Meet the curators for “Holding Space: The Art of Care”, on view in the Truist Gallery until November 27: Ash Lorusso (@ash_lorusso) is a visual artist from Raleigh, NC who currently lives in Chapel Hill.

She left the state for about a decade to complete her MFA in painting at Parsons School of Design in New York. Ash returned to the area in 2015 to raise her three children, and to care for her mother during her battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Ash’s work is heavily influenced by this period of transition and intense care-giving; exploring ideas of personal identity, memory, grief, and the unseen pathways of daily life. Paget Marion Blythe (@blythe.creative) is a self-taught artist who works in acrylic, mixed media and collage. Her recent focus is on how the mindful practice of art can be therapeutic and transformative for individuals and communities experiencing life transitions and during times of intense societal change. She is particularly interested in how iconography of women and the feminine can be employed to question traditional and prescriptive narratives. Paget lives in Pittsboro, North Carolina with her two young children who inspire and challenge her creative expression on the daily. See you all for Third Friday (that’s this Friday!) from 6-8PM to celebrate Ash, Paget, and over 60 artist caregivers in this showcase.