Upcoming Exhibits
Meeting Awareness: Oil Paintings by Susan Watson, January 2nd – 31st, 2026
Meeting Awareness: Oil paintings by Susan Watson
Exhibition Dates: January 2nd – 31st, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, January 2nd from 4:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Meeting Awareness is a series by painter Susan Watson that includes eight large close-up oil paintings of faces. The main intention of the series is to use portraiture to dive deeply into what it means to meet someone directly, to connect with their awareness, reality and being, through the medium of oil paint. Each painting is meant to be an offering of a meditative experience through an intimate meeting with an apparent “other”.
Susan Watson was born and raised in Juneau. After living out of state she moved back in 2023. Since 2014, she has used painting to explore the essence of awareness —what it is, how it expresses itself — as well as the feeling of recognition that can be experienced when gazing into the eyes of another. She has been painting with oils for over 30 years and deeply loves the beauty and alchemy the medium offers.
With this series, Susan painted from photographs she took of family, friends, and acquaintances. Each painting called for a slightly different approach, and each painting was intended to be more “real” than the photograph. The intention was not to be more “photorealistic” but rather, more alive. The large scale of the paintings requires the viewer’s entire field of vision and thus encourages an even more direct and deeply intimate meeting. To appreciate these qualities, the paintings need to be seen in person.
On Beaver Pond: A Photo Exhibit by Damon Stuebner, Dec. 27th, 2025 – Feb. 21st. 2026
On Beaver Pond: A Photo Exhibit by Damon Stuebner
Exhibition Dates: December 27th, 2025 – February 21st, 2026
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 from 1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Damon Stuebner’s On Beaver Pond is a documentary photo exhibition about the beavers and their pond habitat along the Outer Point Loop Trail. This exhibition features a slide show of photos taken, and sounds recorded, over the course of one year. Merging recorded audio with the still photos creates a more immersive experience and it is Damon’s hope his exhibit will educate viewers about the beavers’ ecological importance
Ever since Damon Stuebner moved to Juneau, Outer Point has been one of his favorite places to photograph. When Damon learned that beavers moved into the pond along the Outer Point Loop Trail, he thought it would be good opportunity to build up his wildlife portfolio. However, once he started photographing the beavers, Damon quickly became fascinated by their ability to reshape the landscape for their own survival. This led him to start learning as much as he could about the beavers and their impact on the Outer Point landscape.