You Can Look but You Can't Touch

Now on view at John Wayn Airport is You Can Look but You Can’t Touch in the the Vi Smith Gallery.  This exhibition cleverly plays with the literal notion that the gallery’s glass display cases are a barrier between the art and the viewer.

The exhibition showcases a diverse array of artists, each specializing in various forms of fiber arts, soft sculpture, mixed media, and installation art: Debbie Carlson, Alex Gano, Karen Gibson Roc, Margaret Griffith, Barbara Holmes, Flora Kao, Laura Koffman, Olga Lah, Stevie Love, Stephanie Sherwood, Amanda Yamashita, and Threadwinners. United by this dynamic celebration of materiality, every artist transformed a 12’x6′ display case, arranging it with a large-scale, site-specific creation.