GUEST ARTISTS
Our guest artists cycle through the gallery on a temporary basis.
JoAnn MOY
My work explores the quiet tension between structure and intuition. Through process-driven making, I am interested in how repetition, restraint, and subtle variation can hold emotional weight and invite sustained looking.
I approach each piece as an accumulation of decisions—some deliberate, others responsive to the moment. Rather than aiming for resolution, I allow ambiguity to remain present, creating space for viewers to bring their own associations and interpretations. The work often reflects an attention to rhythm, balance, and the passage of time, revealing traces of both control and vulnerability.
Materials and methods are central to my practice. I am drawn to processes that require patience and close observation, where small shifts become significant. These methods mirror my broader interest in how meaning is built gradually, through layers of experience rather than singular events.
Ultimately, my work is an invitation to slow down.
ROBIN SESAN
My clay monoprints with layers of color, pattern, and texture tell a story of what is underneath. Mostly abstract, with something familiar to hold on to, my colors and figures invite you in. The longer you look at my art, surprises and hidden gems emerge beneath the layers. My art has an “ancient” feel to it, a wisdom that comes through. Collectors of my work tell me that my art is empowering and encourages them to listen to their own voice and be brave. Others tell me that the colors draw them in and add beauty to their lives when they need a reminder that there is good in the world. I create art to add balance and beauty to my life and to share this with others.
LUISA BARBANO
Luisa Barbano is a Phoenixville-based illustrator working primarily with ink and a dip pen. Her body of work is the product of a vigorous self-healing process two years in the making, during which creativity has served as her lifeline. The resulting pieces are as varied as the whims of her revitalized imagination. The heartline of her pieces are the many small lines of her inking; in working with the permanence and unpredictability of ink, she has learned to accept her own differences and embrace life’s messiness. Luisa also takes great joy in connecting with others through her artwork and is always looking forward to making a new friend.
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MEERA ALVE
KATE STUTS
GLORIA COHEN
My abstract work often suggests a place, real or imagined. I like to work in plan, section, aerial, macro, micro viewpoints, and I enjoy obscuring my and the viewers perspective. I aim for visual movement, rhythm, contrast and balance in my compositions. I strive to remain engaged in the experience and discovery of the process until the piece is complete.
Encaustic paint is a compelling medium. Working with wax has more physicality than painting with other mediums. There is scraping, layering, inscribing, digging, melting, cooling, and various changes of state involved. Hidden layers can be revealed, adding textures and patterns can obscure. Items can be embedded, collaged, and infinitely manipulated.