Michael Reese x Cara Lee Wade Solo Exhibitions in conjunction with Fotofocus at Rosewood Arts Center

Date: September 30 - November 9, 2024

Time: Rosewood Arts Center hours of operation

Location: Rosewood Arts Center, Kettering Health Art Gallery

Fee: Free

Closing Reception: Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 5-6 PM at Rosewood Arts Center.



MICHAEL REESE (Atlanta, GA), Decoding Polaris
CARA LEE WADE (Forte Wayne, IN), Fossil Poetry, lumens
September 30 – November 9
Presented in conjunction with FotoFocus
In this FotoFocus Sponsored event both artists use alternative processes relating to history and the natural world, however - after that, their stories diverge visually in pleasant and powerful ways.

In Michael Reese’s, - Decoding Polaris, he uses large scale cyanotypes to craft visual mapping relating to the North Star (Polaris) in juxtaposition with graphic line elements and the mapping of southern states.  These celestial images connect historical references to the directional guides used by enslaved people seeking freedom in the north.

In her series Fossil Poetry, Cara Lee Wade uses the camera-less lumen process to create works that reference the symbiotic relationship between nature and humans. Wade’s images strike a balance of visual beauty and rhyme. Using traditional black and white photo paper, she transforms organic matter into shapes and colors that seem to explode off the page. Due to the fragile light-sensitive nature of the medium Wade scans and prints these images onto archival paper to ensure their vibrancy.

Workshops with the artists are being offered on Saturday Oct. 26th:

10am – 12pm: Camera-less Photo Workshop with Cara Lee Wade

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1pm – 3pm: Alternative Photo Process Workshop with Michael Reese

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5pm – 6pm – Public reception for Cara Lee Wade and Michael Reese with artist-led gallery talks at 5:30pm.