October 16 - November 8, 2025

Out of the Shadows
Guest Jurors: Karin Bruckner, Stephen Cimini, & Stewart Siskind
Featuring 76 artists from across the nation working in a variety of media

On the Wall: Exquisite Corpse

Out of the Shadows

A national call for art, juried by Karin Bruckner, Stephen Cimini, and Stewart Siskind, invited artists to step Out of the Shadows and explore how light and shade reflect personal, social, and artistic experience. The interplay of light and darkness evokes themes of memory, mystery, and revelation—revealing how transformation can emerge from obscurity.

The selected artists responded with diverse approaches and inventive use of materials, uncovering the complex relationship between light and shadow as a metaphor for change and perception.

Out of the Shadows presents work by 76 artists from across the United States, spanning painting, photography, mixed media, sculpture, installation, and more.

Artists include: Jim Allen, Emily Barnett, Beth Barry, Mary Cara Bates, Lois Bender, Charles Birnbaum, Margot Bittenbender, Krystyna Borkowska, Pat Brentano, Richard Buntzen, Katharine Butler, Linda Casbon, Greg Chann, Yu Cheng, Pauline Chernichaw, Sue Collier, Katherine Cooper, Anne-Claude Cotty, Phyllis Crowley, Cynthia Digiacomo, John Donnelly, Joan Dworkin, Jerold Ehrlich, Scott Ferguson, Susan Finer, Andrew French, Amy Geller, Laurence Elle Groux, Susan Guihan Guasp, Nina Hellman, Karen Herold, Lori Horowitz, Claire B Jones, Judith Katz, Renee Khatami, Mina Kim, Yvonne Lamar Rogers, Tim Lancaster, Veronica Lawlor, Mitchell Lewis, Robert Lobe, Dana Major, Anita Maksimiuk, Noelle Maline, Leslie Marcus, Jeanne Marklin, Carol Massa, Michele Matthews, Adam McCauley, Anne McInnis, Todd Moore, Denise Mortensen, Nina Offutt, Kasia Ozga, Nancy Pantirer, Elvia Perrin, Elisabeth Page Purcell, Sharony Ray, James Richards, William Rivelli, Lily Rothman, Melissa Rubin, Tim Saternow, Robin Seligman-Schmidt, Debbie Shaffer, David Shannon, Gabrielle Shelton, Kayo Shido, Ellen Stavitsky, Renata Stein, Jay Sylvester, Julie Tesser, Preston Trombly, Michael Walden, Mark Willie, and Sheryl Zacharia.

Exquisite Corpse

Inspired by the Surrealist game Exquisite Corpse, developed in the 1920s as a collaborative drawing exercise in which artists sequentially added to a composition without seeing the whole, this installation will embody that same spirt of cooperation on paper. Spanning sixteen feet in width, it will bring together eight artists, each responding to the edges of their neighbor’s unseen work. For this project, the artists established a set of playful yet unifying rules: artists may work in any medium but must incorporate the same three colors in order to create a sense of continuity, work two-dimensionally, complete their section within three hours, and join all the artists for one round of revision once the work is fully unveiled. The result will be a dynamic exploration of chance, connection, and the creative energy that emerges through collaboration. Artists include the Carter Burden Gallery volunteer team as well as gallery staff: Beth Barry, Karin Bruckner, Stephen Cimini, Elisabeth Jacobsen, Sarah Leon, Barbara Lubliner, Stewart Siskind, and Marlena Vaccaro.

Exquisite Corpse will be on view in the public installation space On the Wall from November 20, 2025, to February 3, 2026.