GATHER
Works by “Alchemy of the Unknowns” (Lisa Tang Liu & James David Tabor, alina balseiro, Douglas Breault, Haley Cooper, Beth D'Elia, Porter Gifford, Monica Hamilton, Jessie James, Shannon Johnson, Lee Kilpatrick, Lisa Tang Liu, Jordan Marshall, Michelle Schapiro, and Francine Weiss
Part of an upper-level seminar in Curatorial Practices at Emerson College taught by Leslie K. Brown, PhD.
Huret & Spector Gallery at Emerson College, Boston, MA
March 31, 2026 to April 8, 2026
Photography and related media have the power to knit together people, places, and things, both literally and metaphorically. The present moment seems fraught with peril and systems appear to be unravelling. Yet, at the same time, we have witnessed the power of unity, of people coming together to empower and support each other.
From a thematic, regional open call, 14 emerging student-curators selected 14 emerging artists from New England, ranging from undergraduate to graduate students, emerging to more established, and several pieces per person to present a fuller picture. The resulting exhibition GATHER showcases a broad range of media and genres, including portrait and vernacular photography; printing and sewing on fabric; collaborative and woven imagery; video and 16mm film installation; and kinetic and multi-media sculpture — using analog, digital, and historical processes.
Shannon Johnson, With one look you take me back to everything I used to be, 2025, from the series Gathering Rosebuds, archival inkjet print and ink on Rives BFK paper, 29 x 40 inches, courtesy of the artist.
