Submitted by the San Juan Islands Museum of Art.

Two new exhibitions at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA) offer a tangible connection to the earth we stand on and the materials that define our lives.

With her translucent Sea Siren greeting visitors to the museum, ANTIDOTE showcases the stonework of sculpture artist M. J. Anderson. Working with marble, travertine and onyx, Anderson’s figurative and abstract sculptures offer images of beauty and resilience that speak to the strength of the female voice and how “women feel about themselves rather than how they look.”

For over three decades, Anderson has cut, ground and polished stone giving “form to the elements of air and water, mists and rain,” and “connecting with the … cosmos within.” Several pieces of Anderson’s work were created specifically for this exhibition.

Where Anderson’s work speaks to elements within, Kevin Christison addresses the external forces of climate change, social acceptance, management of natural resources and the use of sustainable energy in his exhibition FORBIDDEN.

Recycling glass, aluminum, paper, natural fiber and PET plastics, the artist’s mission is “to upcycle waste materials and awaken their forgotten potential.”

Working onsite, Christison invites the viewer to interact with his creation in The Atrium gallery as he investigates the “ever-changing boundaries of what is acceptable or allowed.”

Both shows run through December 5, 2022 at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art, 540 Spring Street, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. The museum is open Friday through Monday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission for museum members is $10, and those 18 and under are admitted free of charge. Monday is Pay As You Can Day.

Sponsors for this exhibit include The Honeywell Charitable Fund, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington State Art Commission, Town of Friday Harbor, San Juan County, friends of Christison, Printonyx, Browne’s Home Center and Harbor Rental.

For more information, visit www.sjima.org