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SUMMARY:Queer as Water - Kenzie Wells
DESCRIPTION:Join us First Friday November 7th for our 🚨 last opening of the year! We are thrilled to host the opening reception of the exhibition Queer as Water by Kenzie Wells. \nDuring this event\, we will be hosting our Open Artist Studios with all our Relay Ridge Resident Artists\n✨PLUS✨\nwe will be hosting a pop-up outdoor exhibition of the 2025 Steamroller BIG Prints made during Knox Small Press Fest @knoxsmallpressfest with a few woodblocks on display in the printshop. \nQUEER AS WATER \n \nMy mixed-media practice explores sites of environmental and queer resilience that overturn\nheteronormative social structures. Industrial items such as gates and tires are sculpted into\nconglomerations coated in residues of resin. Found trinkets are fossilized into surfaces\, some forming\nsarcastic\, queer-coded messages. These assemblages subvert capitalistic norms that perpetuate\necological demise\, commenting on how political forces inhibiting LGBTQIA+ rights coincide with\nsocietal shifts toward ecocide. \nIn Long Live Queer Night Life\, Amin Ghaziani outlines underground queer night clubs as utopias where\nsocial structures are reversed: queer folks are in charge. My work engages with the material aesthetics\nfound in these scenes\, exploring the fluidity of nighttime spaces where colored lights illuminate\nglittery surfaces as day shifts to night. \nIn my recent series Queer as Water\, I explore the queer potential of the beach\, referencing it as a\nspace suspended outside social hierarchies\, drawing on Hannah Freed-Thall’s Modernism at the\nBeach. Beach ecologies embody specific textural decay\, visualized through crumbling cement\, pitted\nsurfaces\, and pearlescent growths similar to lichen and barnacles. \nThrough improvisation\, my work engages with the resistant spirit of beaching\, wherein queer folks\ngather in industrial settings. My sculptures tell stories of our watery\, material future through a lens\nthat portrays water as a mystical\, queer force. Through decay and transformation\, my work reflects\nthe playful tenacity embodied by queer communities alongside resistant ecologies. \n__________ \nKenzie Wells (they/them) is a mixed-media sculptor\, fabricator\, and educator currently based in\nWashington\, D.C. They are a lover of all animals\, co-parenting 5 pets with their partner\, and has a\nrobust collection of little-things-found-on-the-ground. Wells has attended the Wassaic Project Artist\nResidency\, Oxbow School of Art and Artists’ Residency\, and Penland School of Craft. They have\nexhibited nationally in galleries\, including: SPRING/BREAK Art Show\, New York\, MoCA Tucson\, The\nUniversity of Arizona Museum of Art\, and Charlotte Street Foundation\, Kansas City\, MO. Originally\nfrom Knoxville\, TN\, Wells received their BFA in 2015 from the University of Tennessee\, and MFA in\n2020 from the University of Arizona.
URL:https://relayridge.org/event/queer-as-water-kenzie-wells/
LOCATION:Relay Ridge Collaborative Artist Space\, 4124 Mckinley St. NE\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37917\, United States
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SUMMARY:Guen Montgomery "Reasonable Doubts" + Open Studios + Haypeep
DESCRIPTION:Opening reception in the gallery of solo exhibition by Guen Montgomery Reasonable Doubts. \nPLUS we will be hosting Open Artists Studios \n+ Featured Printmaker Sage Perrott HAYPEEP in the Community Printshop! \n_____________________________________________ \nREASONABLE DOUBTS \nMary Oliver told us to let the soft animals of our bodies love what they love. \nWhat if you’re always a minute away from losing the thing your animal body loves? In inferential cognitive behavior therapy\, patients are asked to learn to recognize the difference between reasonable doubts and obsessive doubts. The inferential part of this therapy approach addresses the tendency to make up the wrong story from unreasonable doubts and run away with it. To make faulty inferences. After completing the workbook\, I can assure you that all my doubts are reasonable. \nThis exhibition of recent works by Guen Montgomery privileges feeling and touching: feeling as an affectual state\, the haptic need to feel as orientation\, and as “feeling your way through” – a way of navigating in unsettled times. Touch refers to the touch of ink to paper\, or the longing to touch that comes from seeing an animal’s fur and feeling it resonate with some uncontrollable mammal part of you. Reasonable Doubts is about being a person-animal-mother in the current polycrisis. \nGuen Montgomery \n \nBio \nGuen Montgomery is an artist and performer whose work investigates identity through studies of material culture\, gender\, and family mythology. Montgomery’s work is located in the tactile intersections between printmaking\, performance\, and sculpture. Montgomery has exhibited nationally and internationally and has work in public collections including the Centre for Art and Design in Churchill Australia\, and Mushashino Art University\, Tokyo\, Japan. She’s completed multiple residencies\, including