THIS HERE IS no submission process for

Step-Up Gallery, Los Alamos, NM

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

“THIS HERE 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.

Also in the gallery:

A collection of Brian Shield’s Paintings
(Curated by Sawnie Morris and C Pirloul-Broshi)
https://brianshieldspaintings.com/recent-works-on-canvas

and
Ekphrastic Poems
inspired by Brian’s work, from 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.)