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Join us for the opening of Siara Berry's "On the Grounds Of" June 22 at the Allis. Experience Berry's solo exhibition of works exploring the American lawn and boundary-making in the domestic space.

Enjoy free admission, complimentary light snacks and music on opening night. Cash bar.

Program:

5 p.m. — Doors open

6:45 p.m. — Opening remarks by Siara Berry, Assistant Curator Nicole Nitschke and Executive Director Jaymee Harvey Willms

8 p.m. — Close

About Siara Berry:

Siara Berry is a sculptor working in a wide-array of mediums; ranging from woodworking to soil, concrete to found objects. Operating from personal experience, neighborhood observation and research, Berry’s work is an overarching critique of American housing systems and ideals. Berry’s sculptures, often laced with wit and absurdity, highlight the dichotomies of everyday domestic life. In her most recent work, Berry investigates communication and boundary-making tactics; using the visual language of the American lawn and housing development to illustrate the dynamics of space and perception.

Berry received her BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute holding a degree in Sculpture and Creative Writing and has since been working and living in Milwaukee, WI. Berry is the recipient of the 2022 Career Advancement Grant awarded by the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design and was the 2022-23 Artist-in-Residence at the Charles Allis Art Museum. Berry has been most recently recognized as a 2023 Mary Nohl Fellow Emerging Artist. Her work has been exhibited throughout the Midwest, including Women Made Gallery in Chicago, IL, the Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend, WI, Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati, OH as well as various Milwaukee-based galleries. In addition to her art practice, Berry serves as the Arts/Industry Program Director for the John Michael Kohler Art Center.