ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

Personal Landscapes is a regional exhibition presented by Spark Central that features artists from across the Inland Northwest who identify as having disabilities. Celebrating creativity, identity, and the diverse lived experiences of artists with disabilities, the exhibition highlights the powerful ways art reflects individual journeys and perspectives.

Organized in partnership with The Arc of Spokane, Side by Side, Project ID, and additional community organizations, this annual exhibition uplifts the vibrant voices and talents that enrich our regional arts community.

Through painting, collage, sculpture, poetry, and mixed media, Personal Landscapes brings together artworks that reflect the stories, emotions, environments, and relationships that shape each artist’s creative world. By centering the voices of artists with disabilities, the exhibition highlights how creativity fosters connection, visibility, and belonging within our shared community.

Tracy Poindexter-Canton is a mixed media artist in Spokane, Washington. Through collage, vibrancy and portraiture, Poindexter-Canton examines Black American identity and melding literary imagery with visual art. An eclectic assortment of media and materials are incorporated into her work – often including acrylic, oil pastel, ink, feathers, beads, magazine clippings, bubble wrap, scrapbook paper, nylon cord and found objects.

Poindexter-Canton's background includes a combination of traditional and non-traditional study, including an undergraduate degree in English/Creative Writing from Seattle University, a master’s degree in Communications and Leadership studies from Gonzaga University, and enrollment in myriad art classes in mixed media, acrylic, graphite pencil, to name a few.  

She has exhibited her work in both large and small cities throughout Washington State and the West Coast, including Spokane, Medical Lake, Olympia, Pullman, Richland, Burien, Seattle and Las Vegas, as well as through online galleries based in California and Germany. 

March 6 - May 29th

"Here’s lookin’ at‘cha" represents a year and a half of club drawings by Heads Up Portrait Club founder, Jake Gillespie. The entire body of work encapsulates community, connection, and the individual as a part of that group. Each portrait was made in real time at Terrain Gallery. This monumental grid of drawings provides a unique human perspective and interaction in our contemporary tech and AI-driven world.