In the Light of Your Shadow

Presented by: Tomayko Foundation
Exhibition Dates: March 13 – April 17, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, March 13, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Tomayko Foundation, 5173 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Admission: Free
Juror: Alyssa Velazquez

About the Exhibition:

In the Light of Your Shadow brings together eight artists who draw attention to perception—aided or influenced by materials, artistic techniques, and the environment.

If you see something, how does it change when you move ever so slightly to the right? Can you detect the shape or seam of invisible labor? Through conversation, how does the look and feel of what is in front of you continuously change?

The works shift nature, foreground, and coloring through carefully crafted considerations of lighting, illusion, performance, and observational details. During studio visits, each artist described the transmutable qualities of their work in two words: one describing what sits on the surface, and another representing something present but harder to detect at first sight.

When your shadow falls across these words, will something else come to light?

Featured Artists:

Mia Brown-Seguin

A papermaker and sculptor exploring parallels between identity, human connection, and environmental systems. She creates handmade paper vessels abstracting cyclical forms of pods, eggs, and seeds. She holds a BFA from Cornell University and is currently Contemporary Craft’s National Artist in Residence.

Ashley Cecil

Ashley creates multimedia work connecting feminine forms, flora, fauna, and cultural iconography. Her practice blends rumination on caregiving, climate change, mythology, and our religious and political affiliations. She will conduct scheduled sessions for her Throughline project throughout the exhibition.

Nathan Cephas

Nathan is a multidisciplinary artist whose image‑making translates the sacred, ethereal, and primordial aspects of nature through visual poetry. His photographic work, rooted in analog processes, serves as meditation and reflection.

Margaret Dugger

Margaret Dugger studied traditional handweaving at Haywood Community College and fine art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Inspired by Quaker and Buddhist thought, they attempt to capture fleeting, momentary experiences.

Clare Kambhu

Clare creates paintings drawing attention to everyday, overlooked objects, with a focus on educational institutions. She is Assistant Professor of Art at Allegheny College and holds an MFA from Yale. Her work has exhibited at the Bronx Museum and Katonah Museum of Art.

Darya Kharabi

Darya is a multimedia artist, educator, and designer exploring interconnectedness, power, and land. They co‑founded Against Carceral Tech and are a resident at Brewhouse Arts in Pittsburgh. They hold a BFA in History from Carnegie Mellon.

José Santiago Pérez

José lives and works in Pittsburgh. Their work has recently exhibited at Tiger Strikes Asteroid (Chicago) and the University Art Gallery at the University of Pittsburgh. Their durational piece neither you nor I are visible will be performed during the opening and select afternoons throughout the exhibition.

Sophie Thompson

Sophie is a sculptor living in Pittsburgh. Using molding and casting of transitory materials, she creates multi‑sensory performative displays centered on disability and self‑care. She has been a member of Radiant Hall Studios since 2024.