HomeFront, Our Private Collection Opens Friday


Opening Friday, 6-9: HomeFront, our private collection, at Red Dot Gallery. Works by Bethanne Bethard Hill,Chris Bruno, Chris Lawson, Janice Kluge, Cam Langley, Kemper, Vincent Serbin, Daniel White, Jenny Mendes,Merrilee Challiss, Doug Baulos, Debra Fritts, Ken Ferguson, Virginia Scotchie, Gillian Kemper, Patricia Gaines, Lynn Whipple, and more. 

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