In the Light of Your Shadow

March 13 - April 17

Opening reception Friday, March 13 | 6-8 pm



I move to my right inside a room, 
to get a better look, to see

In the Light of Your Shadow is a group show of eight artists who draw attention to perception, aided or influenced by materials, artistic techniques, and the environment. If you see something, how does it change when you move ever so slightly to the right? Can you detect the shape or seam of invisible labor? Through conversation, how does the look and feel of what is in front of you continusouly change?

The works featured in In the Light of Your Shadow shift nature, foreground, and coloring, through carefully crafted considerations of lighting, illusion, performance, and observational details. In studio visits, each artist was asked to describe the transmutable qualities of their work in two words: a description of that which sits on the surface and a term representative of something that is there, but harder to detect at first sight. 

When your shadow falls across these words, will something else come to light?

This exhibition was jured by Alyssa Velazquez. 

During the opening and closing event, a durational piece by José Santiago Pérez, “neither you nor I are visible”, will be performed along with select afternoons throughout the run of the exhibition. Visitors are encouraged to return to witness the slow, but perceptible, transformation to Pérez’s corresponding woven work, Untitled (gold portal). Attendees can also contribute to another one of the featured fiber and performance works in the show, the Throughline project by Ashley Cecil. Cecil will conduct scheduled sessions for anyone willing to participate on March 16, March 20, April 10, and April 17. Those interested in sharing a story can schedule a time via the Calendly link or by scanning the QR code in the gallery. 


About the artists:

Mia Brown-Seguin is a papermaker and sculptor who explores parallels between identity, human connection, and environmental systems. She creates handmade paper vessels, abstracting cyclical bodies of pods, eggs, and seeds. Brown-Seguin received her BFA from Cornell University and is currently Contemporary Craft’s National Artists in Residence. 

Ashley Cecil creates multimedia work of feminine forms, flora, fauna, and cultural iconography that connects the health of the natural world to the vulnerability of society. From collaborations with scientists to becoming a mother, her practice blends years of rumination on caregiving, climate change, mythology, and our religious and political affiliations. 

Nathan Cephas is a multidisciplinary artist whose image-making aims to translate the sacred, ethereal and primordial aspects of the natural world through visual poetry. His photographic work, rooted in analogue processes, is intended to serve as meditation and reflection within the current state of the world which we live today. 

Margaret Dugger is an artist based in Pittbsurgh, PA. They studied traditional handweaving at Haywood Community College in North Carolina, and fine art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Inspired by Quaker and Buddhist thought, Margaret attempts to capture the fleeting and momentary experience that make up our lives on this earth. 

Clare Kambhu creates paintings that draw attention to the everyday, overlooked objects with a focus on educational institutions. She is an assistant professor of art at Allegheny College and holds an MFA from Yale University. Kambhu’s work has been exhibited at the Bronx Museum and Katonah Museum of Art among others. 

Darya Kharabi is a multimedia artist, educator, and designer whose work explores interconnectedness, power, and land. They co-founded Against Carceral Tech, a cooperative advocating for technology to be used for collective flourishing. Darya received their BFA in History from Carnegie Mellon, and are a resident at Brew House Arts in Pittsburgh, PA. 

José Santiago Pérez lives and works in Pittsburgh. Their work was recently exhibited at Tiger Strikes Asteroid (Chicago), the University Art Gallery at the University of Pittsburgh, and will be shown at Mindy Solomon Gallery (Miami) later this year. His work has been supported by residencies, grants, and fellowships including Surf Point Residency (2026), the Regional Artist-in-Residence at Contemporary Craft (2025), and the Illinois Arts Council Agency (2021, 2024). Pérez received an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. 

Sophie Thompson is a sculptor living in Pittsburgh, PA. She received her MA from Allegheny College in 2022. Using a process of molding and casting transitory materials she creates multi-sensory performative displays centered on disability/self-care. She has been a member of Radiant Hall Studios in Lawrenceville since 2024.