Exhibit: Artifacts of the Absurd by Claire R Lynch, February 1- February 28, 2026.

Location: W-6

On View: February 1- February 28, 2026

Opening Reception: February 21, 2026, Saturday 6 - 9pm

"Artifacts of the Absurd" is a series of self-portraits of Claire R Lynch’s bipolar disorder depicted in alien, yet familiar, abstracted animalistic forms. These artifacts articulate elements of mood shifts through tangible sculptures that create space for personal reflection and categorical analysis in a cabinet of curiosities setting, where the absurd can be marveled and scrutinized.

Claire R Lynch was born in Arlington, Virginia and began her sculpture practice while at Stanford University. Lynch graduated in 2014 with a BA in Art Practice and was the recipient of the Louis Sudler Prize for Performing and Creative Arts from Stanford University. In 2014, Lynch moved her practice to San Francisco, California, where she completed residencies at Recology and Root Division, and was the recipient of the Blau-Gold Fellowship. In 2017, Lynch returned to the east coast to pursue her MFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in the Rinehart School for Sculpture program. At MICA, Lynch was the recipient of the Perna Krick ‘31 and Reuben Kramer ‘32 Fellowship, the Amalie Rothschild ‘34 Fellowship, the Sidney Lake Award, Outstanding Student-Achievement Nomination, and the Graduate Merit Scholarship. Lynch graduated with her MFA in spring of 2019. In 2024, Lynch became a studio artist at the Workhouse Arts Center in Virginia.