Exhibition: "Jay Bolotin: A Jackleg Testament" Fri, Jan 17 - Sat, Jun 21, 2025

Jay Bolotin was an ambitious and exacting artist who regularly crossed disciplines including visual art, literature, theatre, music, and film. Weaving together personal musings and universal myths, he formed epic narratives requiring years of labor-intensive studio activity and the mastering of both traditional and state-of-the-art techniques. A gifted storyteller, he was informed by children’s bedtime reading, Biblical tales (and their interpretation), and the writings of the Brothers Grimm, Franz Kafka, Bruno Schulz, and Flannery O’Connor, among others. Oral histories and songs from his upbringing in Fayette County, Kentucky, also played a role in his development.