The Salmagundi Gallery in downtown Waynesville is launching a new monthly series with its September exhibition, Construct/Deconstruct, on view from Tuesday, September 2, through Tuesday, September 30. The show features six artists working in collage, clay and mixed media, and it will be celebrated with an opening reception on Friday, September 5, from 6–9 p.m. during Art After Dark.
Will Hinton, artist. Photo by Matthew Perusi
“The monthly series was born out of a desire to create a responsive curatorial rhythm—one that continuously highlights the evolving creativity within our region and beyond,” says gallery owner Jerry Jackson. “By bringing together both new and stable artists, we aim to foster deeper creative connections and dialogue. Each exhibition offers a fresh opportunity for the community to engage with a diverse range of voices, materials and themes.”
Construct/Deconstruct features work by Jackson, Jason Pierson, Patricia Hinton, Will Hinton, Margaret Roberts and Holly Roberts. The inaugural exhibition focuses on artistic imperfection, improvisation and the act of building something new from fragments. “Collage and assemblage resonate strongly in contemporary art because they mirror the fragmented, fast-changing nature of today’s world,” says Jackson. “The act of layering and reassembling becomes a visual metaphor for transformation—reminding us that beauty and meaning can emerge from the broken, the found and the reimagined.”
Spring Collage. Patricia Hinton, artist. Photo by Matthew Perusi
Patricia Hinton and Pierson are both new to the Salmagundi Gallery community. “When selecting new voices, I look for artists who bring a unique visual language but are also in conversation—either thematically or materially—with the broader community of makers we represent,” says Jackson. “Patricia Hinton’s work stood out for its rich use of shape and pattern in her collage and painting, evoking both formal control and spontaneous fragmentation. Jason Pierson’s small-scale, wabi-sabi inspired collages are deeply meditative, exploring beauty through imperfection and minimalism.”
Though the artists’ voices are distinct, Jackson sees a common thread. “I hope visitors feel invited into a conversation—one that’s less about polished perfection and more about process, tension and discovery,” he says. “There’s a shared exploration of how materials can be taken apart and put back together to form something new.”
The gallery is located at 136 North Main Street, in Waynesville. Learn more at SalmagundiGallery.com.
