Between Places

On Display: March 19 – May 3
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 19, from 6 to 8pm

There are artists who paint what they see. And then there are artists like Brian Wall, who paint how they move through the world.

Between Places spans more than X years of work created across Colorado, Costa Rica, North Carolina, and New Jersey. The exhibition traces Wall’s evolution as a self-taught artist balancing instinct with intention.

His earliest ink drawings pulse with intuitive energy—architectural, mechanical, intricate, and fearless. Over time, that spontaneity sharpened rather than softened. The work remains dynamic, but increasingly grounded in craft and deliberation. That tension between impulse and control drives the exhibition.

Each place leaves its imprint. In Colorado, bold color and abstraction surge with momentum. In Costa Rica, forms open and organic shapes emerge, reflecting immersion in nature and growing environmental awareness. In North Carolina, planning deepens and themes of connection and isolation surface. In New Jersey, compositions become denser and more industrial, with restrained color and compressed space suggesting velocity and pressure.

“In Brian’s work, you can actually see the shift,” notes curator Jeremy Moss. “The early pieces feel like pure momentum, this incredible intuitive engine. As the years unfold, that energy doesn’t fade; it becomes focused. The spontaneity is still there, but now it’s supported by craft and deliberation.”

Wall’s work has often been compared to M.C. Escher for its shifting geometry and layered perspective. Structures bend and loop; abstraction reveals narrative upon closer look.

“Brian challenges you to look twice,” Moss reflects. “The first glance is impact. The second glance is discovery. And somewhere between those two moments, you realize the painting has changed, or maybe you have.”

Spanning decades and landscapes, Between Places reads like a map of belonging—an exploration of how movement shapes both artist and art.

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