Interior Kaleidoscope: a solo exhibition by Anna Lentz
THE MEZZANINE GALLERY
July 30 – Sept. 11
I paint and sew as a means to process life, emotions, and to discover my authentic self. Each finished piece is a record of what I had been searching for. This show will be a collection of these processing sessions and will feature acrylic paintings and three hand sewn story quilts. All of the work features bright colors, patterns, and shapes that offer vibrancy and immediacy that hopefully reflects what it is like to be alive.
Opening reception: Thursday, July 30, 2026, 6-8 p.m.
Free and open to the public, refreshments provided
During Naptime is a collection of paintings created during my youngest daughter’s first year of life, mostly while she napped in her crib and a baby monitor crackled in the background of my studio. Made in the fragmented scraps of free time that motherhood allows, these paintings became a way to carve out much-needed space for my own creativity, grief, healing, and joy. My older daughter often joined me in the studio, making art of her own, helping choose an even brighter color, and providing unsolicited critique along the way 🙂 Together, those small moments accumulated into something larger than I imagined: a body of work that allows my inner child to sing out alongside my daughters’, with a little help from some very loud colors!
Opening reception: Thursday, July 30, 2026, 6-8 p.m.
Free and open to the public, refreshments provided
