‘fetid’
The Shed Show
810 W Congress St, Denton, TX
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The Shed Show is an installation space based in a small shed in Denton, Texas, behind an early 20th-century American Craftsman house. Founded and curated by Jillian Wendel, the Shed Show features local Denton and Dallas-Fort Worth-based artists. As an unconventional art space, the Shed Show segues from more traditional gallery and museum spaces as a site for visual inquiry and consumption. For Speedbump Lil d 2024, the Shed Show features ‘fetid,’ a collaborative exhibition featuring the work of 10 artists who embrace the shed's environment as both subject and inspiration. The Shed Show is proud to present the works of Sofia Alejandro, Joyce Alexander, Nour Alkhatib, Hannah Baskin, Aliyah Cydonia, Kate Arrows Enoire, Hallow Geffert, Rachael Henson, Chloe Long, and Sadie Patnode in ‘fetid.’
ARTISTS
Jillian Wendel
Jillian Wendel is an emerging curator. In the last year, Jillian has curated several group shows, including Be Home in 10 at the Arts Fort Worth, Refer to Fig. 361, at the Belmont Hotel in Dallas, and Cockamamy Dandy at the Paul Voertman Gallery in Denton, Texas. Jillian is pursuing an M.A. in Art Museum Education from the University of North Texas, where she obtained her B.A. degrees in Art History and Philosophy. She looks forward to curating a solo show at Gallery A.M.P.S. in Bangalore, India, later this summer.
Sofia Alejandro
Sofia Alejandro is a Texas-born and raised artist and recent Drawing and Painting graduate from the University of North Texas, minoring in Art History. Sofia works as an object conservator in Dallas, TX. Sofia has exhibited with the Arts Fort Worth and collaborated with Sadie Patnode and Chloe Long on instillations around UNT and in the Voertman's Nook. Sofia intends to expand their creative passions through experimental techniques exploring bookmaking, videography, painting, and literature. Sofia uses painting and writing as a method and medium to discuss affective life experiences like death, decay, loss, self-harm, and suicide. Utilizing self-exploitation in their work to create confrontational art about their life and the people in it has caused some trouble for them. But Sofia likes the trouble and desires to continue disrupting the balance for art's sake.
Nour Alkhatib
Nour Alkhatib is an American-Palestinian interdisciplinary artist and clothing designer, raised in Fort Worth, Texas. Nour's Palestinian heritage and the four years she lived in Jordan significantly influence her work today. Nour centers her practice around experiences with her family, cultural identity, and worldbuilding. Nour hybridizes traditional symbols and patterns with nontraditional approaches to relay her messages. When creating garments, Nour thinks of armor, protection, and the confidence that comes from within. Exaggerating the silhouette allows Nour to explore distortions of her image, providing personal catharsis and empowerment. Drawing on cultural knowledge and intergenerational practices like Taṭrīz (an intricate form of Palestinian embroidery), Nour welcomes family and community members into her practice. Nour's interdisciplinary spirit and multifaceted identity amplify her practice. Nour is well known for her iconic soft sculpture bunny plushies that echo beauty, timelessness, and strength through cute iconography. She is experimenting with incorporating Taṭrīz into the plushies to envelop them in a harmonious fusion of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary design. Nour graduated from the University of North Texas in 2020 and is an artist-in-residence at the Art Mission Oak Cliff.
Joyce Alexander
Joyce Alexander (b. 2002) is an interdisciplinary artist based in Dallas, Texas, currently pursuing her B.F.A. in Studio Arts with a concentration in Sculpture and Photography at Southern Methodist University. Her work explores themes of family, connection, and the ephemeral nature of our interactions. Through exhibitions at venues such as 500X Gallery, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Arts Fort Worth, The Jordan Gallery, and the Doolin Gallery at Southern Methodist University, Alexander's work delves into the transient connections we encounter and how we navigate the passage of time. She intertwines personal narratives with the history of sugar, blurring the boundaries between personal history and shared recollection. Her work serves as a contemplation on the transient nature of human connections and as a vessel immortalizing the essence of fleeting moments.
