THE FOCUS

Following the renovation of the former congregational library from which it takes its name (and located off the Fellowship Hall on the first floor), The Browsing Room Gallery at Downtown Presbyterian Church (Nashville) opened in July 2014 and quickly became a popular stop on the First Saturday 5th Avenue Art Crawl. David Onri Anderson, HUM exhibition, The Browsing Room Gallery at Downtown Presbyterian Church (April-May 2017) David Onri Anderson, HUM exhibition, The Browsing Room Gallery at Downtown Presbyterian Church (April-May 2017) Curated by...

Rachel Bubis: Your work explores the nature of photography as a medium, specifically, its  “failure due to an inherent nostalgia.” Can you talk more about this? Sarah Phyllis Smith: At the heart of it I think I’m interested in our relationship to photographic images, and that’s mostly in reference to personal photographs. Why do we feel compelled to take the photos that we do and what happens in us that makes us reach for our cameras and decide t...

My paintings are constructed using thick sheets of acrylic paint that I cut and arrange on canvas. Eric Cagley, Studio Visit, March 2017 Eric Cagley, Studio Visit, March 2017 Eric Cagley, Studio Visit, March 2017 The visual language of sports has heavily influenced my work: white lines on a field, patterns cut into the grass, and the uniforms/colors of my favorite teams can often be found in my work. - Eric Cagley, 2017 Eric Cagley, Studio Visit, March 2017 Eric Cagley, Studio Visit, March 2017...