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The upcoming exhibition here at the Schneider Museum of Art, "Eons: Unraveling Time", seeks to deconstruct and understand how stories are told through time and myth. Curated by Maria de Los Angeles, this exhibition brings together eleven artists whose practices span painting, sculpture, photography, installation, printmaking, textiles, and video. While their materials and visual languages differ, each artist considers time not simply as chronology, but as something embodied, stitched into fabric, embedded in memory, carried through ritual, and transformed through acts of making. Their works remind us that creation itself is an accumulation of moments, each gesture building upon those that came before while opening possibilities for what comes next.
"Eons: Unraveling Time" has a diverse array of works that all explore ways to tell history, document the present, and prepare for the future. The featured artists are Ryan Bonilla, Cody Bustamante, Laurel Bustamante, MK Guth, Maria de Los Angeles, Charlene Liu & Isami Ching, Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), Gerry Snyder, Alex Valentine, and William Warden. Artist Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos) combines references to and concerns about the land and learning of her ancestors in both her painted work, foxes on the moon (2024), and her sculptural works, skyline (2024) and fiesta, forever (blue nights and rattlesnakes) (2025), the latter of which involve or reference traditional crafting techniques such as weaving and beading. Similarly, multidisciplinary artist MK Guth uses weaving to create sculptures and tapestries, such as Cosmos (2024), a piece which reminds "Eons" catalog essay writer Dr. Jennie Hirsh of the Greek fates, or moirai, who measured out life and time on a thread. In the Main Gallery, curator and artist Maria de Los Angeles, and fellow artist Ryan Bonilla's work goes hand-in-hand thematically. De Los Angeles's sculptural dress Good Trouble (2025) and Bonilla's photo wall installation Lurking Around (2026) both combine modern political images and words in a collage of the present, tracking how past political and social influence comes to light in this revolutionary age. Look out for more Inside the Museum articles that will go more in-depth about each artist's work.
"Eons: Unraveling Time" has its opening reception on Thursday, October 15th, from 5-7pm at the Schneider Museum of Art. Entry is free, and complimentary wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served! We hope you will join us to celebrate the opening of this reflective and inquisitive exhibition.
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