Featured Artists Exhibit April-May 2026
2026-04-07 00:00 - 2026-05-16 23:59 (America/New_York) | FRANK Gallery, 370 E. Main St #130, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
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.

Opening Reception
2026-04-10 18:00 - 21:00 | FRANK Gallery, 370 E. Main St #130, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
Explore excellent regional art at our April-May exhibit opening reception!

Enjoy complimentary wine and cheese as you browse a stunning collection of artwork by member artists Amy Deystone, Susan Finer, and Susan Paulsen, as well as guest artists Jane Filer, Selden Lamoureux, and Gadisse Lee. Engage in conversation with the artists, get inspired, and celebrate creativity in a lively and welcoming atmosphere.

Coffee and Conversation with Deystone, Paulsen, and Lamoureux
2026-04-18 10:00 - 11:00 | FRANK Gallery, 370 E. Main St #130, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
Please note that the Tarheel 10-Miler is the same morning in Chapel Hill, and road closures may affect your travel to the gallery.

Coffee with FRANKMonthly Community Event at FRANK GalleryFree | Coffee & Pastries Provided

Join us for our monthly Coffee with FRANK series that invites you to slow down, sip a warm cup of coffee, and engage with the creative community at FRANK Gallery!

This month’s event will be a panel discussion with featured ceramicists Amy Deystone and Selden Lamoureux and oil painter Susan Paulsen, facilitated by Luna Lee Ray.

Mark your calendar, stop by, grab a treat, and join the conversation!

Free Card-Making
2026-05-02 11:00 - 2026-05-03 16:00 | FRANK Gallery, 370 E. Main St #130, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
Searching for a card for a loved one’s graduation, Mother’s Day, or just because?

Stop by FRANK Gallery the first weekend in May to make your own for free, and shop our curated collection for the perfect gift to go with it.Materials provided. All ages welcome!

Visit us during our regular hours: Saturday 11 am to 7 pm or Sunday noon to 4 pm

Second Friday Art Walk
2026-05-08 18:00 - 21:00 | FRANK Gallery, 370 E. Main St #130, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
Stop by the gallery for our monthly Second Friday reception! Join us as we celebrate our current exhibition featuring the work of member artists Amy Deystone, Susan Finer, and Susan Paulsen, as well as guest artists Jane Filer, Selden Lamoureux, and Gadisse Lee.

Featured Artists Exhibit May-June 2026
2026-05-19 00:00 - 2026-06-27 23:59 | FRANK Gallery, 370 E. Main St #130, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
The gallery is featuring the work of member artists Peg Bachenheimer, Elijah Kell, and Carol Retsch-Bogart, as well as guest artists Sasha Bakaric and Clarke Munford.

Opening reception on May 22nd from 6 to 9 PM.

Carol Retsch-Bogart

Carol’s artistic curiosity has led her into printmaking, silk-screening, encaustic wax, and painting. But it is her love of collage that is most apparent in her work. For this exhibition, Carol has combined textiles, prints, inks, paint, and more. To provide some structure (and a challenge), she has limited herself to working on nine vertical panels that evoke totems.

Peg Bachenheimer

An intuitive, nature-inspired artist, Peg paints with encaustic, oil and cold wax, and acrylic. Building up and scraping back many layers of color and texture, she works on a painting until it feels complete and expresses what she sees and feels. With her latest series, Peg attempts to bring some light into the world at this chaotic and dark time in our country.

Elijah KellKELL GLASS

Elijah creates intricate glass sculptures that capture light, color, and movement — balancing fragility with strength. He crafts and fires each piece meticulously, transforming flat sheets of glass into fluid, sculptural forms. Elijah first worked with glass art at the age of ten, and that experience sparked a deep connection that has since defined his artistic journey and career.

Visit KellGlassArt.com to learn more.

Clarke Munford

Working with oil paint and drawing from archival black-and-white photographs, Clarke depicts the unforgiving nature of early agricultural life in North Carolina. Following his last series of monochromatic underpaintings, Clarke’s current work features full-palette imaginings of obscure historical scenes. This collection investigates the degree to which modern agriculture has departed from the practices of a century ago.

Reference Image Courtesy of the State Archives of North Carolina

Sasha Bakaric

Inspired by the vibrant colors of tropical oceans and lush vegetation, Sasha’s newest collection of ceramics highlights the beauty of nature in a world that has felt dark and heavy to her for some time. Working with white stoneware clay coated with colored terra sigillatas, Sasha uses slip trailing, sgraffito, and a mix of commercial and custom glazes to build intricate surfaces.

Opening Reception
2026-05-22 18:00 - 21:00 | FRANK Gallery, 370 E. Main St #130, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
Explore excellent regional art at our May-June exhibit opening reception!

Enjoy complimentary wine and cheese as you browse a stunning collection of artwork by member artists Peg Bachenheimer, Elijah Kell, and Carol Retsch-Bogart, as well as guest artists Sasha Bakaric and Clarke Munford. Engage in conversation with the artists, get inspired, and celebrate creativity in a lively and welcoming atmosphere.