the Vermont Studio Center and Stove Works residencies. Within the last year\, Montgomery has exhibited in solo and two-person exhibitions\, most recently at the Janet Turner Print Museum in Chico\, CA and SNAP Gallery in Edmonton\, Canada. An Assistant Professor of Studio Art at the University of Illinois\, Montgomery lives in Urbana with her wife\, daughter\, a patient dog\, and two elderly cats. \n_____________________________________________ \n \n  \n  \nSage Perrott\, aka Haypeep\, is a printmaker and educator originally from West Virginia. Her artwork features grumpy\, lumpy\, ghost-like creatures situated in cramped\, often humorous circumstances. Perrott especially enjoys screenprinting and riso. She has degrees in printmaking from West Virginia University (BFA) and from Ohio University (MFA). Perrott is currently an Associate Professor teaching printmaking at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City\, TN. Her prints\, drawings\, and zines have found their way into the hands of folks all over the United States and the world. \n 
URL:https://relayridge.org/event/guen-montgomery/
LOCATION:Relay Ridge Collaborative Artist Space\, 4124 Mckinley St. NE\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37917\, United States
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SUMMARY:NURTURING NATURE - Opening Reception - Ty Murray & Jazmin Witherspoon
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday April 17th from 6-9pm for the opening reception of Nurturing Nature: An Afrolachian Prayer\, a collaborative exhibition by Ty Murray & Jazmin Witherspoon. Come celebrate this new show in the gallery with us! \nNurturing Nature: An Afrolachian Prayer is an ekphrastic exploration rooted in Appalachian landscape and Black Femme identity. This duo exhibition by Ty Murray and Jazmin Witherspoon is a photopoetry interpretation of the nature we inherit and the nature we cultivate within ourselves. A dance between what is seen and what is felt\, this exhibit reminds us that we are all animals\, sharing many survival and environmental concerns.  \nThe installation moves the audience from exterior landscape into intimate interior\, reflecting nature’s imprint on the artists. It is a curious offering\, where handwoven textiles\, ceramics\, and wearable art become detours into the wandering mind of an artist.   \nBirthed from a decade-long friendship\, this creative kinship reflects a journey from girlhood into self-defined womanhood through image\, poem\, and object. Murray and Witherspoon cultivate an environment where Blackness is not peripheral to Appalachian narratives\, but central to them\, and where the act of nurturing both embraces and liberates. \nWhat if we emphasized the sacredness of Black womanhood\, like the animals for whom we build sanctuaries? \nPLUS\, in the printshop\, we’ll have a book release party for our Resident Artist Anika Toro‘s newly published book project Finding Joy \nPLUS we’ll have Open Artist Studios featuring the RR Resident Artists and the RR Printshop Members throughout the studio.
URL:https://relayridge.org/event/nurturing-nature-opening-reception-ty-murray-jazmin-witherspoon/
LOCATION:Relay Ridge Collaborative Artist Space\, 4124 Mckinley St. NE\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37917\, United States
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SUMMARY:Anika Toro FINDING JOY book release party
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the book release of our very own Resident Studio Artist Anika Toro! The party will be in the community printshop during our opening house event on Friday April 17th from 6-9pm. \nAnika will be present to chat and sign any books\, but more enticing may be acquiring the one-of-a-kind hand-printed material items available with any book sold\, each made by Anika. Visitors will also be encouraged to participate in a fun found text/play with words experience in the printshop that line with the book’s theme. \nFinding Joy: \nDiscover the magic of serendipity and artistic exploration in “Finding Joy”! This mixed media art book takes selections from nine different copies of the same book\, showcasing Anika’s transformative and playful approach to the original text. \nEach page spread uses hand-selected text\, left unaltered from its original position. Through a process of erasure and blackout\, Anika redacts everything except a newly found message\, thought\, idea\, or poem\, without adding any new text. Analog collages\, paint\, photography\, embroidery\, and more celebrate unique narratives\, exploring creativity\, spontaneity\, and the profound moments that emerge from reimagining existing ideas.\n\nAbout Anika:\nAnika Toro is a mixed media artist with a background in photography and collage. Her current work fuses narrative\, serendipity\, and playful experimentation into art that transforms familiar texts and images into unexpected expressions of creativity. Her innovative projects have found homes in hotels and private spaces around the world\, while her award-winning photography has been seen in magazines\, on record covers\, and in exhibitions throughout the United States.
