Artist Reception for Nolan Tredway + Tuck Fauntelroy

Friday, October 2nd | 5:00 PM Join us at The Center for the opening of two special exhibitions: Tuck Fauntelroy’s Drift in The Center Commons and Nolan Tredway’s Adjacent Possible in The Center Theater Gallery. Adjacent Possible is an interdisciplinary exploration of speculative futures, alternative histories, and unseen presents based in the interconnected landscapes surrounding us. While cynicism asks us to undermine the scope of human capabilities, the adjacent possible looks at an infinite realm of next steps and asks us which direction we want to go. Drawing from history, science fiction, naturalism, and a deep love for cryptids, Tredway wants to present fertile grounds for dreaming new worlds and the encouragement to turn our rudder. Drift Early influence based in traditions of the coastal culture of the Chesapeake Bay expand to new photographic discovery within Wyoming’s vast, largely uninhabited ecosystems. Fauntleroy’s overall style is marked by an adherence to simplicity and the interplay of negative and positive space. Form, shape and strong visual lines are at the foundation of his work. From hard-to-find locations and rare environmental conditions Fauntleroy offers a new position on and abstract view of the landscape. About the Artists Nolan Tredway is a Nebraska-based artist and co-director of Tugboat Gallery in Lincoln. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and studied at Fundación Ortega y Gasset in Toledo, Spain. His work has been exhibited throughout Nebraska at institutions including the Sheldon Museum of Art, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, KANEKO, the Nebraska Governor’s Residence, and Fred Simon Gallery. Nationally, his work has been featured in exhibitions at Currents New Media Festival in New Mexico and Altered Esthetics, and is included in the permanent exhibition at Meow Wolf Denver. Tuck Fauntleroy (b.1978, Easton, Maryland) lives and works in Jackson Hole. After receiving his B.A. from Bucknell University in 2000, he moved West and has been rooted in Wyoming since. Inspired by the natural environment of the Eastern Shore of Maryland and the small water front town where he was raised, Fauntleroy’s art often finds its way in the medium of water. Center for the Arts (The Center) connects and strengthens Jackson Hole’s creative community by providing a dedicated arts campus and supporting excellent cultural programming for all ages. The Center is home to 18 local and regional nonprofit arts organizations, offering performance venues, galleries, studios, classes, and collaborative spaces that inspire creativity and connection. The Center places art and culture at the heart of community life through a rich calendar of concerts, performances, visual arts, lectures, and educational opportunities that are inclusive and accessible to everyone. www.jhcenterforthearts.org