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a long-exposure photo of a spinning carousel

Europe’s Carousels Eternally Whirl in Luca Battaglia’s Nostalgic Photos

August 24, 2026

a sculpture of a giant junk drawer and numerous handmade objects in the lifelike shapes of scissors, candles, candy, sauce packets, and much more

Sift Through Grace Baldwin’s Giant Junk Drawer Filled with Nostalgia

August 20, 2026

a passport spread illustrated with an image of a seated woman with a red bird on her lap and a sunflower with a face in the middle

Radhika Chitalia’s Late Father’s Passport Transforms into a Memory Capsule

August 11, 2026

a black-and-white photograph by Susan kae Grant of silhouetted objects like chairs, a fence, and a child's bike along with a dog and a small girl who has fallen

Cryptic Photos by Susan kae Grant Plumb the World of Dreams in ‘Night Journey’

August 4, 2026

a large woodblock and paper-collaged print of a spiritual figure

Annalise Gratovich’s Life-Size Woodcuts Meld Nature, Memory, and Ukrainian Heritage

June 15, 2026

a painting by Jason Mitcham of a man in a construction hat

Painted by Hand, a Stop-Motion Film Eulogizes a Lost Childhood Home

February 10, 2026

A woven reproduction of a family snapshot made on a potholder loom by Pam Connelly

Pam Connolly Weaves Family Snapshots on Vintage Potholder Looms

January 21, 2026

a gif of swirling partially figurative drawings from a music video

Rotoscoped Memories Animate a Dynamic Music Video of Growth and Loss

December 12, 2025

a quilt by Hangama Amiri of a person cradling a bouquet of flowers in a vase on a table

Hangama Amiri Stitches Memories of Migration into Vivid Textile Portraits

September 16, 2025

an oil painting by Maud Madsen of a woman in a coat and snow pants making a walled or igloo-like structure out of snowballs

Maud Madsen’s Oil Paintings Explore Childhood Memories, Daydreams, and Nesting

September 8, 2025

a large-scale installation by Song Dong in the shape of a boat within a fully reflective room, using found wooden window frames, color-coated glass, lamps, furniture, and other knick-knacks

Song Dong’s Monumental Installations Mirror Memories, Globalization, and Impermanence

September 5, 2025

a portrait of a childhood with a mask on his head and a box with a drawing of a figure in a boat around his waist

Found Objects Hold Puerto Rican Lineage in Adrián Viajero Román’s Layered Portraits

August 13, 2025

a multi-panel work with piles of laundry and tiny vignettes within the stacks

Through Stacks of Laundry and Humble Vessels, Danym Kwon Cherishes the Mundane

August 11, 2025

A triptych of family members gathered in a living room

Family, Memory, and an Ancestral Craft Converge in Daniela García Hamilton’s Tender Paintings

July 22, 2025

a horizontal mixed-media painting of figures in a landscape

In ‘Pu$h Thru,’ Yvette Mayorga Examines Latinx Experience Through Rococo Maximalism

June 11, 2025

a life-size installation of a traditional Korean home made of white fabric in a gallery space

To ‘Walk the House,’ Do Ho Suh Traverses Memory and Perceptions of Home

April 30, 2025