Laura Lawson
Naima White
Rebecca Tully Fulmer
Chris Varmus:
Jorge Villareal
Tina Medina
curatorial statement
Inspired by the poem of the same title by e.e. cummings, somewhere i have never travelled is a site-specific group exhibition that brings together a diverse, international group of artists engaging with place as an accumulation of lived moments. Their work transforms memory into a metaphorical landscape in which longing, nostalgia, and the self are emotional architectures built and to be wandered through.
An installation forming a sort of “memory map,” the exhibition’s contours and elevations are shaped by the universal impulse to preserve a moment in time, real or imagined, as an act of self-definition and connection. Linking individual human experiences into a shared narrative, memory serves as both a reference point and a compass: a way of defining ourselves and finding one another.
Located at Behind VA Shadows in Harvard Square, a site with layers of personal and collective history, somewhere i have never travelled activates a set of windows on Linden Street, along Massachusetts Ave. Embedded into the labyrinthine walkways of Cambridge, MA, the exhibition is a serendipitous invitation into a series of personal geographies, itself becoming a micro-geography: a place within a place about the places we are.
This exhibition is co-curated by Brenda Melgoza Ciardiello and Stéphanie Williams in collaboration with Behind VA Shadows and Art + Everywhere, organizations that prioritize community, access, and radical generosity within artistic endeavors.
somewhere i have never travelled
curated by
brenda melgoza ciardiello & stéphanie williams
july 12 - september 12, 2026
opening reception July 12, 2026 2-4pm
Behind VA Shadows, 2 Linden st., cambridge, ma 02138
in collaboration with art + everywhere
july 10 - 12: exhibition weekend itinerary / activation
poem
somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond
e.e. cummings
somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond
any experience, your eyes have their silence:
in your most frail gesture are things which enclose me,
or which i cannot touch because they are too near
your slightest look easily will unclose me
though i have closed myself as fingers,
you open always petal by petal myself as Spring opens
(touching skillfully, mysteriously) her first rose
or if your wish be to close me, i and
my life will shut very beautifully, suddenly,
as when the heart of this flower imagines
the snow carefully everywhere descending;
nothing which we are to perceive in this world equals
the power of your intense fragility: whose texture
compels me with the colour of its countries,
rendering death and forever with each breathing
(i do not know what it is about you that closes
and opens; only something in me understands
the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses)
nobody, not even the rain, has such small hands
ARTISTS & ARTWORK
artist name / instagram handle
Steve Aldeus @stevealdeusstudio | Traven Benner @travenbenner | Marija Draskic Brancazio @marija_drakic_brancazio | Clare Burson @clarebursonceramics
Laura Cannamela @lauracannamelalandscapes | Taylor-Elise Colimore @taylorcolimore | Carrie Crane @carrie_crane_art | Rebecca Fulmer @rebeccatullyfulmer | Laura Lawson @laurajlawson | Co&Lee @coandlee @coandlee.studio | Diane Machado @soueudiane | TylerAnn Mack @art_by_tylerann Tina Medina @tinamedina_art | Alena Mehić @alena_mehic | Lucia Novara @lucianovaraportfolio | Annabelle O’Reilly @_annabellelouisa | Luke Pardy @lkpardy | Anna Pham @annajoyjoyyy | Matt Rebholz @rebholzjones | Annabel Romero Hernandez @opuntiavisual | John Savoia: @jamaicaplainandtall | Jeannine Swallow @jeannineswallow | Christopher Varmus @christophervarmus | Jorge Villareal @pachowmycow | Pancho Westendarp @panchodobleu | Naima White @naima_white
