THE FOCUS

Wesley Roden: Whether landing gear amidst an excavation site or classical sculpture lingering in a basement, your work turns recognizable objects foreign by altering the environment. Do you see your role as an artist as being that of reframing cultural symbols? How does depicting some objects as if naturally existing and others as if collaged in place, comment on their recontextualization? Donald Keefe: I’m interested in anachronisms. We very much experience the world in a broken up, jumbled way. We...

"The Valence Series of works are haptically curative. They are the remnants of material investigations and they, like my current physical circumstances, are fragmentary alterations, transitory, and samplers for its transformation." Linda King Ferguson, Studio Visit, January 2024 Linda King Ferguson, Studio Visit, January 2024 Linda King Ferguson, Studio Visit, January 2024 "I learned to sew, quilt, knit and spin from a family of women makers and I studied Textile Surface Design by painting on paper. Consequently, my default materials are linen, cotton,...

Gabrielle Barnhart, Studio Visit, October 2023 Gabrielle Barnhart, Studio Visit, October 2023 Gabrielle Barnhart, Studio Visit, October 2023 Gabrielle Barnhart, Studio Visit, October 2023 Gabrielle Barnhart, Studio Visit, October 2023 Gabrielle Barnhart is a Knoxville based printmaker with a BFA from the University of Tennessee. Inspired by botany, Gabrielle’s work often combines abstract and botanical elements to create vibrant motifs. Her work seeks to engage others in meaningful conversations about our environment and ultimately inspire action. While not in her studio, you can find Ga...