REPAIR: An Exploration of Trauma & Healing, an exhibition that challenges our relationship with objects in a consumerist society. Featuring works by Bay Area artists, the exhibition explores repair's literal application, its symbolic connection to healing and trauma, and the blurred lines between utilitarian objects and artistic expression.

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REPAIR will challenge visitors and collectors to reconsider the value we assign to objects. The exhibition encourages viewers to question the disposability of manufactured goods and rethink the value of visible mending and transformative repair. Artists such as Youngmi Pak and Mansur Nurullah incorporate discarded materials and textiles into their work, elevating once-disposable items into works of art, while Amanda Farrell’s mended and embroidered pieces exemplify the transformative power of repair, extending the lives of damaged goods.

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The exhibition also explores repair as a metaphor for healing. Najee Strickland and Swilk use cultural objects like barbers' chairs and wedding china to explore the emotional and physical processes of mending. Reg Estrada's work uses tattoos to cover scars from gender-affirming surgeries, literally mending the body from both mental and physical trauma.

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Exhibiting Artists: 

Regina Estrada, Amanda Farrell, Sarah Merola, Youngmi Pak, Mansur Nurullah, Najee Strickland, Swilk



Curated by Maria Tuttle and Kelly Dunagan

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October 10–November 14, 2025: Exhibition Dates

October 10 and November 14, 5–8 pm: receptions and 2nd Friday Art Walk