In a conversation moderated by Karlyn Benson, artist Soli Pierce will discuss her solo show unEARTHED. Inspired by the natural world's inherent balance and mystery, Pierce’s work bridges personal and environmental narratives and invites viewers to contemplate the interplay of origins, connectivity, and spiritual introspection. The exhibition includes sculptures created with reclaimed industrial materials, extracted petrified wood, and encaustics, as well as long-exposure landscape photographs and monoprints on handmade paper. Overall, her choice of materials and subject reflects her commitment to bring awareness to the disappearing natural world and climate issues. 

Soli Pierce is an interdisciplinary artist whose work merges the exploration of light, time, and nature through a diverse range of media. Pierce was a 2025 artist-in-residence at KinoSaito Arts Center. Her recent Sound Forest installation series, in collaboration with sonic artist Bruce Odland, was supported by multiple grants and presented at the Hammond Museum, ArtsWestchester, and KinoSaito. Pierce was recently awarded a 2025 Jentel Artist Residency in Wyoming. She has exhibited widely in the U.S., and internationally in London and Venice, and was awarded a stipend for large installations in Germany, including Saatchi and Arts Electronica. Karlyn Benson is a curator and consultant who provides marketing, administrative services, and exhibition management to artists and arts organizations. She was previously Interim Curator and Exhibitions Manager at The Dorsky Museum at SUNY New Paltz; Director at Fridman Gallery, Beacon, NY; and the owner and director of Matteawan Gallery, Beacon from 2013 to 2018. Karlyn is the editor of Two Coats of Paint's monthly Hudson Valley (+ Vicinity) Gallery Guide. She has an MA in Art History from the University of Texas, Austin and a BA in Art History from Purchase College, Purchase, NY.