Small Works 2026

Small Works

January 6 - January 23, 2026

Reception: January 9, 5-7pm

Strata Gallery is pleased to announce the third iteration of its annual juried exhibition, “Small Works.” The exhibition will be on view from January 6 through January 23, 2026 in Santa Fe’s historic district. A public reception will take place on Friday, January 9 from 5:00PM to 7:00PM.

This year’s exhibition highlights artists working across various mediums, including painting, photography, mixed media, and sculpture. Although modest in scale, the selected works invite close looking and demonstrate how small objects can hold expansive ideas. The exhibition reflects Strata Gallery’s commitment to thoughtful material exploration and diverse creative approaches.

Among the featured works is Consecration by Graham Cassano, a photographic assemblage that breaks a single architectural moment into a grid of stark, fractured images. Cassano’s practice draws on historical printing processes and spatial disruption, revealing the instability of perception. The resulting composition becomes a visual excavation, offering a glimpse into what resides just beyond the visible surface.

Marie-Pier Frigon’s Obfuscate embraces the intimacy and imperfections of instant film. A subtle sweep of marks partially obscures the portrait, evoking the shifting nature of selfhood and the tension between interior life and outward expression. Frigon’s work uses the tactile quality of analog photography to reflect on vulnerability and human connection.

Lars Westby’s ceramic sculpture Eukaryotic examines the relationship between the hand and the objects it shapes. Through textured surfaces and assertive geometric forms, the piece considers labor, materials, and the tools that extend human creativity. Westby’s work celebrates the act of making and the physicality of clay.

Emily Rankin’s mixed media diorama Vinegar presents a small domestic space captured in suspended moment. Scattered papers, leaning books, and a patterned couch create a scene that feels both familiar and dreamlike. Rankin’s practice explores how internal states intertwine with lived environments, and this intimate construction invites viewers to contemplate memory, narrative, and subconscious associations. 

This exhibition demonstrates the power of small scale to command attention and convey meaning. Through material experimentation, narrative detail, and the reimagining of familiar forms, the exhibition encourages viewers to look closely and consider the relationships between perception, space, and experience.

Exhibiting Artists:

Allison Belolan, Amy Jordan, Amy Yoshitsu, Angie Zielinski, Anna Bush Crews, Brad Bealmear, Brenda Stumpf, Briar Craig, Camille Cunningham, Cheryl Crockett, Deborah Auten, Derek Chase, Egor Shokoladov, Emily Rankin, Fawn Brown, Gary Chaffin, Graham Cassano, Hailey Harvey, Jacqueline Mallegni, Jenna Ritter, Jessi Cross, Jessica Clark, Jessica Jeffery, Jim Allen, Jóh Ricci, John Decker, Julia Marcucci Wood, Keith Buswell, Lars Westby, Lilly Handley, Linda Barlow, Lysha Montiel, Maddie Hinrichs, Marcy Adams Nelson, Margi Weir, Marie-Pier Frigon, Mario F. Bocanegra Martinez, Michael Gallagher, Mikaela Guggino, Moira Garcia, Olivia Dawson, Rebecca Cohen, Robert Hoerlein, Rosalba Breazeale, Sabina Puppo, Sumeya Ali, Susan Allison-Hatch, Tamar Chameides, Thea Phillips, Zoe Wolfe 

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