Vessel: Art Exhibition Opening Reception
Vessel brings together thirteen artists in a group exhibition exploring the body and the canvas as forms that gather, hold, and carry experience. Moving between recognizable figuration and complete abstraction, the works locate bodily presence in gesture, memory, ritual, color, repetition, material, and trace.
Curated by Sacha H. Cohen of SABBATIKAL, the exhibition takes inspiration from Ursula K. Le Guin’s 1986 essay, The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction. Le Guin proposes the container as one of humanity’s earliest cultural technologies and as another shape through which a story might be understood. Rather than moving like a spear toward a single hero or conclusion, a story can gather fragments, gestures, memories, contradictions, and transformations. Vessel extends this proposition to painting, approaching each canvas as a form of testimony and a surface capable of receiving experience and carrying it forward.
Presented at The KINN, Vessel opens with an evening reception on Friday, October 9, 2026, and remains on view through January 16, 2027. The event brings together artists, collectors, and the broader creative community to experience the works within The KINN’s active architectural setting.
Enjoy the evening with a Jazz piano solo set from Aaron Longsleves and drinks available at the bar.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
Charles Arnoldi
Sedona Cohen
Eric Doeringer
Roberta Gentry
Tatiana Gorgievski
Jackson Hunt
Yeonsu Ju
Amy MacKay
Higinio Martinez
Nicolas Mehdi Pour Vahid
Ben Quinn
Jan Vallverdú
Brian Wills
Special thanks to Danny First, la BEAST gallery, and Track 16 Gallery for their collaboration, and to Wyatt Mills for serving as an early sounding board during the exhibition’s development.
Featured Musical Artist: Aaron Longsleeves
Aaron Longsleeves is a Los Angeles based multidisciplinary artist highlighting dada ideals with sound and design.
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Note: By attending this event, I hereby give my permission to Horizon House LLC, their releases, and the photographer, my free and unlimited consent and permission to publish, broadcast, republish, rebroadcast, or exhibit, in furtherance of their work, with or without identification of me by name, any photographs, videos, or audio recordings of myself obtained through my participation in KINN or Horizon Studio activities. I furthermore waive any and all claims for compensation by reason thereof or for damages arising therefrom.
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