May 8–June 7, 2026

Karen Allen: Surprise Garden

Soli Pierce: Stillness Speaks

BAU Invitational 2026

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 9, 6–8 p.m.

Karen Allen, Dream Shore, 2025, oil over acrylic
on wood panel, 8 in. x 8  in.

Soli Pierce, Nightfall, 2026, long-exposure photograph
printed on aluminum, 24 in. x 30 in.

Elvira Clayton, Minneapolis, 2026,
tarp and mixed media, 25 in. x 9 in. x 9 in.

Meg Hitchcock, Ophelia, 2025, matboard structures, acrylic paint, hose, 24.5 in. x 25.25 in. x 6 in.

On View: June 12–July, 5, 2026
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 9, 6–8 p.m.

BAU Gallery is pleased to present Convergence 2026, an all-member exhibition June 12 through July 5. In 22 years of presenting and promoting diverse artwork, BAU believes that seemingly unrelated artistic visions and practices can come together to create vibrant, unexpected, yet cohesive experiences for artists and viewers alike. With 14 members, BAU offers emerging and mid-career artists, whose practices span drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, sound and more, a venue to experiment and engage communities in conversation about the meaning of artmaking and the critical importance of the visual arts in contemporary life.

Participating Artists: Robin Adler, Karen Allen, Bob Barry, Joel Brown, Dan Florin, Nate Hill, Nataliya Hines, George Kimmerling, Linda Lauro-Lazin, Nansi T. Lent, Síle Marrinan, Soli Pierce, Eileen Sackman, and Ilse Schreiber-Noll. Visit https://www.baugallery.org/artists-current for artist information.

From top left: Robin Adler, Blocking Beliefs, 2024, acrylic, oil, and graphite on canvas, 40 in. x 40 in. Karen Allen, Third Eye Night Shadows, 2025, oil over acrylic, fabric, and paper on panel, 16 in. x 16 in. Síle Marrinan, Untitled, 2025, archival pigment print, 16 in. x 24 in. Joel Brown, Mesa Verde, 2025, wood-fired ceramic, 24 in. x 18 in. x 40 in. George Kimmerling, Whites Only (study for a new historical marker), 2026, archival pigment print, 20 in. x 24 in. Dan Florin, Them, 2026, giclée archival print, 20 in. x 24 in. Nansi T. Lent, Breathe, 2025, mica, latex, and acrylic on canvas, 24 in. x 72 in. Bob Barry, Black Swan, 2026, ceramic, 22 in. (h).