A group exhibition exploring the generative and fertile interaction of written, spoken and visual languages in the journey of making art that illuminates the co-creation of human and planet. Aural, printed and painted imageries give viewers a step-up into their own processes of discovering meaning by utilizing states of Not-Knowing, intuition, observation, scientific inquiry, and imagination.

THIS THERE IS no submission process for

Installation by C Pirloul-Broshi

Step-Up Gallery, Los Alamos, NM

Opening: September 26, 2:00-3:30
Showing: September 24 - October 21, 2026

“THIS THERE IS no submission process for”, a visual-poem, narrates in 40+ large format panels and scrolls a journey in the development of FORM - guided by The Great Mother, Her snakes (plus other scary creatures!), a Greek Chorus, DNA and embryology through a lightless cave, into the stars, the human brain, USA circa 2026 and the all-receiving soil of a Giant Sequoia. Recorded portions and paint add dimensions to the text.

Exhibited in conversation with:

Brian Shields Paintings

A collection curated by Sawnie Morris
https://brianshieldspaintings.com/recent-works-on-canvas

Ekphrastic Poems

Inspired by Shields’ work, six northern New Mexico poets (Mary Cisper, Charlie Kalogeros-Chattan, Jane Lin, Sawnie Morris, David Mutschlecner and C Pirloul-Broshi) create conversations with the paintings.
Recordings of the poets’ readings accompany their printed poems.
(This portion of the gallery curated by C Pirloul-Broshi.)