Steve Aldeus “Lost on Ocean,” 2026 Mixed Media and Collage on Canvas 18 x 20 inches e-mail for inquiries:
Traven Benner Suspended Animation, 2025 acrylic on canvas 12 x 24 inches e-mail for inquiries: traven.benner@gmail.com
Clare Burson Orange Daisy/ Weisse Rose, 2025 Yarn, Beads, Thread, Found Fabric, Book Binding, Brooch 8 x 10.5 inches $500 e-mail for inquiries: clareburson@gmail.com
Laura Cannamela Fly Brook, 2025 Layered cut paper relief collage 15 x 15 x 2 inches framed $1600.00 e-mail for inquiries: lauracanna@gmail.com
Laura Cannamela Sautauriski River, 2025 Layered cut paper relief collage 13.5 x 13.5 x 2 inches framed $1200.00 e-mail for inquiries: lauracanna@gmail.com
Taylor Elise Colimore dressed in pink, she finds herself in the middle of a marathon, 2021 Video, 5:46 e-mail for inquiries: taylorcolimore@gmail.com
Taylor Elise Colimore marathon (2023), 2023 Video, 0:51 Artist email for inquiries: taylorcolimore@gmail.com
Carrie Crane Submerged Memories: Gannet Point, 2019 Acrylic paint, graphite, alcohol pen, oil based ink on Yupo mounted on panel, acrylic paint on Plexiglas, hardware 12 x 24 x 1.5 inches $700 Artist email for inquiries: carrie@carriecrane.com
Marija Draskic Brancazio Waves of Light, 2024 Mixed Media on Canvas 42 x 36 x 0.5 inches Price: $6,000.00 e-mail for inquiries: mdbrancazio@gmail.com
Rebecca Tully Fulmer Convergence, 2026 Silk fabric, synthetic padding, waxed linen thread, and wood structure 30 x 30 inches $2800 e-mail for inquiries: rtful@mac.com
Rebecca Tully Fulmer Resonance of Place (diptych), 2025 Archival pigment prints on silk satin and silk organza 70 x 57 inches $13,800 e-mail for inquiries: rtful@mac.com
Laura J. Lawson Venus 2783 Rusalka Planitia, 2022 Acrylic ink and acrylic paint on acrylic 20.75" x 24" x 0.75" $1800 e-mail for inquiries: studio@laurajlawson.com
DBCO (of Co&Lee) Fields of Silence, 2024 Oil on Canvas 20 x 30 inches $4200 e-mail for inquiries: coandleestudio@gmail.com
Diane Machado Mimicry2—Fica no meio (In the middle), 2025-ongoing Monoprints (multiplate, monotype with drypoint prints on mulberry paper), and Tourist Souvenir with shelf (c. 17th century reproduction clay water jug, S.Miguel, Azores) 19 (h) x 45 in (w) x 10 1/4 in (depth) $5500 e-mail for inquiries: dianemachadoart@gmail.com
TylerAnn Mack Land of the Lotus Eaters, 2025 Oil on panel 11X14 inches $900 e-mail for inquiries: Tylerannmack@gmail.com
Tina Medina Mis espacios liminales, 2026 Video, Duration: 8 minutes, 14 seconds Dimensions: variable, $2,500.00, e-mail for inquiries: chatabates@gmail.com
Tina Medina Herencia en la consecha, 2025 Collage: photo on paper, flag, canvas, found paper Dimensions: 13.375 x 14.25 inches e-mail for inquiries: chatabates@gmail.com
Luke Pardy Polish, 2023 Performance Video 00:14:25 NFS e-mail for inquiries: lukepardy@shaw.ca
Alena Mehić Gemini, 2026 oil and acrylic on canvas 36x24 inches NFS e-mail for inquiries: alenamehic@gmail.com
Lucia Novara Santorini, 2025 Paper collage and marker 8.5x17 $600 e-mail for inquiries: novaralucia@gmail.com
Annabelle Louisa O'Reilly Parking lot Skies, 2025 Tapestry Weaving / Yarn 41 x 24 inches NFS WeavabelleLouisa@gmail.com
Anna Joy Pham They Don’t Want You To Know This, 2025 Hand-dyed fabrics, recycled fabrics, yarn, batting, thread 23”x22” $850 e-mail for inquiries: annajoypham@gmail.com
Anna Joy Pham, Just Go, 2025 Hand-dyed fabrics, recycled fabrics, yarn, batting, thread 19”x15” $700 e-mail for inquiries: annajoypham@gmail.com
