2026

June

Ed Lawrence - The Gloaming
May 29 - July 17
I first learned the word gloaming from Silas House's writing. It is when the day meets the evening in my interpretation. Over the years of making photographs, I noticed how many of my favorites were at this time when the sky turns to pinks and blues. I've been concentrating on capturing this moment for many years and have developed a body of work around this theme.

Stacey Chinn-Hart - REcreation
June 5 - July 17
REcreation is a solo exhibition spanning thirty years of making for artist Stacey R. Chinn. Each work REvisits, REinterprets, or REbuilds upon earlier pieces beginning in 1995–96. These sculptures, paintings, and mixed-media works incorporate ceramics, fiber, wood, metal, found materials, and more. They range from small wall and pedestal pieces to larger installations, all connected by a renewed sense of purpose, perspective, and identity. REcreation is not just about re-making art; it’s about re-making the self. Each piece represents the courage to move forward, to reinterpret the past without being confined by it. As Rollo May wrote in The Courage to Create, “If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to your own being, you will have betrayed yourself.” That spirit lies at the heart of this show — REconsidering personal history, REsponding to the present through new work, and daring to be REinvented.

Gretchen Bainum - Painting with Paper: Cycles of Nature
June 5 - July 17
I have always been fortunate to live in a rural setting with many opportunities to observe the natural world, in all its manifestations. My art is a response to the wonders, joys and tragedies of Mother Nature, and her infinite changes through the cycles of days and seasons. Sometimes my images have a story, sometimes it is about overwhelming loveliness, sometimes it is a memory, and sometimes it is just something visually interesting that I happened to see.

​Tissue paper collage is an ideal medium for these images, the translucent quality giving the images a vaguely three dimensional appearance. Layering of assorted colors creates blending that is sometimes unpredictable, making the process exciting and challenging as I strive to create just the perfect combination.

Katie Widzowski - Dreams of the Sea
June 5 - July 17
I began this series while having recurring dreams about the sea---intense, realistic, surrealistic, romantic. The ocean has always held me under its spell, since the first time I saw it as a blue mirror on the horizon, something immense and unknowable. I knew I had to devote a body of work to this connection, for I know I’m not alone in this feeling. How many of us have stood on the shore and imagined wrapping ourselves in the salty waves like a large blanket? As long as art has existed people have revered the terrifying, ever changing beauty of the sea. Something in the foundation of our being tells us that the ocean is important, meaningful, maybe even mystical, and I feel it in me. These paintings are love letters, a testament to that feeling. They are a marriage of the human experience and nature’s most awesome force. 

Suzonne Bunch - Bone Voyage
May 29 - July 17
In today’s world we take our dogs on all sorts of adventures from a playdate at the park to a trip to the beach. Dogs are at restaurants and supermarkets and some even surf. Dogs have become such a huge part of our culture that we have dog boutiques, dog hotels, dog paddle swimming events and “dog friendly” travel guides. Bone Voyage is a celebration of the many journeys we share with our pets, the experiences we would love to share with them and to the fantastic voyages they concoct in their dreams. My dog paintings are narratives of the joyous yet simple lessons our pets teach us like; take a nap when you need one, say hello to all you encounter, never miss an opportunity to say I love you, be grateful and eat what is served, be present and live in the moments. Our pets are playful, happy souls ready and willing to go anywhere, give us their full attention and all of their hearts 100% of the time. They are all in for whatever life throws at them. Enjoy the exhibition and live like a dog.

August

Tales from the Near Side: The Life and Art of
Carleton Wing  
​July 31 - Sept 25
Carleton Wing was a self taught collage and assemblage artist whose practice was grounded in imagination and storytelling.  His traditional  and digital collages, as well as assemblage works, built surreal scenes that combined humor, social commentary, and unexpected visual pairings. 

Wing purchased and renovated an abandoned commercial building in Lexington and founded Wingspan Gallery. There he presented new bodies of his own work each year while also exhibiting local, regional, and national artists, along with faculty and graduating students from area universities. He remained active in his practice until his passing in 2020, just weeks before a scheduled exhibition with the Lexington Art League.

This retrospective honors Wing’s enduring presence in Lexington and celebrates the imagination, wit, and material curiosity that shaped his art.  There will be works from Wing's estate, pieces from private collections as well as new works created in response to his practice. Participating artists will join in recognizing a life devoted to making, exhibiting, and sharing art with his community.

October

PRHBTN XV
Celebrate the fifteenth year of PRHBTN; one of the most eclectic exhibitions in one of the most unique exhibition spaces around! This exhibition is open to any subject and any medium. The call for art will open on June 1st.

December

2026 Lexington Art League Members' Biennial with special guests from the Louisville Artisans Guild