In a metropolis rife with liminal identities and experiences, NEBULA asks how spiritual creative expression plays a role in and across this liminality.

The concept originated as a space-making project to recognize the hybrid, yet whole, status of mixed-race artists. Simultaneously, it recognizes the hybrid and whole body of emerging artists in the Bay Area. In concert, the works of NEBULA represent how spirituality and creativity can serve as a temporary container for otherwise liminal identities and experiences. NEBULA references a stellar nursery galaxy, emphasizing: (1) the experimental potential of hybridity/cross-cultural connection as a topic, (2) the cosmological aspect of some metaphysical traditions, and (3) the likening of emerging artists to new stars. 

Participating Artists: Amalee Beattie, Angel Ash, Chinda Stance, Chloe King, Grace Jin, Josie Livacoli, Lucile Henderson, Nibha Akireddy, Ruby Jay, and Suzanne Kathaleen Stroebe

Curated by: Giorgie O’Keeffe DePaolis, Chloe King

Opening reception: April 9, 6–9pm, with a poetry performance at 7pm

This exhibition is part of the Spring 2024 PLAySPACE Program. PLAySPACE, the Paulette Long and Shepard Pollack Art Community Experiment, was founded in 2005 to provide the resources for student artists and curators to conceptualize and present exhibitions and events that are oriented towards the academic community.