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Wide Eyed - Volume 2 Release and Artist Panel

July 13, 2025 - 2:30pm to 4:00pm
James Watrous Gallery • • Madison
Sunday, July 13, 2025 - 2:30pm to 4:00pm

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James Watrous Gallery Madison

In conjunction with his solo exhibition, Wide Eyed at the James Watrous Gallery, Jon Horvath is releasing a second volume of his small run print publication of the same name. The publication gathers artists, writers, thinkers, and makers to select an image from his ongoing photographic project and offer a written response in a format of their choosing. The contributions utilize Horvath’s Wide Eyed photographs as a platform for new, distinct, and complementary works. On July 13, come celebrate the new print release and hear from Jon Horvath, Alayna Pernell, Kelli Connell, and Nomka Enkhee as they discuss the project and Horvath’s photography.

July 13 is also the last day to view the exhibition! Registration is encouraged. Free and open to the public. Light refreshments served.

Contributors to Wide Eyed - Volume 2 include Kelli Connell, Nomka Enkhee, Pao Houa Her, Tomiko Jones, John Koethe, Alayna Pernell, Amani Willett, Victor Yañez-Lazcano, and Brad Zellar.

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Contributors

Kelli Connell’s work investigates sexuality, gender, identity and photographer / sitter relationships. Her work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the J Paul Getty Museum among others.

Nomka Enkhee is a Mongolian-born artist raised in Germany, currently living and working in the U.S. She studied sculpture at the Kunsthochschule Mainz in Germany and received her BFA from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.

Jon Horvath’s finely distilled photographs of everyday items evoke a meditative hush. His ongoing series, “Wide-Eyed,” embraces what he calls “photographic wandering,” exploring the complexity and intangible essence of the world around us.

Alayna N. Pernell is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, and educator from Heflin, Alabama. In May 2019, she graduated from The University of Alabama where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art with a concentration in Photography and a minor in African American Studies.

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Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 608.733.6633 x25