Closing Reception & Artist Talk by Cheyann Washington Saturday, September 30th, 2022 6PM - 9PM In “The Brain The Seed” Cheyann introduces the audience to her work with colors, silk fabrics, gestural charcoal drawings, and anthropomorphic plants. Showcasing the variety of different materials she has experimented with. Her figures appear warm and gentle as if they have always been among us as creators and protectors. Through her paintings, she visualizes natural phenomena such as photosynthesis, metamorphosis, and the cycles of the sun and moon. Her studies in natural medicine and ethnobotany are further extended by this process. The imagery in her paintings consists of the movement of bodies, and seeds growing into plants. Which are influenced by the examination of her own body and the numerous plants living in her home.