THE FOCUS

Austin J. Pratt was conceived at Alcatraz on Valentine’s Day 1987 and raised in Reno in the high desert mountains of Northern Nevada. There he fronted the post-punk outfit Spitting Image, served on the gallery committee of the arts non-profit The Holland Project, and worked as a Public Art Conservator and Gallery Manager for the City of Reno. Austin Pratt, Hell is My Maximum, 2016 Austin Pratt, Studio Visit, January 2017 Pratt received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Ne...

Cat Peña’s artwork seeks to incite social change in hopes of bringing self awareness to the viewer and to our surrounding social structures. The essence of her work is situated in art happenings, installations, collaborations, performances, and social sculptures that intersect art, the everyday, and public space. Peña’s creative process includes concept driven research, collaboration and creative problem solving to set the perimeters of what is possible prior to determining how a piece may look or functi...

I am interested in exploring the power structure of mythology through manipulation of classical allegories. Mythology continues to be relevant in contemporary culture because of its strong use of metaphor. Tad Lauritzen Wright, Studio Visit, December 2016 Tad Lauritzen Wright, Studio Visit, December 2016 Mythology constantly finds its way into movies, plays, books, music, and art. The stories are repeated, rearranged, and rethought. Much of the time we don’t even know that myth is the basis for the narrative we are en...