Kelly Wacker Ph.D.— As a native of Scotland, Dana Hargrove was reared in a culture that places great significance in its landscape. As such, it is not surprising that she pays keen attention to the landscapes she occupies and passes through, as well as to the ways in which society conceptualizes them. Transcapes aptly describes the work in this exhibition – it embraces both the representation of the landscape itself and our engagement with it. Work in this exhibition is open to simultaneous multiple, even conflicting, interpretation. Does it refer to war and/or recreation? Is its meaning benign and/or malevolent? Are the forms natural and/or constructed? Does it represent a macrocosm and/or microcosm? Hargrove’s paintings and mixed media work create a slippery environment of shifting boundaries and content that rewards the careful viewer willing to explore its inherent multiplicity. Read more…