AARC: Fall Exhibit Reception

Join us and artists Lauren Hua and Gabrielle Clemente on Tuesday, October 27 from 6 to 8pm to celebrate the AARC's new Fall exhibits, Koi Ponds and Frottage: Meaning and Remembering! 

This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Learn more and RSVP for the Fall Exhibit Reception.

About Koi Ponds by Lauren Hua

Koi Ponds, features a series of free-flowing meditative studies of energy and natural elements inspired by the practice and cultivation of Koi fish. Hua’s paintings interlace Japanese, Chinese, and American stylistic influences in the media, techniques, and materials used. This collection of work honors Hua’s Asian American upbringing, identity, and family history, while also highlighting her personal commitment to and journey in pursuing the arts, despite being taught that these things are of little value. Koi Ponds is Hua’s personal dedication to embracing what it means to Asian American.  

About Frottage: Meaning and Remembering by Gabrielle Clemente

My work can be primarily described as archival. Through my practice, I am documenting personal history and my family's lived experiences. Flattening years of documentation and conversations into one drawing, a photograph. I aim to create an experience with my work that breaks down a traditional gallery space, an environment entrenched in academia and largely inaccessible to many. My work is not intended to be read as a series of paintings on a wall. My body of work is a space; a memory preserved in a room.