Leave A Light On

March 26 – May 7, 2022

The Valley is pleased to present Leave A Light On, a group exhibition featuring works by twenty eight artists from around the country, working across many mediums, which feature candles. Fondly nicknamed "the candle show," this exhibition has broad a thematic link, allowing for an open-ended meditation on a theme from a multitude of perspectives.

This exhibition arose from the zeitgeist, noticing that many artists I admired were including candles in their work in some way. A curatorial challenge to include as many as possible in our small space, to form new connections and to explore the myriad meanings candles embody. They are a feature in many of the ritual acts and sacred moments of our lives. Lighting a candle for your loss, and for your birthday. A candle in the window to cheer passersby on the street through the dark winter months. A candle flickering on the bedside table while your lover sleeps, washing their face in golden light. A candle as a portal to another realm. Candlelight in the recess of your dreaming mind. Candlelight all around the house during a hurricane when the power is out. Candles as inferno, burning at both ends, a moth to a flame, all encompassing light. Candles in a crowd, in solidarity, in mourning. For reading by candlelight. For the ancient ones. To send your prayers skyward. To mark time passing. To keep a memory. To light the way. 

I hope you enjoy this selection of inspired works. I hope you leave a light on for me.


 

Works available by

Emma Bagley

Cara Chan

Josh Hagler

Chris Lloyd

Robert Martin

Jieun Reiner

Noah Schneiderman

Aglaé Blassens

Tommy Coleman

Caleb Hahne Quintana

Amelia Lockwood

Georgia McGovern

Maja Ruznic

Eden Seifu

Zack Bruder

Johnny DeFeo

Sarah Esme Harrison

Abigail Lucien

Fernanda Mello

Marigold Santos

Astrid Terrazas

Will Bruno

Aron John Dubois

Anthony Park Kascak

Morgan Mandalay

Paul Metrinko

Judd Schiffman

Aaron Zulpo