Sean Gallagher:
These Wine-Dark, Warming Currents, Rising
 &
Sven Martson:
Out of Africa

May 29 – June 28

Opening Reception: Sunday May 31, 2 – 5pm
Artists talk at 3pm

Armed with with Paintbrush and Camera, Artists Sean Gallagher
and Sven Martson Endeavor to Sound Nature's Alarm 

Sean Gallagher exhibits paintings of vivid and vast red seascapes with endless horizons and Sven Martson displays photos of African wildlife on location. Both artists urge humanity to reverse climate change and preserve earth’s habitats for the living.

Sean Patrick Gallagher:  These Wine-Dark, Warming Currents, Rising. No horizon, no land beyond the vast, red waters. Lateral expanse, a continual horizontal immersion and “wine-dark” sea, a reference describing the Odyssey and Iliad. Via contemporary climate change and political waves, this metaphoric poetic device becomes less romantic, more ominous and prophetic.  The red, rising waters warn us: the heating and rising of the oceans is an active, existential threat.  More about Sean

Sven Martson: Out of Africa.  Standing in the savannahs of East Africa and the arid landscapes of Namibia, Martson’s trips to Africa have been life-changing,  giving him a sense of connection to the roots of humanity. Privileged to photograph many of the animals in the African national parks, his several visits have resulted in images of animals that may soon become extinct in the wild.    More about Sven