Coffee with FRANK
2026-06-06 10:00 - 11:00 | FRANK Gallery, 370 E. Main St #130, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
Coffee with FRANKMonthly Community Event at FRANK GalleryFree | Coffee & Pastries Provided

Join us for our monthly Coffee with FRANK series that invites you to slow down, sip a warm cup of coffee, and engage with the creative community at FRANK Gallery!

This month’s event will be a panel discussion with featured artists Peg Bachenheimer (encaustic, oil, and acrylic paint), Elijah Kell (glass), and Carol Retsch-Bogart (collage), facilitated by Luna Lee Ray.

Whether you’re a longtime collector, a fellow artist, or someone simply curious about the creative process, Coffee with FRANK provides a welcoming space to explore ideas, build community, and spark meaningful conversations.

Mark your calendar, stop by, grab a treat, and join the conversation!

The Artistic Palate: An Event for the Senses
2026-06-07 17:00 - 19:30 | FRANK Gallery, 370 E. Main St #130, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
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Our fan-favorite event is back for a third year!

Experience a curated and creative culinary journey through FRANK Gallery. Don’t just look at the art, interact with it using ALL of your senses.

SEE art from our FIVE featured artists: Peg Bachenheimer, Elijah Kell, Carol Retsch-Bogart, Sasha Bakaric, and Clarke Munford.

SMELL and TASTE creative and delicious plates, as Chef Jacob Boehm of Snappea Creative Dining responds to each of the artists with his own culinary palate. HEAR poetry from Carrboro Poet Laureate Dr. Amanda Bennett and art-inspired music from the Assemblage Trio: Howard Shertzer, Ellen Shertzer, and Ellen Horner. A trio of clarinet, saxophone, and cello, this group provides a unique combination of instruments not usually found together. TOUCH the art? Yes, we have some pieces that you can experience through touch. You can’t do this in a museum … but you can at FRANK! Only on Sunday, June 7 at 5 PM.

Tickets are $175 for the dinner, including wine/sparkling water and this unique Feast for the Senses.

Second Friday Art Walk
2026-06-12 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-08-14 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-09-11 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-11-13 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-12-11 18:00 - 21:00 | FRANK Gallery, 370 E. Main St #130, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
Stop by the gallery for our monthly Second Friday reception!

Second Annual Scapes Exhibit June-August 2026
2026-06-30 00:00 - 2026-08-15 23:59 | FRANK Gallery, 370 E. Main St #130, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
Group Landscape Show

Join us as we explore the definition of “Scapes” through different mediums and interpretations.

This group exhibition will feature many of our member artists and guest artists, and it will be on view alongside our Featured Artists Exhibit from June 30 through August 15.

Opening reception on July 10, 2026.

TrainScapes by Barbara Tyroler

Featured Artists Exhibit June-August 2026
2026-06-30 00:00 - 2026-08-15 23:59 | FRANK Gallery, 370 E. Main St #130, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
The gallery is featuring the work of member artists Natalie Boorman and Nerys Levy, as well as FRANK Emerging Artist Lah Boh and our Youth Art Group.

We are also featuring a group landscape show, our Second Annual Scapes Exhibit.

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

Nerys Levy

Nerys is a plein air artist who has traveled extensively documenting Earth’s landscapes. Her largest bodies of work focus on the Polar regions, Italy, and Great Britain, particularly Wales. This exhibition features two elements of Nerys’ British series: the Cardiff Bay series and the Crowhurst, Surrey series. The Crowhurst paintings were executed on site using mixed media watercolor on paper. Archival prints of her Cardiff Bay sketchbook will also be on display.

Natalie Boorman

For ceramicist Natalie, who’s been around sheep most of her life, sheep have a calming influence and remind her that humans aren’t the only species on earth. Working alongside the FRANK Youth Art Group for the past few months, Natalie has created imaginative ceramic sheep, glazed and fired in her raku kiln. This show also features Natalie’s traditional pinch pot forms fired with the “naked raku” method. This special kind of raku firing is “naked” because the glaze pops off at the end of the firing, and what’s left is a clay slip, sometimes stained blue.

Lah Boh

BP’s 2010 oil spill was the largest in human history. In this series of oil paintings, FRANK Emerging Artist Lah focuses on the environmental impacts of such disasters. His work explores the quiet, suffocating violence that pollution inflicts on the natural world. By combining that theme with surrealism, Lah aims to expose the unvarnished reality of our ecological footprint, transforming abstract environmental statistics into visceral landscapes of neglect.

Youth Art Group

Fourteen years ago, FRANK Gallery formed the Karen Youth Art Group to support newly arrived refugee students. Now called the FRANK Youth Art Group, most of its students are still from the Karen Community, and the program continues to provide educational enrichment to and serve as artistic inspiration for the students. The current cohort has students between 9 and 20 years old. To date, the program has worked with close to 200 students, many of whom have gone on to further and higher education as a result of this educational enrichment program.

