Exhibitions
KYLE COTTIER: EVERYTHING NOT SAVED WILL BE LOST
Tri-Star Arts / 4450 Candora Ave., Candoro Marble Building February 20 - April 25th (Reception: February 20 5:00pm - 8:00pm)
Kyle Cottier
Tri-Star Arts is pleased to present the next exhibition in their Golden Chain Gallery project space located at the historic Candoro Marble Building. Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost by Kyle Cottier (Knoxville, TN) opens Friday, February 20 and will run through Saturday, April 25, 2026. This show is located within the unique architectural space of a narrow wooden stairwell.
An opening reception will be held on Friday, February 20, 2026 from 5:00 until 8:00 pm (artist in attendance). The address is 4450 Candora Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37920 and admission is always free of charge. Visitors should drive only on the crushed gravel driveway and parking lot surfaces. Driving vehicles on the lawn is always prohibited.
Kyle Cottier (b. Louisville, KY 1993) is a visual artist based in Knoxville, Tennessee. Their interdisciplinary practice merges traditional basketry and woodworking techniques with sculpture, installation, and photography. Through immersive installations, Cottier explores intersections of the natural, constructed, and digital worlds, with a focus on transformation, repair, and survival in contemporary culture.
Cottier holds an MFA in Sculpture from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a BFA from the Art Academy of Cincinnati. They attended the New York Studio Residency Program in Brooklyn and have been an Artist-in-Residence at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts in the Smoky Mountains and Stove Works in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Their work has been exhibited nationally, including Vessel: Embodiment, Autonomy, and Ornament in Wood at The Museum for Art in Wood, Modular at Manifest Gallery, and Transformation 12: Contemporary Works in Wood at Contemporary Craft. Cottier has received recognition from the International Sculpture Center, including the Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award, and their work has been featured in Sculpture Magazine. They are a recent recipient of a CERF+ Get Ready Grant and have previously completed a body of work supported by Tri-Star Arts’ Current Art Fund Project Grant.
