Showcasing Utah-based artists and curators and a featured exhibition in the World’s largest ceramic art conference.
October 29, 2024 - Finch Lane Gallery, located in Salt Lake City’s iconic Art Barn, is thrilled to announce its 2025 exhibition calendar. This year’s lineup features 13 exhibitions, selected from a pool of 175 applications.
“As we look to 2025, Finch Lane continues to be a place where creativity flourishes and the community comes together,” said Todd Oberndorfer, Gallery Director. “This year’s program is one of our most ambitious yet, showcasing the exceptional talent of Utah’s artists who are pushing boundaries and sparking meaningful conversations. We’re excited to bring these inspiring and impactful exhibitions to the public and foster deeper connections between artists and the community.”
2025 Finch Lane Gallery Exhibition Artists and Bios
Carel Brest van Kempen, a Utah-based painter, is renowned for his work that deepens awareness of the natural world, with exhibitions and awards worldwide. Brest van Kempen’s exhibition, “Biodivergent”, urges viewers to reconsider their connection with nature amid increasing human impact and diminishing awareness of our ecological roles.
Christopher Lynn is a Utah-based artist, curator, writer, and educator, whose work has been exhibited internationally in venues across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. “Copper Ouroboros: Songs for Mining Camps” explores copper mining’s legacy in the American West, examining its impact on labor, consumer electronics, geology, and environmental concerns.
The 59th conference for the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) will gather 6,000 ceramic artists, educators, and enthusiasts for exhibitions, workshops, and discussions in Salt Lake City, March 26-29, 2025. Finch Lane Gallery is proud to be a venue for a NCECA Featured Exhibition, entitled “REBEL GIRL: YOU ARE THE QUEEN OF MY WORLD,” curated by Rebekah Bogard.
Rebekah Bogard, an Associate Professor and Head of Ceramics at the University of Nevada Reno, is an award-winning artist recognized for her innovative work and exhibitions nationwide. Inspired by Bikini Kill's anthem "Rebel Girl," the group exhibition is a call to action for female-identifying artists to celebrate their unsung heroes and foster camaraderie.
Roxanne Gray is a Tejana Salt Lake City-based curator and choreographer, Director of 801 Salon, working to build community through collaborative art experiences and performances. “Nepantla” invites Latinx Utah artists to share their borderland experiences through testimonio and convivencia, exploring the in-between spaces of identity, community, and personal growth.
Matalyn Zundel, a Salt Lake City-born artist, earned her BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Utah, focusing on women’s lives and experiences through oil painting. Zundel’s work portrays her sister’s multifaceted identity, exploring the complexities of representing women’s evolving forms and experiences through oil on canvas, recognizing the radical nature of this act.
Sandy Brunvand, a Salt Lake City-based artist, co-founded Saltgrass Printmakers and taught at the University of Utah, focusing on printmaking, painting, and animal advocacy. Inspired by the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, Brunvand’s “Ecotone” explores transitions between artistic media and biomes, layering past works with new imagery in a meditative process.
Mitsu Salmon is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores diaspora, labor, feminism, and the environment through personal and family narratives. She holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. “Erosion and Becoming” examines the intersection of geology and motherhood, using casein paint from breastmilk, sonogram prints, and performance to explore bodily connections to the Earth.
Jordan Layton, a photographic and video artist from Huntsville, Alabama, is an MFA candidate at the University of Utah, exploring the tension between individuality and collective society in capitalist systems. Layton’s exhibition juxtaposes nostalgic imagery with today’s housing crisis and wealth gap, using photography and video to critique capitalism’s impact on personal and societal health.
Andrew Rice, a printmaker and collage artist based in Salt Lake City, holds an MFA from the University of Utah and teaches printmaking at Weber State University. Jason Manley, a sculptor and installation artist, integrates typography with sculptural forms. “Underground Library”, a collaborative exhibition with Andrew Rice, combines Manley’s large-scale sculptural poetry installations and Rice’s intricate collages, exploring storytelling through architectural forms and visual poetry.
Stacy Phillips, a Salt Lake City-based mixed media artist and Golden Paints’ Working Artist for Utah, explores portraiture and teaches internationally through the Art2life program. “Beyond Likeness: Faces of Humanity” redefines portraiture by using mixed media techniques to explore universal human expression, emphasizing emotional resonance over physical accuracy in dynamic, textured portraits.
Cam McLeod is a visual artist working in digital and analog photography, exploring human experience, nature, and belonging through narrative-driven imagery with lifelike depth and tactile quality. “The Cricket’s Song” interweaves photographs of McLeod’s late father with his grandfather’s poetry, exploring themes of grief, love, and the impact of incurable diseases like Parkinson’s and Dementia.
Holly Rios, a Utah-based printmaker, works in copperplate etching, screen printing, and collage, exploring media literacy and how popular media reflects and reinforces societal attitudes. Carlissa Whells, a Salt Lake City-based printmaker, explores the female figure and emotion through multi-method printmaking, combining personal experiences with symbolic representations from the natural world. “Perspectives of Women in Print” features Utah-based women printmakers challenging traditional processes, using printmaking to reflect on gender, performance, and the shared yet diverse experiences of womanhood.
Dan Evans is a multi-disciplinary artist and designer with over 35 years of experience in 2D, 3D, and immersive media. He teaches at the University of Utah. “Peripheral Dependencies” explores overlooked visual elements in photo collage, shifting focus from recognizable subjects to peripheral details, balancing abstraction and recognition in carefully