Artist Spotlights
Jennifer Schmidt
“During Covid, I’ve been more focused on connectivity, bearing witness, and community than going to galleries and museums. I’ve been observing the rhythms and patterns of my neighbors on my block, and behavior on the streets and sidewalks. The effect of the pandemic on everyone’s wellbeing, commerce, sanitation, nature, and how people can come together to share resources has been huge.”
Erica Mao
“I take a lot of inspiration from hidden parts of my childhood home — dense forests, winding creeks, and wetlands that snake their way around the cookie cutter suburbs I grew up in in Maryland. These natural features emerge in my landscapes and usually act as either an obstacle or a vehicle for the protagonists in the paintings.”