not only the history and tradition of the photographic medium and its role in creating an ideology of extraction and dominance over the land but also the very real disappearance of vital habitats and species due to environmental degradation.

In Waveforms, Hobson juxtaposes Augmented Landscapes—physically altered photo assemblages—with Performed Landscapes, where manipulated prints are photographed in the studio. This series emphasizes the tension between human innovation and nature’s inherent limitations. Through these hybridized landscapes, the work interrogates the human impulse to impose order on the natural world, revealing the fragile boundaries between intervention and destruction.

Hobson extends these themes through alternative, camera-less photographic processes in Sunstroke and Nocturnes, incorporating appropriated imagery of forest fires. Both projects use lumen printing, a UV exposure technique on gelatin silver paper, to create vivid, abstracted landscapes that evoke the sublime. These works combine satellite imagery with everyday materials to produce otherworldly landscapes: in Sunstroke, the layering of photographic imagery with physical objects evokes violent yet beautiful celestial bodies, while Nocturnes shifts the scale from cosmic to intimate, adding botanical imagery with the celestial and atmospheric. These experimental methods challenge traditional landscape photography, emphasizing materiality, ephemerality, and an acknowledgment of the impermanence of the natural world.

Through these interconnected bodies of work, Vanishing Points underscores the delicate balance between human ambition and the environment’s resilience.

Constants explores the shifting balance between what holds steady and what is always in flux. Using a combination of painting and collaged imagery, I reflect on how our lives are shaped by both enduring constants and the ever-changing variables of perception, experience, and the shifting social, political, and natural landscapes we inhabit. These layered mixed-media paintings give form to the complexities inherent in being alive, using a blend of representation and abstraction to explore the tension between the known and the mysterious, the material and the immaterial, and the constant interplay between the everyday and the cosmic.

Rooted in ordinary spaces and objects such as rural landscapes, fire pits, swimming pools, and plastic lawn chairs, these works draw from the visual language of my own upbringing in the Midwest while also pointing to the shared, often overlooked elements of daily life. Each painting depicts a hybrid landscape where the familiar opens into the cosmic, the psychological, and the abstract; spaces where memory, imagination, and the unknown intersect. Collaged fragments pulled from technical diagrams, personal photographs, and found imagery weave into the language of abstract painting, disrupting linear ways of seeing and inviting viewers to reconsider how perception shapes the ways we find and assign meaning. Through this process, I reflect on how reality is not fixed but continually shaped by what we notice, what we overlook, and how we connect disparate pieces into something whole.

Building on painting’s history as a tool for reflection, translation, and transmission, I aim to create a space for wonder where viewers are invited to question what they see, dwell in uncertainty, and reconsider their relationship to the visible and invisible structures that shape our lives. Rather than offering fixed answers, these works encourage viewers to linger in ambiguity and find comfort in the shifting, unsettled nature of perception itself. Ultimately, Constants offers an invitation to pause within the complexity of the world, to anchor ourselves, however briefly, in the mystery of what endures, what changes, and how we continue to navigate this ever-shifting terrain.

Show Description:
Krista Brand, Bradd Skubinna, Val Wahl and Cyn Short explore the use of common, sometimes discarded materials to compose installations or create new objects in Found, an exhibition at Terrain Gallery. The work in this show considers that which we might not have previously noticed or have forgotten, and suggests that a deeper looking honors the physical world, quietly informing us of our place in it.

The repurposing of used materials and the reimagining of the mundane endure as mediums for contemporary art-making. Art from upcycled or unexpected materials parallels an evolving awareness of the profound impact increasing numbers of humans make in a consumptive, single use world. Salvaged materials, such as trash or objects otherwise overlooked, can offer layers of meaning that suggest place, labor, and context. In bringing these sometimes disparate things together, there is a possibility for reframing the ordinary in a way that offers fresh value.

Gallery will be open on July 4th, 5-8pm.

Artist Reception will be held July 11th, 5-8pm

How reliable is text? When a book no longer serves its intended function, how can it continue to contain ideas? Does knowledge exist? Do we construct it, or the other way around? What happens when letter, text, or book are abstracted from their original forms? What becomes of the knowledge they contained? Working at the intersection of visual art and the written word, Thom Caraway and Kat Smith explore these questions by de- and re-constructing printed material into genre-blurring collages, prints, sculptures, and other mixed-media works.

Learn more here.

Show Description:
Three artists explore technology's impact. Sarah Barnett's oil paintings examine medical procedures and surveillance, questioning technological invasiveness. Joe Hedges merges traditional painting with new media devices, investigating physical-digital intersections. Reza Safavi's interactive installations probe human consciousness. The exhibition contemplates the fusion of technology and humanity, and its implications for our future. Visitors are invited to experience these works in dialogue with each other, creating a multi-layered meditation on how emerging technologies reshape our understanding of human identity and potential.

