![[Untitled] Abstract | Melissa Casanova](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66fad6ced59046538baea797/1779985501181-56GID27G6WQOOM87XQWE/Untitled+Abstract_Melissa+Casanova.jpg)
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
SECOND ANNUAL
SUMMER SOLSTICE ART EXHIBITION
with Venue Partner
Studio One Twenty
120 Brookland Park Blvd.
Exploring the Universe
Meeting our highest selves
Breaking and fracturing into
Ego death
Artwork inspired by psychedelics, meditation, journeying, and other mind-expanding practices, these artists bring their discoveries back with them into their own art, gifting us their soul-bending experiences, as we deepen our connection to the universe through their work on the longest days of the year.
ON VIEW
June 4–July 31
By Appointment
Collector & Press Preview
Thursday, June 4, 5–8pm
Brookland Park’s Last Friday
Walk The Block
Friday, June 26, 5-9pm
Friday, July 31, 5-9pm (closing reception)
FEATURED ARTISTS
Hannah Anderson
Maggie Belinski
Melissa Casanova
Mahari Chabwera
Vivian Chiu
Katharine T. Jacobs
Mel Titus
Upcoming Events
Brookland Park’s Last Friday
Walk The Block
Friday, June 26 | 5-9pm
Closing Reception
Brookland Park’s
Last Friday Walk The Block
Friday, July 31 | 5-9pm
THE ARTISTS
Across The Universe gathers seven women artists, each with their own way of working with what consciousness expansion makes visible.
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![Hannah Anderson | Mixed Media Artist | Crone House, Richmond VA]()
HANNAH ANDERSON | MIXED MEDIA PAINTING
Richmond, VA
Mixed-media paintings built from collage, color, and what gets revealed when she trusts her muse and turns the canvas upside down. Crone House resident artist.
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![Maggie Belinski | Mushroom Oil Paintings & Ceramics | Crone House Richmond VA]()
MAGGIE BELINSKI | OIL PAINTING & CERAMICS
Richmond, VA
Oil paintings and ceramics that thread mushrooms, mythic feminine forms, and the cyclical pulse of the natural world. Crone House resident artist and Crone-in-Training alumni.
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![Melissa Casanova | Oil Painting & Mixed Media | Crone House in Richmond, VA]()
MELISSA CASANOVA | OIL PAINTING & MIXED MEDIA
Richmond, VA
Abstract oil and mixed-media work that runs on the kinetic energy of color and gesture. Crone House resident artist.
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![Mahari Chabwera | Large Scale Paintings | Crone House Richmond VA]()
MAHARI CHABWERA | PAINTING & MIXED MEDIA
Newport News, VA
Tapestry paintings hand-stitched with glass seed beads, oil, fabric, and shells. As she puts it, "time spent in rhythm creates portals."
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![Vivian Chiu | Wood Sculpture | Crone House, Richmond VA]()
VIVIAN CHIU | WOOD SCULPTURE
Richmond, VA
Split-turned wood sculpture AND large installations asking what gets exposed when something shifts.
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![Katharine T. Jacobs | Sculptor & Multidisciplinary Artist]()
KATHARINE T. JACOBS | SCULPTOR & MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST
Pine Grove, CA
Botanical cyanotypes distill sunlight, survival, and the quiet radiance of wildflowers into luminous prints. Katharine uses this alchemy as artistic exercise to rest, recharge, and reconnect to a softer side of her art and, ultimately, herself.
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![Mel Titus | Raku & Ceramics | Crone House, Richmond VA]()
MEL TITUS | CERAMICS
Richmond, VA
Hand-built stoneware and raku-fired pieces that prize what fire and chance leave on the surface. Crone House resident artist.
THE COLLECTION
![[Untitled] Abstract | Melissa Casanova](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66fad6ced59046538baea797/991b146e-9561-490b-a593-ad04f3b14f2e/IMG_0608.PNG)
Thank You To Our Sponsors
Their generosity made this art exhibition possible!
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