Artistic Lichens

Kohlman & Reeb, 1500 Jackson St. NE , Studio 395, presents new work by encaustic artist, Julie Snidle. The motivation for the exhibition came to Snidle while she was attending an encaustic conference on Cape Cod. “I’d walk out onto a nearby seawall, which was comprised of gray boulders encrusted with bright, yellow-orange lichens, Xanthoria parientina,” she recalls. “I couldn’t stop looking at them. I knew I had to create a new body of work inspired by those beautiful lichens.” The exhibition opens June 11 with a reception from 7-9 pm. On July 7, 7 pm during the Northrup King Building’s First Thursday, Snidle will give an artist talk and demonstrate her artistic process. The exhibition closes Aug. 6.