Ruminations: Our Stories IN PAPER Artist Reception

Ruminations: Our Stories IN PAPER
Curated by Helen C. Frederick

In the Helen C. Frederick Gallery
On View from August 29 - October 4, 2026

Join Us for the Following Events
Artist Reception: Saturday, September 12 | 6-8pm
Panel Discussion: Wednesday, September 16 | 6-8pm (RSVP HERE)
Curator's Tour: Sunday, September 27 | 3-5pm (RSVP HERE)
Closing Reception: Sunday, October 4 | 4-6pm (RSVP HERE)

Featuring paper-cast life-size gold leaf doors, a translucent endangered species installation, printed Chinese papers, exquisite custom paper drawings, large scale pulp paintings, innovative artist books, and more, Ruminations: Our Stories IN PAPER celebrated the first decade of Reading Road Studio and the possibilities of papermaking.

Founder of Pyramid Atlantic, Helen C. Frederick developed Reading Road Studio (RRS) in 2016 in Silver Spring, Maryland. It is a space focused on hand papermaking as an art form, and guided by the same belief in collaboration that built Pyramid. RRS emphasizes hand papermaking opportunities for artists interested in papermaking as a translucent material, in combination with print media and mixed media, and as a painterly or dimensional element within their work. RRS sparks dialogue about how contemporary art remains deeply connected to past traditions while continually inventing new concepts of materiality.

Artists: William B. Adair | Maria Barbosa | Oletha DeVane/ Chris Kojzar | Elsabé Johnson Dixon | Cheryl Edwards | Susan Firestone | Helen Frederick | Emily Fussner | Ellen Hill | Lisa Hill | Mia Halton | Rick Hungerford | Claudia Aziza Gibson-Hunter | Fleming Jeffries | David Joo | Jen Lillis | June Linowitz | Randi Reiss-McCormack | Andrea McCluskey | Chris Mona | Tom Nakashima | Tongji Philip Qian | Alice Quatrochi | Preston Sampson | Joyce J. Scott | Lisa Sheirer | Elzbieta Sikorska | Buzz Spector | Lynn Sures | Yuriko Yamaguchi