Bloom

Albany Center Gallery (ACG) presents Bloom, featuring the work of regional artists, Martha Bone, Berly Brown, Laura Colomb, Katie DeGroot, Cathy Durso, Loren Eiferman, Kyra Garrigue, Gail Giles, Ali Herrmann, Jennifer Hunold, Margaret Jacobs, Monica Miller Link, Steve Rossi, Renee Samuels, Claire Sherwood, Lawre Stone, Joy Taylor, McKinzie Trotta, Eleanor White, and Mimi Young. The exhibition runs from February 13 to March 15, 2024. An Artists’ Reception is being held on Friday, February 16, 2024, from 5 – 8 p.m. Bloom is free and open to the public; Tuesday – Saturday, Noon – 5 p.m.

In design there is the practice of biomimicry, where designers create work that is inspired by the natural world. The artists in Bloom work with this principle of biomimicry not to directly copy nature representatively, but by using it as a resource to tackle formal, personal, emotional, and conceptual issues. Whether this is through direct or in-direct observation, the artists in this exhibition create their visual language with an awareness of the natural world and in some cases humans’ relationship to it. This exhibition serves as a moment of reflection on the impact of the use, abundant potential, and fragility of the environment.