An Ache for Home
October 2022 - May 2023
“The ache for home is in all of us, the safe place where we go as we are and not be questioned.” - Maya Angelou
We are so excited to welcome four artists from different corners of the country to spice up the alleyway in the winter months: Anón, Britta Anderson, Sam Weisenberger, and Yuke Li.
Each artist, while unique in their style and subject, brings a sense of place and belonging to their work, complementing each other and creating a beautiful alleyway for our community.
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Sam Weinberger
“Town Then, City Now”
Acrylic, mural cloth, panel
48” x 96”
This painting is inspired by Missoula, Montana’s history as a town, both people and naturalistically. Portraits of significant individuals of the development of Missoula are seen and abstracted by other elements within the town. The piece depicts some of the past, present, and future, in the colors, the imagery, and the abstractness within the lines.
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Anón
“Rocky Mountain Ritual”
Acrylic, mural cloth, panel
48” x 81”; 48” x 62”; 48” x 47”
As Anón, Jhonattan and Samantha are a husband and wife team that creates highly organic murals and paper art using only the rigid shapes of triangles. Their inspiration takes root in a developing understanding of the desire to attain happiness as a human commonality, and triangles help them narrate intricately woven stories on the subject of peace, harmony, and unconditional love.
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Yuke Li
“Tree Community”
Acrylic, mural cloth, panel
48” x 47” x 4 panels
Art practice is Yuke’s self-therapy, and people and animals are always her inspiration. Her goal is to inspire people with another possibility, to comfort sadness; to plant a hopeful seed in the mind.
“Tree Community” is a neighborhood connected by the branches of the tree. People are sharing their moments, helping each other and living their lives.
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Britta Anderson
“Call You Home”
Acrylic, spray paint, paint sticks, panel
48” x 71”; 48” x 47”; 48” x 71”
Britta’s influences and motivations are continuously triggered by the natural environment.
This particular painting is a new style and a new playground - the Bitterroot. She wanted to grasp the essence of everything she sees while driving, walking and hiking into the trails of this place she calls home, with no specific location, only vague details that let you walk into a familiar terrain with her.