Braided River

A braided river is a living system in motion: a network of channels that split, rejoin, and shift over time. Shaped by sediment, current, and seasonal change, it refuses a single route forward. Instead, it moves sideways, building strength through many paths at once. From above, a braided river can look almost woven—restless, adaptive, and bright with complexity. Braided River takes this phenomenon as both metaphor and method. Bringing together Canadian artists David Armstrong Six, Elaine Stocki, and Nadia Myre with American artists Claire Colette, Catherine Fairbanks, and Melanie Schiff from Night Gallery's program, the exhibition asks how distinct practices can meet without flattening into one voice. Each artist remains unmistakably themselves, yet together they form a larger system—linked through shared attention to material, perception, memory, and the body. Here, beauty doesn't come from perfect unity, but from difference held in relation.