Valley of the Sun
July 1 – August 8, 2020

Curated by Alisha Funkhouser

Valley of the Sun is an exhibition highlighting work by artists who have all spent different periods of their lives living in Sun Valley. This exhibition sets out to give a glimpse into the personal experiences and relationships each of these artists have with the Valley and pays tribute to the impact that this place has had on each of them. Valley of the Sun includes work by Greg Allen, Chris Carnel, Patrick Barry, Alana Berglund, Alisha Funkhouser, Jake Graves, Jeannette Martinez, Omar Pierce, Sophia Pierce, Austin Pratt, and Anthony Ortega.

Alisha Funkhouser is an interdisciplinary artist and photographer based in Northern Nevada. She earned a BFA from the University of Nevada, Reno and currently works as the Director of Education + Youth Programs at the Holland Project, a nonprofit, community driven organization dedicated to providing all-ages access to art and music programming. She formerly served as the Holland Project Art Director where she led Holland’s gallery and visual art arm for six years, and has also worked as an educator teaching art foundations to preschool – 12th grade students as well as teaching photography for five years at UNR.

Photo Album | WATCH: VALLEY OF THE SUN: PANEL + Q&A | READ: “Being from the Valley of the Sun” by Jeannette Martinez

This exhibition was part of our 2020 Curator Series which is supported in part by Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.