Katrina Sánchez Standfield explores themes of connection, healing, and security through her distinctive approach to soft sculpture. In Looking for el Carnaval, she creates vibrant, three-dimensional forms by combining knit and woven textiles. She crafts each ‘knitted noodle,’ which is both knit and stuffed, to act as an exaggerated version of the traditional warp and weft. This process transforms color and texture into a dynamic exploration within the physical space, offering a vivid, tactile experience.

Thomas Campbell’s sculptural installations, Pines and Piedmont, offer a profound connection to North Carolina’s landscapes through distinct yet complementary approaches. “Pines” draws its inspiration from the serene experience of meandering through a pine tree forest, aiming to instill a sense of calm and introspection. As part of Campbell’s Broken Volumes Series, this piece leverages the aesthetics of industrial steel fabrication, utilizing bends or “brakes” to sculpt form, depth, and dimension, mirroring the forest’s natural architecture.

Piedmont adopts a more organic perspective, employing similar brake techniques to evoke North Carolina’s iconic rolling hills and valleys. The sculpture’s form undulates in a manner that suggests the gentle slopes of the region, while a carefully applied gradient of blue paint adds an illusion of depth, reminiscent of gazing towards the horizon. Together, these works by Campbell not only celebrate the beauty of natural landscapes but also showcase the versatility of steel in capturing the essence of the environment.

Owl adopts an alias to navigate the art world, maintaining anonymity to ensure their work stands independently of their personal identity. Their signature style emerges through abstract patterns and lines, repetitively laid down without prior sketching, using spray paint or markers. Owl captures the essence of spontaneous creation, akin to freestyle dancing, where the next move is unknown yet intuitively guided by practice.

THOMAS CAMPBELL, Pines, 2022, painted and blackened steel. Site-specific commission.

Raishad Glover approaches art with a focus on diligence and simplicity, bridging innovative culture with traditional media. By employing foundational principles and design elements like rhythm, value, line, and color, Glover steers his creative development, crafting works that resonate with both modernity and tradition.

Ellie Richards’ Tufted Timekeeper series presents a collection of clocks, each uniquely crafted from machine-tufted wool. This innovative use of materials blends functionality with artistic exploration, reimagining the conventional clock through the warmth and texture of tufted fabric.

Martha Clippinger’s colorful dimensional murals, Hot Fun and Buoy, activate the corridors with vibrant energy and dynamic forms. Buoy utilizes a continuous horizontal line and circle to create a landscape where water meets sky. The shift in the placement of each circle, slightly higher or lower, creates movement across the series of panels, suggesting a setting sun or a bobbing buoy. In Hot Fun, the arrangement of sixteen panels relates to four four-petaled dogwood flowers. The triangles of the panels and their varied orientations are inspired by quilts, where color and repeated geometries create a sense of rhythm.

MARTHA CLIPPINGER, Hot Fun, 2022, dimensional mural. Site-specific commission.