O P E N I N G S

gallery exhibits + art shows
Identitas

Identitas

Now open at Tracey Morgan Gallery, Identitas delves into the life histories of six artists: Erika Diamond, Marcus Dunn, Vanessa German, Luis Alvaro Sahagun,…

Spring Sip & Shop

Spring Sip & Shop

Early spring is Jenna Marie Kesgen’s favorite time to explore the mountains of her native Western North Carolina. Walking the woods at “an unhurried…

Renewal

Renewal

Spring isn’t just about painted trilliums and flame azaleas—it’s about rebirth, reflection, and, in the case of the latest group show at Philip DeAngelo…

Deep Cut

Deep Cut

Pine trees have their limits. Asheville sculptor and art educator Thomas Schram learned this as a young boy growing up in North Carolina’s Piedmont…

Creative Heights

Creative Heights

In 1875, Highlands began as a high-elevation haven for those seeking relief from heat and humidity. But the summer colony quickly transformed into a…

A New Layer of Talent

A New Layer of Talent

Gallery Row, the one-mile arts district made up of Biltmore Avenue and Broadway Street, just acquired one more creative: Rand Kramer. Now represented by…

From Destruction to Creation

From Destruction to Creation

In those long, shapeless days after Hurricane Helene, Asheville mixed-media artist Li Newton says she “moved through the chaos on automatic — shutdown from reality.” Existing…

Weaving Through Loss

Weaving Through Loss

When Hurricane Helene barreled into Western North Carolina, weaver Emelie Weber Wade retreated from her first-floor apartment in Biltmore Village to a friend’s nearby…

That’s Her Transfiguration

That’s Her Transfiguration

Fear can limit you. Alexander artist Chrys Corn Goodman knows this firsthand.  Growing up in San Francisco, Goodman always wanted to be an artist….

Gallery Interrupted 

Gallery Interrupted 

What happens to a dream deferred by ongoing road construction? For Julie and Phil Wilmot, owners of Art on 7th in Hendersonville, that dream…

Petal Power

Petal Power

“It’s what keeps me alive,” Marshall artist Susan McChesney said of her chosen medium — pressed-flower art — during an interview with Asheville Made back…

Mending Through the Mud

Mending Through the Mud

MaryJane Findley knows how it feels to fall apart at the seams.  In 2001, she was living in Astoria, New York, with her then-husband,…

From Wool to Woods

From Wool to Woods

Bracket fungi are hearty mushrooms that grow in clusters on trees, often resembling little shelves. But don’t be fooled: These natural ledges aren’t meant…

Sketching in Sync

Sketching in Sync

Art-making is often lonely work. But not during the annual Drawing Marathon at Upstairs Artspace. Now in its sixth year, this event invites a…

Tracing the Tempest 

Tracing the Tempest 

Multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker Kira Burksy didn’t sleep well the night Hurricane Helene hit. Instead, she sat wide awake as 90-mile-per-hour winds toppled mighty…