URL:https://relayridge.org/event/anika-toro-finding-joy-book-release-party/
LOCATION:Relay Ridge Collaborative Artist Space\, 4124 Mckinley St. NE\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37917\, United States
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SUMMARY:yART Saleeeeee!
DESCRIPTION:📣Come one\, come all\, it’s the 5th annual yART sale!\nSunday morning 🌞 May 17th 9am – 2pm \nEnjoy a beautiful day on the side lot of Relay Ridge while scoring deals on gently used art supplies! Past sales have included art supplies\, tools\, scrap materials\, equipment\, furniture\, discount artwork\, clothing\, and other unique artsy junk. \nFinalize YOUR spring cleaning too and purge those hoarded art supplies by selling items too. Want to SELL items? Please sign-up HERE\, it’s free! (No fee\, it’s free! Just a head count for us) \nWHILE YOU’RE HERE\, catch Ty Murray @tys_eye and Jazmin Witherspoon’s @jazmin_la_nina exhibition Nurturing Nature in the gallery!\nTHEN\, go catch the Cattywampus Parade after you bought/sold some art goodies!
URL:https://relayridge.org/event/yart-saleeeeee/
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SUMMARY:A foothold\, that is all - OPENING RECEPTION - Judy Rushin-Knopf
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the opening reception of A Foothold\, That Is All\, a solo exhibition by Chattanooga-based artist Judy Rushin-Knopf. We will be also hosting Open Artist Studios + printmaking demonstrations in the Community Printshop. More details TBA \nA foothold\, that is all\nMeanwhile\, I have found a ledge on which to catch my breath. Working repetitively and\ninstinctively – like breathing – I have produced this group of weavings that represent a\nshift towards a slower practice focused on sustainability\, depth\, and well-being. They\nare a bridge to something I can’t yet identify. \nFor over twenty years I have held seven convictions. They are my compass. \nSeven Convictions\n1.     The time invested in making the work conveys to those willing to invest the\ntime seeing the work\n2.     Repetitive honing by hand may imbue an artwork with more humanity than a\nlarge painterly gesture\n3. Small works are underrated\n4.     You can build something big from small parts (or cover large distances with\nsmall steps)\n5.     Painting is a long process of getting into and out of trouble\n6.     Allowing a work to lean into instability is an affirmation of life\n7.     I am inspired by the prospect of mutual generosity between the artist and\nviewer \n  \nBio\nRushin-Knopf’s work has been featured in numerous gallery and museum exhibitions nationally\nand resides in museum and book art collections including University of Kentucky Art Museum\,\nFlorida State University Museum of Fine Art\, Wofford College Museum of Fine Art\,\nMassachusetts Institute of Technology\, The Frick Fine Arts Library\, Harvard Fine Arts Library\,\nand the Kohler Art Library. She is represented by Ivy Brown Gallery in New York. Rushin-Knopf\nis also a collaborator with Carolyn Henne on the Comma project\, which produces boxed editions\nof small sculptural objects.