Artist:
Sarah Barnett, Joe Hedges, Reza Safavi

The work of Kevin Haas addresses themes of creative effort in the face of uncertainty and anxiety through prints and installations. For his exhibit at Terrain Gallery titled ‘A Distant Closeness’, he examines human endeavors, their outcomes, and their impact on our collective future. It will feature a 6 x 16 foot panoramic print, a large text installation, and smaller printed works that incorporate images of the surface of the moon, a dying star, and wildfires in Washington State, among an array of others related to the environment, science, and exploration.

Kevin Haas, born in St. Louis, MO, and based in the Inland Northwest, is a contemporary artist who works in printmaking, drawing, and design. He is known for his prints in muted colors and coarse halftones, fragmented text phrases, and large print installations. Haas's ongoing work explores themes of creative effort and permanence amid uncertainty and anxiety.

Artists:
Kevin Haas

"Beasts, the Color of Winter" is a group exhibition about dreams, precious artifacts, and our ambition to understand the secrets harbored in the empyrean divine.

Finch, Vaughankraska, and Tevlin work in a variety of mediums - painting, collage, sculpture and print to acheive a collective vision of both whimsy and serious contemplation. All three artists interweave a sense of shared memory, drawing inspiration from their collective upbringings in the Inland Northwest and Montana regions.

Artists:
Megan Finch, Tuk Vaughankraska, Mary Tevlin

Just as the Animal People speak to each other and honor each individual voice and viewpoint within the collective. We are honoring our individual Plateau creative ways with our showcase of works.

As these creations from our hands and minds interweave a dialogue, we are honoring our Plateau people’s past, present, and future.

Group show featuring the work of:

• Joe Feddersen

• Britt Rynearson

• RYAN! Feddersen

• Carly Feddersen

• William Passmore

• Michael Holloman

• Emma Noyes

• Michelle Jack

• Frank Andrews

• Spencer Keeton Cunningham

Janelle Cordero, Brian Deemy, Jake Gillespie, Aurelia Nova and Scott Gyllstrom

This show shines a spotlight on the human figure through the works of Janelle Cordero, Brian Deemy, Jake Gillespie, Aurelia Nova, and Scott Gyllstrom. Each artist brings their own unique take on this subject, exploring its beauty, complexity, and emotional depth. 

Together, their work imagines the human body, uncovering the emotions, stories, and mysteries that lie beneath the surface. Look closely and connect with each artist’s vision, adding to the ongoing conversation about humanity, identity, and the endless fascination with the human form.

Learn more about the artists:

Janelle Cordero, Brian Deemy, Jake Gillespie, Aurelia Nova, Scott Gyllstrom

Reinaldo Gil Zambrano

GALIMATIAS is a collection of prints that reflects Reinaldo's experiences as a father and provider. It is inspired by daily family walks in Spokane, where he observes his surroundings and transforms the random imagery in his head into visual narratives infused with dark humor and irony.

The artwork reflects the realities of Reinaldo's life and his process of learning to "let go" and accept the uncontrollable aspects of living. This concept of letting go is also present in the technical process of reduction relief printing, which Reinaldo uses to enrich the illustrations he creates. He challenges himself to develop large-scale "Suicide Blocks" and small lithographs, using found MDF, cultural archetypes, repetition in both the printing process and the composition patterns, and the absence or presence of color. GALIMATIAS is an experimental exploration of playful image-making, inviting viewers to find beauty in the challenges we can't control.

Learn more about the artist at reinaldogilzambrano.com.

Cozette Phillips • Show Details Coming Soon.

Learn more about the artist at cozettephillips.com.

Show Statement:
Engaging within the context of modern ecological consciousness, artworks in “The Fix” are a reaction to tensions between nature and human intervention. Drawing upon observations of the world around us from climate change to loss of habitat, the investigation identifies what is broken and presents futile attempts made to repair the environment.

Group Show curated by Rajah Bose, Thuy-Dzuong Nguyen, Justyn Priest and Caleb Jordan

Be An Art is an exploration into the words of Isamu (Som) Jordan through a philosophy he carried through his life and work. The exhibit features new art derived and inspired by Som’s life and words from the community he fostered.

Be An Art explores the intersections of hip-hop and the lives of participating artists. The show features musicians, poets, painters, photographers, rappers, writers, dancers, and filmmakers.

Opening Show:
September 6th, 5-10pm
Aspen Kye, Sol Tribe, Spoken Word & Cypher with various artists.

Closing Show:
September 27th, 6-10pm
Third Seven, Raj St Paul, DJ.