09/11/2026
Opening Thursday September 17th, 4pm–6pm
On display from September 17th – December 12th, 2026.
SEQUENT
Shaina Gates
In this body of work, Gates has focused her attention on the use of colored filters to manipulate the exposure. More specifically, the sequence of colors used, and how differing orders of the same sets of colors will produce different results. This show is a selection of experiments using this sequential patterning of color filters, through multiple exposures on the same film pieces.
Shaina Gates is an artist working in experimental photography, using black and white film to produce transparent colorful images. Her work is built around mathematic and geometric structures, the dimensionality of time, materiality and optics, using light, surface, and limited chemistry.
Gates holds an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania (2016), an MAT in Art Education from the School of Visual Arts, NY (2008), and a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design (2005). Her work has been featured in museum exhibitions including the Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s 2023 Biennial and the New England Triennial 2022 at the deCordova and Fruitlands Museums, as well as shows at the UNH Museum of Art and Cape Cod Museum of Art.
