The Origins series highlights the work of UMW Art alumni and the UMW Galleries are thrilled to host Samantha Van Heest (UMW Class of 2020). Van Heest utilizes still life, found objects, and textiles to explore our relationships and rituals with the seemingly mundane, navigating patterns of collecting and preserving through unconventional means of presentation. Her hyperrealistic renderings of everyday domestic objects memorializes ephemeral discards and invites conversation around the politics of consumerism.
The exhibition will be on view from January 20 – March 15, 2026, in the duPont Gallery, with an opening reception on Tuesday, January 20th from 5-7pm.
A gallery talk with Samantha Van Heest will be held on March 12th at 5pm in duPont Gallery.