Radiant Beasts
| 06.12.2026 - 07.10.2026 |
Artists: Rachel Denny, Steve Snell, Travis Walker
Radiant Beasts is a vibrant, immersive exhibition that reinterprets the natural world and the traditional American wilderness through the distinct voices of Rachel Denny, Steve Snell, and Travis Walker. Blurring the boundaries between the organic and the artificial, the show replaces the solemnity typically associated with nature art with a captivating mix of wonder, irony, and kitsch. Denny subverts the masculine symbol of the hunting trophy with her intricate "Cashmere Trophies," upholstering sculptural fauna in delicate knits to explore the intersection of domesticity and the untamable wild. Adding to this reimagined ecosystem, Snell satirizes the myth of the Great American West through his whimsical "Adventure Art," utilizing bold colors to critique our romanticized performance of outdoor exploration. Meanwhile, Walker anchors the exhibition in a surreal reality, juxtaposing wild creatures within light-drenched, cinematic, and suburban contexts to evoke a profound yet playful narrative tension. Ultimately, treating the animal kingdom as a rich medium for storytelling rather than a mere specimen to be studied, the interplay of Denny’s soft textures, Snell’s narrative wit, and Walker’s electric color theory creates an ecosystem that feels both nostalgic and futuristic.