Hannah Baskin
Hannah Elizabeth Baskin is an emerging interdisciplinary artist from West Texas who discovered her passion for art at a young age. Hannah recently graduated from the University of North Texas, obtaining her B.F.A. in Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture. Based on her merit, she completed a full-ride scholarship residency at the New York Academy of Art in 2023. Hannah is preparing to pursue her M.F.A. at the Royal College of Art in London this fall. Hannah has been awarded best in show by Envision Arts. Hannah's performances have been featured at the Dallas Contemporary as part of their ephemeral art series, DC Empty. Hannah has been featured at Ro2, 500X, Odyssey Studios, 400H Gallery, Site 131, the Belmont Hotel, and Arts Fort Worth. Hannah explores the depths of the human experience, delving into internal dialogues and emotions that define our humanity. Embracing a range of mediums, Hannah works with oil painting, art performance, sculpture, and installations. Driven by personal experiences, Hannah creates art that confronts and addresses the challenging complexities and insecurities shaping her life and identity. Hannah hopes to empower audiences by engaging them in modes of connection, authenticity, and self-discovery. Furthermore, she seeks to experiment with expressive and emotive forms in her interdisciplinary work. Hannah looks forward to her upcoming group shows with the 1969 Gallery in New York City, Chataue Chataue in Dallas, and Fondazione Sandro Moretti Gallery in Italy, as well as a solo show with Gallerie A.M.P.S in Bangalore, India.
Aliyah Cydonia
Aliyah Cydonia is a recent Painting and Drawing graduate from the University of North Texas. Aliyah's figurative works center on the body and its plethora of formations. She has exhibited with local galleries, including Daisha Board Gallery, 500x, DVD, MAC, Arts Fort Worth, the Belmont Hotel, and Ro2, as well as institutionally and internationally exhibiting with the New York Academy of Fine Art, the Santa Reparata International School of Art in Italy, the Delaware County Community College, the University of Texas in Dallas, and the University of North Texas in Denton. Erin Cluley Gallery nominated Cydonia for the Ninth Rising Star Exhibition at the Turner House in Oak Cliff. She was also featured in the Texas Vignette Fourth Annual Art Fair at the Dallas Market Hall. Aliyah was featured in Tureen's gallery booth at the 2024 Dallas Art Fair and looks forward to her solo exhibition with Tureen in October.
Kate Arrows Enoire
Kate Arrows Enoire is an interdisciplinary artist exploring the intersections of anthropogenic and girlhood survival via tactics of speciations and symbiotic collaborations with animals. Seeking to challenge ideas of existential concerns, she aspires to unsettle conventional ideas of animal kinship, sparking reassessments of Earthly perseverance.
Hallow Geffert
Hallow Geffert is a multidisciplinary artist from Texas. Their work predominantly intersects painting, sculpture, and installation. They recently graduated from the University of North Texas and are based in Denton. In fall 2024, they will attend Alfred University as a Sculpture MFA Candidate.
Rachael Henson
Rachael Henson's multidisciplinary artistry expands the practices of sculpture, performance, and photography. Raised in a multi-racial household in the suburbs of Dallas, she finds inspiration in themes of transience, materiality, and the uncanny. Henson utilizes transformative materials like silicone, agar, glass, and biological matter, creating installations that blur the line between repulsion and attraction. Observers can taste Henson's edible images or touch her warm, tactile foam durian skins. Henson seeks to engage observers with her work through the senses, particularly taste, touch, and scent. In 2019, Henson was honored with the Clare Hart DeGolyer Memorial Fund Artist Award. In 2023, she was a resident cohort artist at The Cedars Union.
Chloe Long
Chloe Long is an interdisciplinary artist from Austin, Texas. They are pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing & Painting with a minor in Art History at the University of North Texas. Chloe works in digitization and metadata at the University of North Texas Special Collections Library. Chloe plans to pursue graduate degrees in both art history and the conservation of historic and artistic works, aiming to play a role in the preservation of queer history while pushing the boundaries of the archive in their artwork.
Sadie Patnode
Sadie Patnode (b. 1999) was Born in Dallas, Texas, and is currently based in Brooklyn, New York. Sadie graduated from the University of North Texas with a BFA in New Media and studied printmaking at Santa Reparata International School of Art in Florence, Italy. Sadie is heavily
involved with and influenced by the relationship between technology and industrialization in America, making humorous and sometimes serious commentary on the enduring influence of these advancements over time.