Archway Gallery Current Exhibition
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January 3 - February 5, 2026 Weather Inside Out New Photographs Featuring Original Sculpture, Informed by AI by June Woest Opening Reception Saturday, January 3, 5 - 8 p.m. Artist's Talk at 6:30 p.m. Complimentary Valet Parking and Light Refreshments |
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Weather Inside Out explores Woest’s experiences with the unpredictable nature of the weather by challenging the notion that we are helpless against it. Her works are an invitation to embrace change and find comfort in the unpredictable. Woest begins each work with a clay sculpture, created from a plaster mold, which she describes as an “act of intentional repetition that offers a sense of control and predictability.” Then she documents these objects using photography, focusing on their form and the nuances of light and shadow, before handing over the work to AI with a single evocative command: “Fix the weather.”
Woest’s final prints capture the intersection between solid, tangible objects and ethereal, digitally altered environments, “a space,” she says, “where we can hope to manipulate our circumstances for the better—not to gain power but to simply move with more freedom and purpose.” For Woest, clay and AI are metaphors for human resilience and adaptibility, a playful nod to a deeply human desire for control over our surroundings and lives—and the internal, emotional “weather” we navigate.
Woest’s final prints capture the intersection between solid, tangible objects and ethereal, digitally altered environments, “a space,” she says, “where we can hope to manipulate our circumstances for the better—not to gain power but to simply move with more freedom and purpose.” For Woest, clay and AI are metaphors for human resilience and adaptibility, a playful nod to a deeply human desire for control over our surroundings and lives—and the internal, emotional “weather” we navigate.
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With more than five decades of experience, Woest’s work has explored artistic expression through a wide range of media, including ceramics, printmaking, photography, and installation. During her long tenure at Houston City College, which included roles as faculty artist, curator, and program initiator, she developed an artist residency program and the art installation venue, “Wedge Space.” She is the founder of Houston’s Village Clayworks and Urban Artists’ Studio and a founding member of the artist collective Municipal Dirt. |
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Woest holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Houston. She has a rich exhibition history, with recent shows including a 2023 solo exhibition, Those Prepared for the Weather Are Those that Get to Go, and a 2024 juried award at the Art of the Future exhibition. Her work, which often incorporates collaborative and participatory elements, has been featured in exhibitions across the US and in residencies in China and Italy.
JANUARY 2026 EXHIBITION EVENTS
January 3 (Sat) |
Opening Reception (5 - 8 pm) and Artist's Talk (6:30 pm) |
January 5 (Mon) |
Meditative Monday with Rhonda Radford Adams (12 and 7 pm) |
January 11 (Sun) |
Bob Henschen Jazz Trio (6 - 8 pm) |
January 14 (Wed) |
June Woest speaks about her artistic process (6 - 7 pm) |
January 15 (Thurs) |
Archway Readers (6:15 - 8 pm) |
January 16 (Fri) |
Gozde Kaya Hepişler Ceramic Event (6 - 8 pm) |