Michelle Wilson Forest City Gallery, 1025 Elias St. May 28 – July 23, 2026 Opening Reception: Thursday, May 28, 2026 @ 7–9pm This work began with a family story I could not let go of, and deepened through the act of trying to tell that story to my child. In 1911, my grandfather and great-uncle were sent to Canada as British Home Children—removed from their families at the ages of nine and ten and placed into a system that positioned them as surplus, transforming their bodies

E Okutan Forest City Gallery, 1025 Elias St. April 16 – May 14, 2026 Opening Reception: Friday, April 17, 2026 @ 7–9pm Engrossed by the animate, biological, and mechanical function of the body, disobedience examines these functions as well as its relational imagery within a non-binary context. The array of mixed-media works establishes ambiguity and discomfort as a key element that invites varied interpretations and visceral reactions. While themes of disgust and decay attemp