Join us for the first Walk All Over Waterloo of 2026!
Opening Reception: Friday, January 2, 6-9PM
In the Main Gallery: Dana Lynn Harper, Rituals of Return
In the Cafe: Brian Fencl, Strange Vases
In Rituals of Return, Ohio-based artist Dana Lynn Harper explores the windows and barriers that separate her from her family history. Combining the distinctive textures of paper clay, velvet, rice, pearls, dried flowers, and masses of glass beads, she creates a series of veiled portraits. Centered on the transformative experience of immigration, Harper aims not only to honor her family’s stories but to deepen a cultural connection to her ancestors. Dana Lynn Harper holds a BFA in Art & Technology from The Ohio State University (2009), and received her MFA from Penn State University (2013), where she was awarded the Bunton-Waller Fellowship. Harper also received a 2025 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award. This exhibition was funded in part by the Ohio Arts Council.
Also on view in the Waterloo Arts Cafe is Brian Fencl: Strange Vases. Fencl’s “Strange Vases” series is a tribute to his grandmother who suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease. Strange Vases is an exhibition of small oil paintings that feature her curious arrangements – flowers stuck in a container of Lysol wipes, or a bouquet placed into a half-filled bear-shaped container of honey. Brian Fenci is based in Wheeling, West Virginia, and is a Professor of Art at West Liberty University.
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