VISUAL EXPLORATIONS: Five Artists – Five Perspectives
November 3–December 3, 2026
Opening reception: Friday, November 13, from 5–7 p.m. at the Chico Art Center, 450 Orange Street, Suite 6, Chico.
Discover the diverse artistic visions of Sally Carter, Nancy Spinadel, Eleonora Furst, Adele Etcheverry-Sheets, and Tony Slocum.
Inspired by the themes and details of everyday life, five artists embark on unique creative journeys, each offering a distinct perspective. Through explorations of line, mark, color, and light, they express their individual visions in watercolor, oil, pastel, and acrylic. The exhibition celebrates the diversity of artistic expression and the endless possibilities of seeing the world anew.
ARTIST STATEMENTS
Adele Etcheverry-Sheets
Before there is an image, there is a Concept. This is where I begin. My role is not to invent Concept, but to recognize it. I’m not an illustrator of an idea, I’m following one. The moment when an ordinary experience becomes extraordinary through careful observation is what I’m interested in. My work is ultimately an exploration of discovery. It’s an attempt to follow an idea, faithfully from its first quiet appearance to its full visual expression and honor those rare moments when the world reveals more than we expect to find.
Sally Carter
There is an underlying current of environmental connection in my work and its importance in this time of dramatic climate change. My collage art utilizes nature prints & found objects and the Japanese aesthetic of Wabi Sabi.
Nancy Spinadel
Painting for me is a process of exploration and discovery in the language of color, light, and form. I paint representationally but my work is more about the paint and the elements of painting than about the subjects themselves.
Eleonora Furst
What I do comes out of a basic love of form and a kinetic impulse: the hand wants to draw. I am interested in the relationship between mark-making, perception, and the way we read those marks, assigning meaning to them according to our own world view.
Tony Slocum
My inspiration comes from patterns that I see in nature. My eyes won’t let me see fine detail anymore, but I create from larger forms.
