Lila Ungs

Depth of Field highlights the work of student artists from the Art Academy of Cincinnati who consider the present state of their medium and its possible future directions. The exhibition uses “depth of field” to frame how emerging artists balance what is in front of them with what lies ahead. The selected works represent a moment in time, showing current ideas, approaches, and concerns, while also pointing toward the new directions that may shape artistic practice in years to come. Student artists are in a unique position to question what has been established, test new ways of working, and make connections across different disciplines. Their perspectives demonstrate that “the long view” is not only about the future, but also the present—when the promise of future potential can be best envisioned.

Artists: Autumn Fletcher, Avin Martin, Camille Simpson, Gina Tarantino, Harper Thomson, Kaiden Jacques, Kamaire Jones, Kelsey Gallagher, Kennede Oninku, Olivia Kaiser-Piazza, Tammie Le

Cost: Free to the Public

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Untwined/Interwoven considers the photograph as a fragment—memory as shards of glass, scraps of fabric, or prints sewn together. Faded due to time, memories are often fickle and unreliable in nature. What pieces can be collected, selected, and separated to tell personal and collective histories? This question highlights the ephemeral, impermanent, and fragmented nature of photography as a medium that translates memory into a solid entity and serves as a vessel for remembrance and storytelling.

Curated by students at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, artists Angela Kahoali’i Casagrande, Diana Noh, and Kaitlin Santoro investigate memories through lens-based and mixed media images and fragments. By collaging found materials with photographs, all three artists show their own unique vision of what it means to hold onto and mend lived experience. Their work serves as a metric to reach into the past and reflect, creating a space for distressed recollections of place and fractured dimensions of time.

Artists: Angela Kahoali’i Casagrande, Diana Noh, Kaitlin Santoro

Course Faculty: Rachel Reisert

Also with Raye Griffin (curator), Mambi Morris (curator), Taleal Robinson (curator), Lila Ungs (curator)

Cost: Free to the Public

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