Opening Reception
2026-07-10 18:00 - 21:00 | FRANK Gallery, 370 E. Main St #130, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
Explore excellent regional art at the opening reception for our June-August exhibit and Second Annual Scapes Show!

Enjoy complimentary wine and cheese as you browse a stunning collection of artwork by member artists Natalie Boorman and Nerys Levy, as well as FRANK Emerging Artist Lah Boh. Engage in conversation with the artists, get inspired, and celebrate creativity in a lively and welcoming atmosphere.

Coffee with FRANK
2026-07-11 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-09-05 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-10-03 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-12-05 10:00 - 11:00 | FRANK Gallery, 370 E. Main St #130, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
Coffee with FRANKMonthly Community Event at FRANK GalleryFree | Coffee & Pastries Provided

Join us for our monthly Coffee with FRANK series that invites you to slow down, sip a warm cup of coffee, and engage with the creative community at FRANK Gallery!

These events shift in format each month—ranging from artist talks and panel discussions to collaborative workshops and interactive experiences—offering fresh opportunities to connect with art, artists, and each other.

Whether you’re a longtime collector, a fellow artist, or someone simply curious about the creative process, Coffee with FRANK provides a welcoming space to explore ideas, build community, and spark meaningful conversations. Surrounded by contemporary art and energized by local voices, these events are designed to foster connection, inspiration, and a deeper appreciation for the arts in our daily lives.

Mark your calendar, stop by, grab a treat, and join the conversation!

Pit-Fired Pinch Pot Workshop with Natalie Boorman
2026-07-18 10:00 - 2026-08-01 10:00 | Hickory Grove Center for Art and Counseling, 1308 Broadwell Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27516, United States
* Event minimum is five attendees. If fewer than five tickets are sold, the class will be canceled, and purchasers will be refunded.

Hone your pinch pot skills in this intimate two-day workshop. Hosted by ceramicist Natalie Boorman at her studio. Materials included.

Day 1: July 18th, 10 am – 12 pm

On the first day, Natalie will teach you how to make pinch pots.

Day 2: August 1st , 10 am – 12 pm

Once pots are dry, you’ll pit-fire your pieces with Natalie’s guidance.

Final piece pick-up: August 2nd at 2 pm

About the Artist: Natalie Boorman has worked with clay for the past 40 years, creating hand-built vessels using the pinch pot method. She finishes her vessels by burnishing, bisque firing in an electric kiln, and then either firing them in a pit or a raku kiln, both variations of what’s known as smoke firing.

Featured Artists Exhibit August-September 2026
2026-08-18 00:00 - 2026-09-26 23:59 | FRANK Gallery, 370 E. Main St #130, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
The gallery is featuring the work of member artist R. Scott Horner, FRANK Emerging Artist Julia Nagle, and guest artist Ivana Beck.

Opening reception on August 21, 2026 from 6 to 9 PM.

Opening Reception
2026-08-21 18:00 - 21:00 | FRANK Gallery, 370 E. Main St #130, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
Explore excellent regional art at our August-September exhibit opening reception!

Enjoy complimentary wine and cheese as you browse a stunning collection of artwork by member artist R. Scott Horner, FRANK Emerging Artist Julia Nagle, and guest artist Ivana Beck. Engage in conversation with the artists, get inspired, and celebrate creativity in a lively and welcoming atmosphere.

Featured Artists Exhibit September-November 2026
2026-09-29 00:00 - 2026-11-14 23:59 | FRANK Gallery, 370 E. Main St #130, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
The gallery is featuring the work of member artists Keith Allen, Shelly Hehenberger, Mary Lee Kerr, and Donna Stubbs, as well as guest artist Polina Varlamova.

Opening reception on October 9, 2026 from 6 to 9 PM.

Opening Reception
2026-10-09 18:00 - 21:00 | FRANK Gallery, 370 E. Main St #130, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
Explore excellent regional art at our September-November exhibit opening reception!

Enjoy complimentary wine and cheese as you browse a stunning collection of artwork by member artists Keith Allen, Shelly Hehenberger, Mary Lee Kerr, and Donna Stubbs, as well as guest artist Polina Varlamova. Engage in conversation with the artists, get inspired, and celebrate creativity in a lively and welcoming atmosphere.

2026 Holiday Group Show
2026-11-17 00:00 - 2027-01-02 23:59 | FRANK Gallery, 370 E. Main St #130, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
Excellent work from our FRANK member artists and guests will be on display in the gallery. This is your perfect opportunity to find the right creative gifts for your loved ones. You’ll find a mix of large and small works at many price ranges. Gift local!

Opening reception on November 20, 2026 from 6 to 9 PM.

Holiday Opening Reception
2026-11-20 18:00 - 21:00 | FRANK Gallery, 370 E. Main St #130, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
Meet the artists of the 2026 Holiday Group Show and enjoy wine and cheese as you browse through hundreds of unique gift possibilities.
