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Exhibitions Explorations in the Ecotone: Works by Meredith Davenport and Margaret LeJeune

September 4, 2026 – December 19, 2026

  • Black image with small, blue swirls.
    Improvisation No. 12 by Margaret LeJeune
  • Explorations in the Ecotone:

    Works by Meredith Davenport and Margaret LeJeune 

    September 4 – December 19, 2026

     

    Explorations in the Ecotone brings together the work of Meredith Davenport and Margaret LeJeune to explore the shifting boundaries between human and more-than-human worlds. Taking the ecotone – a transitional space where distinct ecosystems meet and intermingle, as both subject and metaphor, the exhibition examines warming and rising oceans, extraction technologies, and the ecological histories embedded within place. Through attentive acts of seeing, sensing, and listening, these works reveal the interconnectedness of environmental change, material processes, and social histories while inviting reflection on our relationships with the living world. Together, the exhibition and its public programs encourage communities to imagine more reciprocal futures grounded in ecological care, wonder, and responsibility. 

  • Black and white, tree-like image.
    Updraft (2024) by Meredith Davenport. Dimensions: 40 x 50 inches; Archival ink jet print.
  • • Opening Reception: Friday September 4, 6-9pm (First Friday)

    • Guest Lecture: Liz Wells, Photography Scholar: Saturday Sept. 5, 2-4pm

    • Field Study: Foraging for Photo Botanicals along the Genesee River: Saturday, Sept. 12, 12:30–4:30pm

    • Workshop: Making Anthotypes with foraged botanicals: Sunday, Sept. 13 – 12:30–4:30pm

    • Conversation in the Gallery: Saturday, Sept. 26, 2–4pm

    • Deep Listening Session: Saturday Nov. 14, 2-4pm

    • Closing Party: Friday December 18, 6-9pm

    Stay tuned for a full list of programs related to the exhibition

     

    About the Artists

    Meredith Davenport is an artist and educator who uses photography as a way to witness and tells stories about the world around her. Her work explores the intersection between the language of imagery and internal psychological narratives. Davenport is the recipient of a Pew Fellowship and a Puffin Foundation grant. https://www.meredithdavenport.com/

     

    Margaret LeJeune’s creative practice explores the relationship between art, science, and environmental studies. As a lens-based creator, she produces works that probe shifting landscapes, symbiotic relationships, and the nature of the photographic medium. In 2023, she was named the Woman Science Photographer of the Year by the Royal Photographic Society. https://www.margaretlejeune.com/

  • Explorations in the Ecotone: Works by Meredith Davenport and Margaret LeJeune is supported by The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, The Joy of Giving Something Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Monroe County, NY, and all of our members and individual supporters!

    NYSCA, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Monroe County

     

     

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