Unfolding brings together works by artists who teach at SCCC, each offering a distinct way of seeing and engaging with the world. Spanning painting, drawing, textiles, photography, video animation and installation, the exhibition presents a wide range of approaches to making, shaped by knowledge held collectively through teaching, learning and experience.
The works gathered here reflect varied perspectives and concerns. Some are grounded in material exploration or close observation, while others engage memory, identity, care, labor, or social and political realities. Together, they show art as a place where ideas are tested, questions are formed, and meaning emerges through process rather than polish.
At SCCC, these artists' practices exist alongside teaching. The experiences artists carry into the classroom, their ways of looking, questioning, and making, shape how learning unfolds here. Unfolding recognizes this shared ground and affirms art as something that begins in curiosity, grows through practice, and is sustained in community.
Exhibiting Artists:
Chris Bors, Andrea Cote, Jonathan Doroski, Beth Giles, Margery Gosnell-Qua, John Stefanik, Richard Mack, Ralph Musullo, Chris Vivas, Annemarie Waugh.
Legit Duplicity, 2023
Oil on canvas
40 x 30 inches
Human NATURED brings together painting, photography, prints, sculpture, and poetry produced over the past two decades. The artists engage with the natural world, cultural memory, and personal experience through tactile, thoughtful processes. From Howardena Pindell’s meticulous abstractions built from hole-punched dots to Agathe Snow’s sculptures incorporating found materials, and from Terrance Hayes’s poetic portraits to Lisa Corinne Davis’s vibrant geometric paintings, the exhibition presents diverse approaches united by a commitment to meaningful expression and the human hand. Human NATURED invites viewers to slow down, look closely, and reconnect with the nature of artmaking itself.
Gallery Event
Reception: Thursday, February 5, 2026
Time: 5:00–7:00 PM
Location: The Lyceum Gallery, Montaukett Library
Artists on View
Isak Berbic, Darlene Charneco, Andrea Cote, Lisa Corinne Davis, Tomory Dodge, Terrance Hayes, Howardena Pindell, Agathe Snow
Inspired by
Ōsawa Agathe’s The Lantern of Lost Memories; Mariana Leky’s What You Can See from Here; Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library; and Terrance Hayes’s How to Be Drawn.
ABOUT THE LYCEUM GALLERY
The Lyceum Gallery’s mission is to serve as a vital teaching instrument and visual resource that enriches campus cultural life as well as that of the surrounding community. This is accomplished through exhibitions related to the visual arts that represent a wide range of media, cultures, and time periods.
The Lyceum Gallery is located in the Montaukett Learning Center on the campus of Suffolk County Community College, Eastern Campus, 121 Speonk-Riverhead Road, Riverhead, NY 11901.
Gallery Hours
Monday–Friday, 8 AM–8 PM
Admission is free.
This group exhibition, curated by artist and curator Annemarie Waugh, features works by 12 artists including Jeremy Dennis, Sue Beyer, and Stephanie Dinkins. The show invites us to reconnect with the beauty of the world, with each other, and with the rewards that come from a closely observed life. The artworks serve as a powerful and necessary reminder that we can, and should, stake out a space in our lives for delight. The show of delight invites you to linger.
The Show of Delights in Contemporary Art is inspired by:
The Book of Delights by Ross Gay
World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl
The Path to Kindness: Poems of Connection and Joy by James Crews
Artists: Cliff Baldwin, Nuveen Barwari, Marta Baumiller, Sue Beyer, Chika, Jeremy Dennis, Stephanie Dinkins, Jodi Hayes, Linda O’Keeffe, Kirstin Lamb, LoVid, Han Qin.