In creating their two-person exhibition, Trace Element, artists Linda Lauro-Lazin and George Kimmerling seek to provide viewers with a moving meditation on beauty, daily and seasonal cycles, the multi-sensory experience of nature, and the possibility of finding hope in the darkest days. Join us for this afternoon reception, in-depth discussion of the exhibition, and insight into the synergistic collaboration between artists who approach their work quite differently yet explore shared concerns.

George Kimmerling uses photography to inquire about our experience and perception of place, the construction of memory and identity, and the relationship between public and private spheres. He earned his MFA in photography at RISD, attended the Whitney Independent Study program, and has had residencies at PS1/MoMA and the MacDowell Colony. His work has been shown at the Cooper Hewitt, the New Museum, and the Brooklyn Museum of Art, among numerous venues in the U.S. and internationally. Linda Lauro-Lazin is a visual artist, an educator, and a technologist, developing a vernacular of digital mark-making and abstraction that conflates analog and digital painting. She is the Assistant Chair of the Department of Digital Arts in the School of Art at Pratt Institute. Lauro-Lazin is a Fulbright Scholar and the recipient of the Wave Hill Winter Workspace Residency and Fondation Karolyi Residency. Her work has been exhibited widely, including at BAU Gallery, the Knockdown Center, and the Dorsky Museum. She received an MFA from Pratt Institute and an MA from New York Institute of Technology.