AN INVISIBLE CURRENT: ENGAGING WITH HISTORY

CURATED BY Epiphany Knedler and Tim Rickett
August 1st - November 15th, 2025

OPENING RECEPTION August 1st, 6-8PM

Statement -

“Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos,”
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

AN INVISIBLE CURRENT: ENGAGING WITH HISTORY explores visual and material approaches to the past. History is repeated, and legends are exaggerated. Narratives of hardship are often romanticized, creating a feeling of nostalgia or triumph. These repeated stories frequently conceal contentious casualties, shaping our contemporary perspectives. Stories convey the culture, history, and values of people and place. Artists observe and create connections out of the chaos of reality.

The artists in this exhibition use stories, archives, and mythologies of history to inform their creative practices. By borrowing, copying, manipulating, altering, and reinterpreting history, the works both preserve and destroy our preconceived notions. Art is an accessible method for telling stories of the past. AN INVISIBLE CURRENT: ENGAGING WITH HISTORY uncovers the authentic dialogues between artists and their source materials.

Participating Artists -

Dillon Bryant, Maggie Callahan, Epiphany Couch, Lindsay Godin, Amber Hansen, Cody Henrichs, Young Ae Kim, Cory Knedler, Eli Show + Angela Zonunpari, Dana Smessaert, and Steve Snell.

About the Curators -

This exhibition is curated by Epiphany Knedler and Tim Rickett. The duo are the co-founders of Midwest Nice Art, an art collective based in Aberdeen, South Dakota, creating curated spaces for emerging and underrepresented artists to share contemporary approaches to creative practices. Knedler is an interdisciplinary artist, curator, + educator exploring the ways we engage with history. Her work has been exhibited in the New York Times, Vermont Center for Photography, Lenscratch, Dek Unu Arts, and awarded through the Lucie Foundation, F-Stop Magazine, and Photolucida Critical Mass. Tim Rickett is an artist, educator, and gallery director, employing the practice of bricolage to create work that explores ideas of nostalgia, politics, history, and material. His work has been exhibited in Juxtapoz’s Surreal Salon 16, SooVac with the Jealous Curator, and the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art.