My painting “Sign of the Times” will be presented at the Highland Park Art Center in the “Words Matter” exhibition August 6-September 25.

The Opening Reception is August 6 - 5:30-830pm.

This is going to be a really cool show exploring the relationship between art and language in our culture-at-large and, particularly, how language is being used in social media and mass communication (e.g., billboards, commercials, etc.)

I created "Sign of the Times" in direct response to the 2019 mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. I hear people of all ages and from all backgrounds speaking up about gun violence. But do their words matter? How is it that our legislators do not seem to hear them? Can a visual image help?

With "Words Matter" the Highland Park Art Center is exhibiting art that exists in the intersection between visual expression and language.