Fairbanks Arts’ June First Friday with KC Crowley and April Knox

Join Fairbanks Arts in the Bear Gallery for our June exhibitions: Rough Cut by KC Crowley and Capturing Everyday Beauty with Paint by April Knox.

The exhibitions are on view in the Bear Gallery June 2-24. First Friday is June 2 from 12–7 p.m., with an opening reception from 5–7 p.m. The rest of the month, the gallery will be open Monday–Saturday from 12–6 p.m.

Rough Cut is an exhibition of woodblock prints and hand-made artist books exploring the mythical and spiritual reflection on the natural world and our role within its complex system.
KC Crowley is an Anchorage artist originally from Detroit who teaches a self-contained special education preschool program at his neighborhood school.

Crowley’s work has been shown at Spirit Mountain Gallery in Chitina, the Valdez Museum, the Rasmuson Museum, IGCA, and the Alaska Sealife Center in Seward. He was a recipient of an Individual Artists Award by the Rasmuson Foundation in 2021. His work can be found on his website.

Capturing Everyday Beauty with Paint are representational, impressionistic oil paintings bringing awareness to the beauty of the daily surroundings in the Interior by capturing the changing light throughout each season with confident, bold brushstrokes and vibrant color.

April Knox is a plein air oil painter and geologist living in Fairbanks, born and raised in Indiana. She likes to paint subjects that people pass by daily, helping them notice the beauty of the ordinary. She has exhibited in juried exhibitions, including Oil Painters of America, Salon International, Hoosier Salon, and Indiana Heritage Arts. Currently, her work can be found at 2 Street Gallery, Roaming Root Cellar, the Bear Gallery Gift Shop and on her website.

These exhibitions are free and open to the public, thanks to support from our donors and members. For more information, visit fairbanksarts.org.