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Biophilia: Our Longing for Nature
April 11 @ 11:30 am - June 4 @ 5:00 pm
Free
Biophilia: Our Longing for Nature
Exhibit: April 11 – June 4, 2025
Reception: April 11, 6 – 9 PM
Artists for millennia have reflected upon nature as the inspiration and subject of their work. Our affiliation with animals, plants, and the wild spaces of our world is defined as ‘biophilia,’ or love for living things. Twentieth-century naturalist E.O. Wilson offered the theory that humans are ‘hard-wired’ to build a complex relationship with the natural world in his book Biophilia (1984). In our 21st century world, the question is how do we build relationships with a natural world that is under threat from climate change, habitat destruction, and other forces?
Participating artists in Biophilia look to scenes both intimate and overarching for an understanding of the elemental forces beyond man’s knowledge. They point to the power of the earth’s resources, and our need to comprehend their use and power. Other artists in Biophilia turn to animals for their symbolic and cultural resonance. The simple practice of painting en plein air, directly in natural environments, offers a continuing record of our need to capture the ephemeral beauty of landscapes that skirt our largely urban existence.
Participating artists include Elaine Bowers, Patrick Cosgrove, Mark Goudy, William Ishmael, Carol Jenkins, Linda Clark Johnson, Qinqin Liu, Liza Riddle, and Marsha Schindler.
The Pence Gallery is open 11:30 AM – 5 PM, Tuesday through Sunday (closed Mondays).
Image: Linda Clark Johnson, “Heat Wave”