411
Gallery
CURRENT EXHIBITION
Psyche Relics
by Kimberly Rose Free
Presented in partnership with Mental Health Matters
Planted: Form, Function, Foundation
by Liz Cleland
Exhibition Dates
May 1–May 24, 2024
Public Reception
May 2, 2024 from 5:00–7:00 pm
Gallery Hours
Thursday and Friday from 12:00–6:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am–2:00 pm
411 Gallery
411 Sixth Street
Columbus, Indiana
Gallery Hours
Thursday 12:00–6:00 pm
Friday 12:00–6:00 pm
Saturdays 10:00 am–2:00 pm
Or by appointment:
CLOSED on major holidays
and between exhibitions.
Previous Exhibitions:
If Morandi painted my knick knacks... & Macro Explorations by Jes Miller
February 15–April 12, 2024
50/50, A Community Art Project
December 7, 2023–January 20, 2024
Psyche Relics
by Kimberly Rose Free
Through this exhibition, CAAC aims to destigmatize mental health care and help build community around those in recovery.
Learn more about our emerging 2024 programmatic theme, Flourishing Through Art.
About the Exhibition
Psyche Relics is an exhibition of recent works on paper by local artist Kimberly Rose Free, combining 2D and 3D objects expressing her experience of psychiatric treatment over the last three decades. Drawings express a lived experience of serious mental illness over 30 years, revealing and documenting its ever-present invisibility through conceptual drawings and sculptures using found paper and objects. Through vulnerable yet playful introspection, the artist seeks to include the viewer in her quest for emotional well-being.
Artist Bio
Kimberly Rose Free (b. 1977) lives and works in Columbus, Indiana. She draws and paints her inner and outer reality as a daily practice of creative mindfulness and recovery from chronic pain and depression. With her use of paper and drawing, simplicity is a goal. She holds a B.S. in Visual Art and Education and shows regionally. “Outside:” Works on Paper by Kimberly Rose Free, Lost Dog Gallery, solo exhibit, Indianapolis, IN (June 2023.) Group exhibits at Harrison Gallery, Indianapolis, IN (December 2022), 411 Gallery, Columbus, IN (December 2023, 2022), The Arts Federation, Lafayette, IN (September 2022), Lost Dog Gallery, Indianapolis, IN (May 2022), and a solo exhibit at Artmix Gallery, Indianapolis, IN (March 2021).
Artist Statement
Under everyone’s public persona lies a true self, and we all journey toward it. This series came to exist in recent years as I sought to create meaning from my journey. Two and three-dimensional works are artifacts from psychiatric treatment over the last 30 years. They reveal an invisible experience of mental health treatment. Conceptual and symbolic drawings seek to illustrate my healing from dark distress toward serenity. Aspects of treatment, such as journaling, individual and group therapy, electroconvulsive therapy, and medication trials, are explored with gratitude and good humor.
My artistic practice has allowed my true self to rejoin the community. The human psyche/heart is both fragile and resilient. If we support and include them, vulnerable persons can transform their feelings of insanity into powerful wisdom for everyone. This has been true of all cultures in all ages.
May treatment for mental pain increase in human warmth, availability, and accessibility. May we find openness for mutual support of everyone's long-term emotional well-being.
@kimberlyrosefree on Instagram
About the Gallery
411 is a community arts gallery and cultural space for exhibitions, events, and collaborations. Managed by the Columbus Area Arts Council, 411 Gallery is located in downtown Columbus on the 6th Street Arts Alley, a creative hub at the heart of the city.
Managed by the Columbus Area Arts Council, 411 is made possible by grants from the Efroymson Family Fund, City of Columbus, Columbus Museum of Art & Design and by donations from the community.
Community Studio
The 411 Community Studio is a flexible space for youth arts and emerging creatives to work, meet and collaborate. Made of custom plywood panels and built-in furniture, the space is meant to evolve as artists work with the community to reimagine the exhibition wall into temporary installations. The Community Studio is part of the Columbus Area Arts Council's inaugural residency project and was made possible through generous support from Heritage Fund: The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County.
411 is made possible by the generosity of these organizations:
