Our next solo exhibition, Between Pattern and Pulse, with Iowa City-based artist Susan Chrysler White opens Saturday, September 6th, 2025 from 4:00 - 6:00pm. We are thrilled that Susan will be attending the reception and hope to see you there! On view September 6th-October 26th, 2025.
The show features brightly patterned paintings, works on paper, and dazzling acrylic sculptures that reference the anatomical, botanical, and spiritual while also drawing from her fascination with collections and visual memories of living abroad.
Instead of using brushes to create her paintings, White pours liquid pigment onto transparent glassine paper, which she folds and presses to create symmetrical imagery. Her paintings are not preconceived compositions, instead she works intuitively, cutting and tearing these images and collaging them onto canvas and panel to create a visual narrative. Bright colors, decorative impulses, and geometric patterns are juxtaposed with referential organic shapes. The result is a striking and complex representation of interior explorations and how we make sense of the world around us.
RSVP to the Opening Reception here!
Directly following the opening reception on September 6th, we will be hosting the second installment of our Dinner with an Artist series featuring Susan Chrysler White! Beginning at 6:30pm, join Susan and a handful of other art lovers to share stories of art, life, and travel over a delicious meal served family style. Discuss Susan’s artistic journey, her use of color, pattern, and her unique process. The meal will feature a generous sampling of seasonal items from our restaurant, Véra, with wines and craft cocktails available for purchase.
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On the following Sunday, September 7th, from 10AM-5PM, Susan will also be teaching an explorative, abstract, and unique acrylic painting class! Using small bottles of paint, you will squeeze and press the paint directly onto paper to create complex compositions of colors and patterns. Create surprising overlays using Susan's distinctive technique. This class is open to artists of all levels and is perfect for beginners!
Sign up for Susan's unique Beginner's Acrylic Painting Workshop here
Join us for an artist talk in conjunction with Between Pattern and Pulse on Wednesday, October 8th, 2025 from 6 to 7:30 PM. This event will be in person in our upstairs gallery surrounded by her incredible work. We will also be providing a link to tune in remotely if you are not local to Morgan Hill. This event is FREE and open to the public.
RSVP to Susan Chrysler White's Artist Talk
Susan Chrysler White lives and works in Iowa City, Iowa. White’s paintings are constructed by accumulating layers of acrylic and enamel paint on transparent glassine paper. She cuts and tears these laminations of glassine and collages them onto canvas creating invented worlds representing interior experiences.
Her paintings reference the anatomical, botanical, and spiritual while also drawing from her fascination with collections and patterns. White received the Joan Mitchell Foundation Award in Painting and Sculpture and the National Endowment for the Arts. White’s work is collected by various national institutions including the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Worcester Art Museum.
