
Frequency
A group show featuring selected works by artist members of the
The Works, juried by Bonnie Ashmore & Lynn Sisler
2025
CURATOR STATEMENT
Artists were invited to respond to the question: What does frequency mean to you? The art in this exhibition interpret the theme in a variety of ways. Some pieces explore the
frequency of color and light, while others attempt to visually represent sound and tone. For example, Rachel Karr's dreamy landscapes reference frequency as a process of
'dialing in' to a memory. Kristin Biles’ abstract collages reflect the theme through the repetition of form and color, creating a visual rhythm within her process. Other artists interpret frequency as intervals of time, drawing from patterns found in the natural world. In some works, frequency emerges through ritualistic action, particularly in relation to the artist's studio practice.
Across the exhibition, the theme appears through pattern, repetition, cycles, and the passage of time-each artist offering a distinct perspective on what frequency means and how it can be seen or felt.

ABOUT OUR CURATORS

Bonnie J. Ashmore (b. 1971, Boston, MA) is a painter and printmaker based on the North Shore of Massachusetts. She holds a Master of Fine Arts and a Post- Baccalaureate Certificate in Painting, with additional studies completed in France and Italy. Bonnie currently serves as a tenured professor in the Massachusetts Community College system and was an artist-in-residence at the Chautauqua Institution for seven
years. Her painting Super Sleuth, was juried and selected by Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic Jerry Saltz for inclusion in the 57th Chautauqua Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art. Her work was reviewed by Howard Halle, has been exhibited widely
and is held in numerous private collections. Currently, Bonnie’s work is on view at Brandeis University through May 2025.

Lynn Sisler (b.1969, Rockford, IL, USA) earned a BFA in painting with a minor in Art History from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL and an MFA from Maine College of Art and Design in Portland, ME. The artist is represented by the Elizabeth Moss Gallery in Portland and Falmouth, ME and had her first two-person show in this commercial gallery in 2024. Sisler has also shown work at The Zuckerman Museum, Kennesaw, GA; Springfield College, Springfield, MA; Institute of Contemporary Art, Portland, ME; 13 Forest Gallery, Arlington, MA; and Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA; among others. Sisler received the prestigious Hildreth Family MFA Scholar Award and the Hale Residency at the Artist Association of Nantucket. Lynn Sisler currently lives and works in western Massachusetts.
Frequency
FEATURED ARTISTS
Katherine Adkins
Bonnie Ashmore
Kristen Biles
Sarah Hessinger
Rachel Karr
Gabe Langholtz
Laura Lemna
Gabby Long
Haley Neville
Karin Tuck Petersen
Lynn Sisler
Lisa Wagner
Holly Wong
![]() Expanding Binaries 14” x 18” x 2”, acrylic on pulped paper encapsulated foam with sawtooth hanger, 2023 | ![]() What is the Finish Line? 21.5” x 29.5” x 1”, acrylic and oil on canvas stretched over board, 2023 | ![]() Almost There 36” x 24”, acrylic on birch panel, 2024 |
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![]() Flush 36” x 24”, acrylic on birch panel, 2023 | ![]() Blue Flow 7” x 10”, gouache and watercolor collage on paper, 2024 | ![]() Icy 9” x 11”, gouache collage on paper, 2024 |
![]() A Thousand Prayers 48” x 56”, colored pencil & acrylic on raw canvas, 2025 | ![]() Dream-states 22” x 28”, acrylic on canvas, 2022 | ![]() Crater Mountain 3” x 3”, gouache on paper, 2023 |
![]() Ice Plains 6” x 6”, gouache on paper, 2023 | ![]() Mug Shot 11” x 14”, acrylic on canvas, 2024 | ![]() Snapped 11” x 14”, acrylic on canvas, 2024 |
![]() Untitled 1 36" x 24’, acrylic on canvas, 2025 | ![]() Untitled 3 22" x 15”, acrylic collage on paper, 2025 | ![]() For Now 18' x 24”, watercolor, ink marker, pencil crayons and acrylic on paper, 2024 |
![]() Night Blooms 18' x 24”, watercolor and pencil crayon on paper, 2025 | ![]() Here but there 14" x 11”, acrylic on canvas, 2024 | ![]() Where’d you go? 14" x 11”, acrylic on canvas, 2024 |
![]() Cocoon 18” x 24” cotton, thread, wire, twine, glue, 2024 | ![]() Ameliorate 34” x 30”, cotton, thread, wire, twine, glue, 2025 | ![]() The Magician 18” x 18” Acrylic, oil, and pencil on wood panel |
![]() Secret Hiding Place 18” x 18” Acrylic, oil, and pencil on wood panel | ![]() Aftermath 8” x 10”, collage on paper, 2015 | ![]() Emergence 5” x 7”, acrylic on canvas, 2021 |
![]() Golden Thread 1 16” x 20”, gouache, graphite, candle smoke, colored pencil & cut drafting film on paper 2025 | ![]() Golden Thread 2 16” x 20”, gouache, graphite, candle smoke, colored pencil & cut drafting film on paper 2025 |