The Beacon Room is a project space within BAU Gallery that allows emerging and established artists to experiment and expand their visual language through multidisciplinary exhibitions and interactive programming in an intimate setting. It is a space for risk-taking, dialogue, new thinking, and cultural conversation.
On View July 11–August 3, 2025
Soli Pierce: Chasing Light
Soli Pierce, Eclipse (detail), 2024,
metal and encaustic on wood, 20 in. x 20 in.
Chasing Light is an interdisciplinary meditation on the nature of time. The work explores the desire for origin, balance, and the interconnectedness of all things. Through encaustic painting, long-exposure photography, and sculpture, Pierce explores the infusion of light, its mapping over time, and its temporal qualities of both mystery and discovery. Many of the works feature a circle or portal—a recurring theme for Pierce—inviting us inward while invoking harmony and inclusivity. Chasing Light aligns introspection and environmental awareness, echoing a deep connection to nature and to finding the still point within.
About the artist: A multidisciplinary artist, Soli Pierce is recognized for her immersive sound and sculptural installations, as well as her iconic encaustic paintings and photo-based work. Most recently her work, with collaborator Bruce Odland, was featured at arts space KinoSaito, where she was awarded a 2025 residency, and the Hammond Museum. Pierce has taught photography at the New York University and has exhibited throughout the United States and internationally.