Community Gallery

I SPEAK WITH CLOTH

September 28 - October 28, 2026

Artist: Kianga Jinaki

In I SPEAK WITH CLOTH, artist Kianga Jinaki explored her relationship with textiles and fibers as a means of communicating and expressing the stories she carries within, as well as how she is impacted by life and culture. For Jinaki, cloth is how she shares her vision of the world. It is also part of an ongoing conversation between the artist and the fabric, shaped by its patterns, textures, colors, and stories.

This conversation determines how Jinaki works with each textile—whether she stitches by hand or machine, adds embellishments, paints, stamps, dyes, unravels, layers, drapes, or manipulates the fabric before adding a stitch. Some stories call for richly textured fabrics such as burlap or Bogolan, while others need soft or shiny materials to emphasize the story being told. At times, the fabric she needs does not yet exist, leading her to dye, paint, or create patchwork cloth.

From dolls, quilts, and collages to layered and dimensional works incorporating jewelry pieces, beads, buttons, and cowrie shells, I SPEAK WITH CLOTH brought together textile work from the beginning of Jinaki’s artistic career to the time of the exhibition. Through this exhibition, Jinaki invited visitors to listen as cloth speaks to her—and to discover the stories that emerge through their conversation.

ART + ARCHITECTURE + LANDSCAPES – A Watercolor Journey

August 25 - September 25, 2026

Artist: Jim Carr

In ART + ARCHITECTURE + LANDSCAPES – A Watercolor Journey, architect and artist Jim Carr explored the ways the built environment and natural landscape interact, merge, and sometimes collide. Drawing inspiration from his travels both near and far from home, Carr uses watercolor to capture the unexpected beauty and fascinating compositions he discovers in the world around him.

While watercolor is often associated with the organic curves and soft textures of trees, flowers, plants, and animals, Carr demonstrates its versatility in depicting the strong lines, geometric forms, and planes of the built environment. From houses and buildings to boats, airplanes, and automobiles, his paintings invited viewers to look more closely at the relationship between nature, architecture, and the spaces we encounter every day.

Wildlight: A Chiarascuro Collection

July 24 – August 24, 2026

Artist: Chiara D’Amore

Wildlight: A Chiaroscuro Collection was a solo exhibition by Maryland artist Chiara D’Amore featuring 27 works inspired by ephemeral nature. Using flowers, leaves, feathers, bones, shells, and seeds, D’Amore created and photographed temporary arrangements before transforming selected photographs into mixed-media artworks. Organized around the Wheel of the Year, the exhibition explored the cycles of nature through themes of beauty, decay, light, and shadow.

Still Seeing My Way

March 18 – April 16, 2026

This exhibition by Sonya Michel explored the use of 'the stuff of everyday life'—paper, cardboard, plastic, metal, textiles, and wood—as primary materials for two-dimensional collages, three-dimensional assemblages, and freestanding sculptures. At times, materials were modified with conventional artistic media without disguising their origins, encouraging viewers to recognize the visual qualities of their everyday surroundings.

A sense of tension ran throughout the exhibition. By transforming waste into art, the work acknowledged the risk of "greenwashing" potential pollutants through upcycling. The exhibition intentionally avoided conventional notions of beauty, resisting the aestheticization of discarded materials. In doing so, it maintained a clear connection to their origins and environmental impact, inviting viewers to engage with discomfort and reflection.

Whispering Canvas

February 16 – March 16, 2026

The solo exhibition by Rana Alsharaiha invited viewers into a vibrant, emotional journey through color and form. Featuring abstract portraits and other works, the paintings explored the raw, unspoken emotions hidden within the human face and places. Each piece served as a mirror, using bold palettes to reflect joy, sorrow, and the complex beauty of the inner world.

SILENCE.

January 13 – February 13, 2026

The exhibition Silence. explored the power of quiet as a source of creative strength, reflection, and self-realization. Featuring multimedia works by Uduh Francis Maduka, the exhibition showcased sculptures and mixed media pieces created with wood, metal, clay, mosaic, and beads, reflecting the artist's commitment to authenticity, material exploration, and the discovery of self through making.