Anne Siems
Fox and Friends
In her solo exhibition, Fox and Friends, Anne Siems invites us into a delicately rendered world, populated by enigmatic figures, curated objects, spectral animals, and intricate natural forms. Children are the main characters and animals play an important role as companions, co-conspirators, protectors, and sometimes alter egos. Siems creates these liminal spaces that transcend time by placing nostalgic items in otherworldly environments invoking a dreamlike quality to her work. She offers the viewer an opportunity to meditate on inner life and gain an understanding of how memories and imagination shape our understanding of self and the world around us.
Jun Kaneko
Japanese American artist Jun Kaneko transcends the boundaries of traditional ceramics, exploring the relationship between volume and space, surface and atmosphere. Born in Nagoya, Japan, Kaneko has pursued a dynamic studio practice since the 1960’s. The artist studied under Peter Voulkos and other artists associated with the California Clay Movement, a seminal period in the history of ceramics where a handful of imaginative artists expanded the boundaries of the medium in both scale and form, elevating ceramic sculpture from craft into the sphere of fine art. A pioneer in the field of large scale ceramics, Kaneko pushed the envelope in terms of clay’s structural capability. He is renowned for his oblong, rounded forms known as “Dangos” which means “dumpling” in Japanese. These large-scale ceramics are adorned with expressive glazes and intricate designs inspired by Japanese calligraphy, encouraging viewers to reflect on stillness, repetition, and rhythm. Many of Kaneko’s pieces are suited to be displayed outside in a garden setting bringing color and form into nature.
Jan Aronson
Jan Aronson is a contemporary American artist known for her expressive depictions of natural forms. In this solo exhibition of paintings and works on paper, Aronson focuses on flowers, grasses, and sagebrush, which she transforms through dramatic composition and a blend of realism and abstraction. Her bold use of color is especially striking: deep purples, fiery oranges, electric blues, and vivid greens evoke a heightened sensory experience. Whether isolating a single bloom or magnifying the structure of sagebrush, Aronson reimagines the organic world as both visually striking and psychologically charged.
Captions:
Geese
by Anne Siems
acrylic on panel
2025
40” x 40”
AeS 106
Burn
by Anne Siems
acrylic on panel
2024
40” x 20”
AeS 110
Irises
by Jan Aronson
oil on canvas
2023
20” x 16”
JaA 81
Ferns
by Jan Aronson
oil on canvas
2025
34” x 68”
JaA 87
(Untitled) Dango,
by Jun Kaneko
handbuilt, glazed ceramics
2025
26.25” x 21.75” x 10”
JnK 220
(Untitled) Oval Platter
by Jun Kaneko
glazed platter
26” x 21.5” x 2.5”
JnK 226
(Untitled) Oval Platter
glazed ceramic
27” x 21.25” x 3.5”
JnK 227
(Untitled) Dango
handbuilt, glazed ceramic
25.75” x 21” x 11”
JnK 222
Gail Severn Gallery
400 1st Avenue North | Ketchum
208.726.5079
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