Mike Keene:
On the Brink

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Susan McNeff Skokan:
Waves

August 1st - 17th, 2025
Opening Reception August 1st, 5-9pm

Mike Keene:
On the Brink
Aug 1st-17th, 2025

My ceramic sculptures are a celebration of the beauty and mystery of the natural world. The pieces are colorful, whimsical, and often humorous but beneath their playful surfaces lies a deeper narrative. Influenced by ancient mythologies and the challenges of modern times, my work explores the disparity that exists between man and nature. We are quite literally on the brink.

Mike Keene received a BFA from the University of Texas and an MA from the University of Northern Colorado. His narrative sculptures contain original carvings and hand-built clay constructions using multiple techniques and textures created with unique carved roller stamps and painted glaze finishes. He has shown in many galleries and art venues around the state and across the nation.

Susan McNeff Skokan:
Waves
Aug 1st-17th, 2025

Waves move through us. Waves of sorrow, waves of delight, contractions move in waves, waves of doubt, waves of pain, waves of fear, waves of elation, waves of love… our actions ripple out into the world in waves.

Wind stirs the grain in waves. Waves of vines and moss willingly grow over everything. And of course water, always water - tides reminding us what it means to move, to carry, to change.

We were raised on plastic promises. “It’s fun! It’s progress!” The tide has turned. While plastic serves many things, the harm of cast away single use plastic haunts the ocean’s blue breath.

Ecologically sound creation is not always simple. Art, like life, can be tangled with contradiction. Susan strives to work with awareness. With hope. What small choices can ripple into something greater?

Waves is an invitation to feel what flows beneath the surface - to reflect, to move, to remember the beauty of this watery, green, breathing planet. Step inside and be held in wool felt, watercolor, photographs and mixed media forms shaped by hand, with heart. Come. Dance in Waves.

IN THE MEMBER GALLERY

Spectrum
A Next Gallery Members Show
Aug 1st- Sept 7th, 2025

In these works, NEXT Gallery members explore the idea of Spectrum in a variety of ways. Some pieces interpret the theme in terms of the emotional and perceptual range of color as a language beyond words. Others reflect on the continuum of human experience – fluid, nuanced, and ever-shifting. Through subject and hue, we seek to evoke presence, provoke reflection, and celebrate complexity.

Shoe Fetish:

IN THE ONLINE GALLERY

A national juried show of work featuring the theme of shoes

See the Show!

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