The work of Billy Colbert delves into childhood fairy tales as they shape our understanding of “good” and “bad,” “real” and “fake.” His works consist of layered screen prints on photography paper mounted on aluminum. Paul Andrew Wandless creates his own mythic characters and curiosities out of clay that are inspired by his personal interpretations of life. Michael Janis transforms glass into a variety of shapes and scenes by manipulating his medium from transparent to opaque, glossy to rigid, fusing a collection of mini sculptures into single panels that intricately overlap. The three artists engage a spectrum of materials that vibrantly explore forms of the human body and forms of the human imagination.

The works of Tai Hwa Goh present sceneries of the imagination regarding bodily experiences. Using hand-waxed paper, Goh explores layers of self-hood and markings of memories that mimic both the vulnerability of the body and the strength of the self. Elizabeth Burger uses algae, seedpods, roots, reeds, thorn bushes and other natural materials to create a series of animal-plant hybrids that at once familiar and foreign. Burger’s forms reflect the artist’s consuming interest in how human relate to the natural world. In Novie Trump’s work, the egg figures prominently as a symbol of hope and possibility amidst death and destruction: a nest of charred bones cradles a luminous ivory egg surrounded by a ring of pillars that evoke ancient temples.