Dana Brotman's unleaving (to hold in mind what is and what was) takes its title from Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poem, Spring and Fall. Unleaving refers to the trees losing their leaves in autumn but also to the passage of time and loss. For Brotman, the word “unleaving” is packed with meaning. Taken literally, it is the opposite of loss. It is a transformation of loss into something else, something new. Brotman’s unleaving juxtaposes her traditional use of real and imagined faces with a variety of objects: used-up notepads, old tabletops, discarded paintings, tree limbs populated with dried up lichen, and more.

• Exhibtion Dates: October 4-29, 2023

• Reception: Saturday, October 14, 4-7 pm (click to view details & RSVP)

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