URL:https://relayridge.org/event/a-foothold-that-is-all-opening-reception-judy-rushin-knopf/
LOCATION:Relay Ridge Collaborative Artist Space\, 4124 Mckinley St. NE\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37917\, United States
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SUMMARY:Farewell Collector's Sale - Elysia Mann
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Collector’s Sale & Studio Farewell Party for @elysiaallalong on Friday September 11th from 6-9pm! \nAfter four wonderful years as a Resident Artist at Relay Ridge\, Elysia Mann is moving her studio to her home. To mark the occasion (and to make room for what’s next!)\, she is throwing a party / pop-up exhibition and offering more than 20-years’ of artwork for purchase. Come say farewell and support her on her new journey! \n✨drinks & charcuterie\n✨artwork raffle\n✨opportunity to collect original works \nIf you can’t make it\, you can still snag some artwork online! View a selection of what will be for sale and reserve your favorites at http://sighsandlaughter.com/collect
URL:https://relayridge.org/event/farewell-collectors-sale-and-party-for-elysia-mann/
LOCATION:Relay Ridge Collaborative Artist Space\, 4124 Mckinley St. NE\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37917\, United States
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SUMMARY:Monthly Collage Meet-up
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free monthly collage meet-up! This is brand new so things may change as we go\, but for now\, this group is meeting once a month on the last Sunday of the month. Our next meet-up will be Sunday September 27th from 2:30-5:30pm. Bring a project to work on or start something new! Basic supplies will be around and collage materials available\, but bring your own glue\, tools\, and substrate to begin! If you have collage materials you want to bring  to use and/or swap with others\, please do! \nMORE INFORMATION can be found here: https://forms.gle/LXkhosDEiwWucrPJ6
URL:https://relayridge.org/event/monthly-collage-meet-up/
LOCATION:Relay Ridge Collaborative Artist Space\, 4124 Mckinley St. NE\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37917\, United States
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SUMMARY:Wood Engraver's Network 5th Triennial
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to be hosting the 5th Triennial of the Wood Engraver’s Network! Join us for the opening reception First Friday October 2nd from 6-9pm! \nThe Wood Engravers’ Network (WEN) proudly presents our 5th Triennial Exhibition\, a\ntraveling exhibit featuring work by fifty-five (55) artists working in six (6) countries.  Out of\none hundred and forty (140) entries\, sixty (60) prints were selected for this exhibit by\nguest juror Max Yela\, Head of Special Collections at the University of Wisconsin-\nMilwaukee Libraries\, an active department that preserves printed primary-source\nmaterials supporting research and teaching in the arts\, humanities\, and social sciences.\nHe currently teaches courses in Book Arts Concepts and Book Arts Survey. Max Yela\nmaintains the Wood Engraving Wednesday blog and presented at the 2024 WEN\nworkshop in Two Rivers\, Wisconsin. \nThis exhibit celebrates the vibrant world of wood engraving\, where tradition meets\ninnovation\, and craftsmanship intertwines with artistic expression. Eligibility guidelines\nrequired that works submitted be original prints and primarily relief engraving using\nburins rather than woodcut tools like gouges. However\, these relief engraving could be\ncreated on any material (wood\, plastic\, Corian ® \, Resingrave) as long as it is printed in\nrelief.
URL:https://relayridge.org/event/wood-engravers-network-5th-triennial/
LOCATION:Relay Ridge Collaborative Artist Space\, 4124 Mckinley St. NE\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37917\, United States
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SUMMARY:Steamroller BIG PRINTS Weekend!
DESCRIPTION:(photograph by Taryn Ferro) \nJoin us for a weekend of BIG printmaking fun and community! As a part of Knox Small Press Fest\, we are hosting the 3rd Annual Steamroller BIG PRINTS Event at Relay Ridge Saturday and Sunday October 3-4th from 10am-5pm on both days. \nWhether you are a seasoned printmaker or just print-curious\, drop by and check out the big event! It takes many hands to ink blocks and pull prints with a large using a steamroller\, so there may be opportunities to jump in on the action! Or just hang out\, enjoy a beverage and snack. You might even be inspired to tackle a big block yourself for 2027 KSPF event! \nWhile you’re here\, check out the incredible exhibition in the gallery\, the Wood Engraver’s Network 5th Triennial Exhibition! This exhibition showcases 60 wood engravings from 55 artists representing 8 different countries. Opening reception is First Friday October 2nd from 6-9pm\, but you can catch it all weekend long too.
URL:https://relayridge.org/event/steamroller-big-prints-weekend/
LOCATION:Relay Ridge Collaborative Artist Space\, 4124 Mckinley St. NE\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37917\, United States
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