Featured Artists Exhibit April-May 2026

The gallery is proud to feature the work of member artists Amy Deystone, Susan Finer, and Susan Paulsen, as well as guest artists Jane Filer, Selden Lamoureux, and Gadisse Lee.

Opening reception on April 10, 2026 from 6 to 9 PM.

Susan Paulsen

Joe Paquet urged artists to “paint the Grand Canyon in your own backyard,” and Susan has taken this advice to heart with her oil paintings. The animals, fields, and farms of Orange County are some of her favorite subjects. Susan’s second passion is still life painting, which allows her to freely explore color, composition, and viewpoint. Every material offers a challenge and an opportunity to explore the quality of light.

Susan Finer

Responding to visual and tactile memories, Susan constructs abstract terrains on fabric, mark by mark, stitch by stitch, and layer by layer. She draws, paints, and sews — by hand and machine — on material that she finds, buys, or creates herself by sewing together scavenged scraps. In Susan’s work, ragged rips and untidy snippets interact with orderly lines and grids. These encounters reflect her fascination with the connections and disconnections between chaos and order, and natural and built environments.

Amy Deystone

This collection of ceramic work gives voice to Amy’s complicated process of grieving the passing of her abusive father. It is a part of her ancestral healing path, exposing what has long been hidden, tending to her inner child, and offering her what no one else could. These ceramics lean into Amy’s interest in the human emotional experience and how our ideas, thoughts, and feelings take up space and bubble out into the world. Amy hopes the resonance of these vessels reaches your inner landscape and helps you to feel more deeply.

Jane Filer

Jane believes the vehicle to a higher plateau in human consciousness is understanding that infinite, unfathomable realities exist. This knowledge helps her approach painting with wonder and discovery, allowing her work to speak to her. It can tell her new kinds of stories and take her to other places.

Gadisse Lee

With an emphasis on solace, isolation, and experimentation, Gadisse bases her fine art photography on life experiences she’s had and how she chooses to resolve them. Self-portraiture is her lifelong project because it is Gadisse’s way of connecting with her inner child, and she hopes it connects with others.

Selden Lamoureux

With a background in archaeology, Selden is drawn to objects that seem both ancient and outside of time. Her handcrafted pottery reflects influences from the ancient Dead Sea Scroll jars to contemporary paintings and fellow North Carolina potters. Above all, Selden tries to stay focused and honest while working, because that is what becomes embedded in the clay.