As the sun falls and the day comes to a close—after our golden hours, after the mist settles, after nights spent in the company of those we love—we gather our memories and begin the journey home.

After a beer shared with a good friend. After a day in the sun with family. After moments of experience and action, after doubt and bravery, after periods of intense looking and making, we are often left with something lingering: a residue of feeling, a heightened awareness, a quiet sense of gratitude. We are washed clean in the afterglow of good fortune.

The works in this exhibition explore notions of space, presence, memory, and becoming through meticulously layered veils of iridescent and fluorescent acrylic paint. These paintings function as meditations on impermanence—on what is visible and invisible, what emerges and dissolves, and the latent potential that exists between the two.

The process itself mirrors these themes. Layers of atmosphere are accumulated, surfaces are carefully manicured, and edges are sharpened and refined. Some works are composed through geometric structures and imagined landscapes, while others embrace more atmospheric and immaterial qualities. Throughout, the paintings seek to capture the fleeting nature of perception and the way memories soften, expand, and transform over time.

Though intimate in scale, each work extends beyond its physical boundaries. Surfaces shift with movement and changing light. The sides of the paintings are fluorescent and iridescent, emitting  a subtle radiance, allowing the paintings to occupy a perceptual space larger than their dimensions suggest. 

Like the lingering glow that remains after a meaningful encounter, a memorable day, or the setting sun itself, these works are less concerned with depicting a moment than with holding onto what remains after it has passed.

Kendrick Shackleford, June 2026