The Canton Museum of Art is pleased to present Apeiron, a solo exhibition by artist John Sabraw, which incorporates painting, sculpture, and video. For 20 years, Sabraw’s nature-inspired, politically-charged paintings have garnered awe and awareness for ever-more-pressing environmental concerns. In this new exhibition, he builds on past practices, mediums, and partnerships, collaborating closely with organizations and communities within the nonprofit and academic sectors.

From the Artist:

Until the late 19th century, most fiber dyes were derived from plants, fungi, or insects. Today the fibers and colors found in most clothes, linens, rugs, and carpets are overwhelmingly derived from fossil fuels. Like many elements of modern life, even the colors in the most intimate spaces of the home are marked by the fossil fuel industry. This collection of botanically-dyed, handwoven wall hangings is a reminder of origin––of the craft that has long provided a sense of identity and connection to place for many cultures.

“My grandfather, Narciso “Chicho” García, worked as a tile setter in Monterrey, Mexico and Harlingen, Texas for most of his life. Two generations later, I work as an artist and art professor. I often feel that my life is completely different from my grandfather’s because of our differences in professions, education, socio-economic statuses, languages, religion, and gender. However, I have found a connection with him through making. Everyday, I use a pencil and ruler to draw and measure just as my grandfather did.

Canton artist Margene May's artwork is instantly recognizable for its lively ethnic patterns and warm earth tones, and from the African American people, usually women, who are the subjects of her portraits.