Jessie Brugger: Fogbow Tara Champion: Terraforming An exhibition presented by the Helen S. Smith Gallery January 9 - February 22, 2024 Artist talk and reception: February 22nd, noon [https://mcusercontent.com/bed55a729f7ad04edae6347fc/images/c054758a-e1f8-f4aa-053d-e5ff9be01e8b.jpg] Images above: Jessie Brugger, Fogbow, Oil on Canvas, 11"x14", 2023 Tara Champion, Holding Hands, Silver Gelatin Print, 2020 Jessie Brugger: Fogbow is the title of a body of work by Jessie Brugger exploring the magical moments in the everyday. This body of work was created during the Spring, Summer and Fall seasons of 2023 when my mother was going through cancer. I wanted to capture the importance of being present in every moment and finding the beauty in the time spent with loved ones. Tara Champion: Terraforming - the hypothetical process of deliberately modifying a planet or moons’ atmosphere, volatile components, temperature, surface topography or ecology to make it habitable for Earth life. This continued body of work by visual artist Tara Champion, uses self-representation to explore the connecting factors of identity when childhood trauma has walled off one’s past. The Helen S. Smith Gallery on Green River College’s main campus was named in honor of the college Foundation’s first President. In addition to being one of the college’s founding members, she was known as a strong advocate for the arts in the community. The Helen S. Smith Gallery is an academic resource for the Green River campus and regional art community. Now 50 years and counting, the gallery continues to carry on her legacy as an academic resource to Green River College by presenting compelling and innovative exhibitions featuring emerging and established Northwest Artists throughout the year. The gallery also highlights works by Green River student artists twice annually. Helen S. Smith Gallery, Green River College<https://www.greenriver.edu/community/art-gallery> Sarah Dillon Gilmartin, Gallery Director: sdillon@greenriver.edu<mailto:sdillon@greenriver.edu> 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn, WA 98092