Matt Rebholz It Was as if She Evaporated, Straight Through the Walls (Shutter Island, 01:43:55), 2025 acrylic on panel 18 x 24 inches $2000 e-mail for inquiries: rebholzjones@gmail.com
Annabel Romero Ixtle, 2025 Thread on wool and ixtle (agave) fibers 9 x 9 x 0.5 in NFS e-mail for inquiries: annabel.rohe@gmail.com
John Savoia 102 Days over Miller’s River, 2025 Photograph, Archival Exhibition Print (Baryta) 11x14in +frame, $850 e-mail for inquiries: johnasavoia@gmail.com
John Savoia Along the Fens, 2024 Photograph, Archival Exhibition Print (Baryta) 11x14in +frame, $850 e-mail for inquiries: johnasavoia@gmail.com
John Savoia Berkley & Cambria, 2025 Photograph, Archival Exhibition Print (Baryta) 11x14in +frame, $850 e-mail for inquiries: johnasavoia@gmail.com
Jeannine Swallow Between Memory & Truth, 2015/2026 35mm Pinhole Photograph on Archival Metal Print 18” x 11" $400 e-mail for inquiries: jeannineswallow@gmail.com
Christopher Varmus Parallax 2026 Pen, ink, and acrylic on watercolor paper 18 x 24 inches e-mail for inquiries: cvarmus@gmail.com
Jorge Villareal Papaya, 2022 UV Curable Ink on Acrylic 24 x 36 inches $3000 e-mail for inquiries: jorge@jorge-villareal.com
Ashley, 2021 UV Curable Ink on Acrylic 24 x 36 inches $3000 e-mail for inquiries: jorge@jorge-villareal.com
Naima White Self Portrait, 2023 Digital print on canvas, c print, yarn 30 x 20 inches e-mail for inquiries: NaimaMWhite@gmail.com
Pancho Westendarp A knot that is also a star, 2024 Video, edition 1 of 5. Dimensions variable $15000 e-mail for inquiries: fwestendarp@gmail.com
curator bios
Brenda Melgoza Ciardiello, IG: @brendamelgozaciardiello / www.brendaciardiello.com
Brenda is a Texas-based interdisciplinary artist, educator, and independent curator born in Mexico City. Her work and curatorial interests explore place and memory as material and self. Her journey has taken her from Texas to Italy, the U.K., New York City, New England, the Rocky Mountains and the Middle East - shaping a practice that is both global and deeply personal. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, attended residencies in Greece, Maine, and Wyoming, and was named a 2021 Carter Community Artist with the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth.
Brenda holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Classical Civilizations from the University of Notre Dame, a Master of Science in Education from The City College of New York, and an Interdisciplinary MFA from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. Based in Fort Worth with her husband and three sons, Brenda teaches ceramics and art history at Tarrant County College and shares her layered vision of place and identity by exhibiting regularly in her community.
Stéphanie Williams IG: @piwit_studio
French-born American, Stéphanie is an Interdisciplinary artist and curator. In an era of human-centric disembodiment and lost memories, she creates art that helps foster a sense of compassionate ecological stewardship and ethical responsibility.
Stéphanie holds a BA in English, a professional BA in Industrial Design from France, and an MFA in Fine Arts from Clark University. For more than fifteen years, she worked as an exhibit designer and production manager before shifting her focus to education and her studio practice. Her work is held nationally and internationally. A member of the Visual and Media Arts Department at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston, she is the Arts for Everett’s Education Director, and maintains an active studio in Beverly, MA.
venue / collaborators
Behind VA Shadows IG: @behindvashadows / www.behindvashadows.com
art + everywhere IG: @artpluseverywhere / www.artpluseverywhere.com
