First Thursday Open House

Part art exhibition, part scientific experiment, Losing Control begins with a single constant: an orange circle hovering beside a blue square. Artist Billy Kearins treats this simple image as his “control,” then sets out to test just how far he can push it.

Growing up on an island, Liang learned to see the world through water: reflected, distorted and always shifting. In Underwater, her intimate oil paintings bring that perspective indoors, where figures, animals, mirrors, aquariums and everyday objects take on a dreamlike quality.

Beer caps, golf balls, vinyl records, worn shoes and crumpled cans become larger than life in this series of vibrant oil paintings by Florida Keys artist Perkins. Using bold color, dramatic light and expressive brushwork, familiar objects are transformed into energetic contemporary still lifes.

Jo-Ann Morgan uses appliqué and quilting techniques to create intricately stitched works that pair human figures with flowers, toys, and other symbolic objects, recalling the spontaneous memorials that emerge in the wake of tragedy.