Presented in five movements, The Surreal 2026 follows what happens when a familiar space develops a fault and the photograph begins to dream for itself.
Across 48 works by 33 artists, photography leaves the role of witness and becomes an instrument of invention. The exhibition moves from unstable rooms and fractured bodies through charged domestic rituals and fully constructed worlds, then returns through landscape, animal remains, and the figure dissolving back into nature.
The Surreal 2026 · Exhibition poster
Featured Artists
Anthony Striplen · Beamie Young · Ben De Marco · Beth Stahn · Dave Hanson · David Day · Don Byram · Doron Gild · Eli Fajardo · Ivan in Abstracts · Jennifer Kinsey · Jerry Ranch · Jordan Keramidas · Josh Justice · Joy Sussman · Justin Branch · Ken Lorenz · Keri Kemp · Kevin Kemp · Kylo-Patrick Hart · Laurie Gallant · Lenore Hamel · Lisa Gizara · Mara Onza · Mark Zilberman · Michael Lee · Nico Rodriguez · Paula Bragado · Pieter de Koninck · Rod Bland · Susan Chapin · Tonya Carr · Wirth Lawson
I
Thresholds
Ordinary spaces begin to slip. Interiors, architecture, and familiar objects open onto something unstable.
Don Byram Legs, 2019Archival print · 18 × 12 in Conway, Arkansas, United States USD 250Joy Sussman Room to Grow, 2025Archival print · 13.3L × 10W in Randolph, New Jersey, United States USD 450Michael Lee Inverted World, 2024Archival print · 20 × 16 in Florence, Massachusetts, United States USD 250Lenore Hamel Reading Is Going Down the Drain, 2022Archival print · 16 × 20 in Moreno Valley, California, United States USD 600Anthony Striplen Malibu Dream, 2026Archival print · 16 × 20 in Lafayette, California, United States USD 400Don Byram Revelation, 2024Archival print · 20 × 20 in Conway, Arkansas, United States USD 250Ben De Marco Surreal, 2009Archival print · 19 × 13 in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, United States Price pending confirmationKevin Kemp Thoughtograph, 2020Giclée print · 20 × 20 in Stratford, Ontario, Canada USD 180Jerry Ranch Melting, 2018Archival photographic print · 16 × 20 in West Des Moines, Iowa, United States USD 250
II
The Unstable Self
The body fractures, doubles, dissolves, and resists a fixed identity.
Beamie Young Chronology, 2017Archival pigment print · 15 × 11 in Dickerson, Maryland, United States USD 350Beamie Young Temptation, 2022Archival pigment print · 15 × 12 in Dickerson, Maryland, United States USD 350David Day David Day Fractured Selfie 01, 2026Intentional Camera Movement photography · 8 × 10 in Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States NFSDavid Day David Day Memories of Coreopsis 03, 2026Intentional Camera Movement photography · 13 × 19 in Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States USD 175Dave Hanson Twisted, 2026Archival print · 14 × 18 in Price, Utah, United States USD 400Justin Branch Amor Fati, 2026Photography and mixed media · 5 × 5 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States NFSKen Lorenz A Steady Flow of SmokeBlack-and-white digital image Langley, British Columbia, Canada USD 300Keri Kemp The Ol' Noodle Hurts, 2026Archival print · 18 × 27 in Provo, Utah, United States USD 120Ivan in Abstracts Love Hurts, 2025Fine art print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag · 50 × 75 cm Weißenburg, Bavaria, Germany Price on requestIvan in Abstracts The Cage of Love, 2026Fine art print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag · 50 × 75 cm Weißenburg, Bavaria, Germany Price on requestKylo-Patrick Hart See No, 2026Photo transfer on metal · 24 × 24 in Aledo, Texas, United States NFSLaurie Gallant The Lotus Flower, 2018Digital print · 16 × 20 in Roseville, California, United States USD 500Nico Rodriguez Gluttony: Eating With Your Eyes, 2025Archival print New York, New York, United States NFSJerry Ranch Taboo, 2020Archival photographic print · 16 × 20 in West Des Moines, Iowa, United States USD 250Rod Bland Lunch Settings, 2024Silver gelatin print on fiber paper, selenium toned · 14 × 14 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States USD 400
III
Domestic Rituals
Domestic scenes turn theatrical, absurd, and psychologically charged.
Tonya Carr Blue Plate Special, 2023Archival print · 20 × 30 in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States NFSTonya Carr A Taste for Color, 2025Archival print Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States NFSBeth Stahn Trickle-Down Eggonomics, 2025Archival print · 16 × 20 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States USD 450Beth Stahn Pick Me, 2026Archival print Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States USD 450Beth Stahn Weaponized Femininity, 2026Archival print Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States USD 450Don Byram And She Was, 2020Archival print · 20 × 12 in Conway, Arkansas, United States USD 250Jennifer Kinsey Vampire Picnic, 2025Digital photography print · 20 × 16 in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States USD 200Kevin Kemp A Child's Dream, 2020Giclée print · 12 × 20 in Stratford, Ontario, Canada USD 180Josh Justice Welcome to Deadstock, 2026Archival print · 13.5 × 9 in Clio, Michigan, United States USD 100Mark Zilberman Urban Hydration, 2025Archival print North Bergen, New Jersey, United States USD 1,000Pieter de Koninck The Purpose of Dreams, 2018Piezographic print · 19 × 19 in Santa Monica, California, United States USD 850
IV
Constructed Worlds
Photography becomes a constructed world—staged, mirrored, layered, and reassembled.
Doron Gild Eden, 2025Archival print · 30 × 40 in New York, United States USD 3,500Mara Onza Untitled No. 2, 2024Archival print Frosinone, Lazio, Italy NFSMara Onza Untitled No. 3, 2024Archival print Frosinone, Lazio, Italy NFSEli Fajardo Intersection of Mind, 2026Archival print · 16 × 20 in Sacramento, California, United States USD 350Eli Fajardo Untitled, 2023Archival print · 16 × 20 in Sacramento, California, United States USD 350Jordan Keramidas Back Home, 2024Archival print · 40 × 30 cm Athens, Attica, Greece EUR 350Jordan Keramidas The Sound of Leaving, 2024Archival print · 40 × 30 cm Athens, Attica, Greece EUR 350Lisa Gizara David's Island, 2017Archival digital print · 17 × 21 in Paso Robles, California, United States USD 1,500Lisa Gizara The Surge, 2017Archival digital print · 17 × 21 in Paso Robles, California, United States USD 1,500
V
After the Dream
The exhibition exits through landscape, animal remains, and the human figure dissolving back into nature.
Paula Bragado Bernese Lane, Truckee, CA, 2023Color photograph · 120 × 180 cm California, United States USD 8,500Susan Chapin Self-Portrait with Horse, 2025Archival print · 12 × 12 in Washington, DC, United States USD 180Wirth Lawson Dragonfly Skull, 2026Pigment on art paper, matted in acrylic and wood frame · 24 × 18 in Louisiana, United States USD 444Wirth Lawson Rowan, 2020Pigment on art paper, matted in acrylic and wood frame · 24 × 36 in Louisiana, United States USD 888
