feeling memory longer
Sarah Marshall, Ryan Meyer, Miriam Omura february 6–23, 2025
Opening Reception: Thursday, February 6, 5–7 pm Artist Talk: Sunday, February 23, 3 pm
Ground Floor Contemporary is thrilled to present Feeling Memory Longer, an exhibition of new works by Sarah Marshall, Ryan Meyer, and Miriam Omura.
Sarah Marshall is a visual artist interested in language, history, science, and the natural world. Using printmaking, photography, and drawing, she blends observable reality with belief, imaginary stories, and memory. Sarah earned a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University, then an MA and MFA from The University of Iowa. She currently lives and works in Tuscaloosa, where she coordinates the printmaking program at The University of Alabama. She is a member of the Paperworkers Local print co-operative in Birmingham and has participated in workshops and residencies at the Taller de Gráfica Experimental de La Habana, the Frans Masereel Centrum in Belgium, Tamarind Institute, Penland School of Craft, and Arrowmont School of Art and Craft.
Ryan Meyer was raised between the suburban Deep South and the road. His art practice is research-based and is constructed from diverse topics and experiences. He often uses various forms of storytelling, data visualization, and graphic design to examine themes of technology, ecology, health, decay, ruderality, and the Anthropocene. He received his MFA from the University of California, Davis and is currently an Assistant Professor of Digital Media & Graphic Design at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Miriam Omura is a visual artist whose practice includes textiles, ceramics, and alternative photographic methods. Her material processes are guided by her research, delving into newspaper archives, genealogy, and various other resources to unearth narratives. Exploring themes of personal and community loss, as well as identity, Omura navigates the known and unknown details surrounding missing and unidentified individuals, and her work examines how materiality and history intersect. Omura holds a BFA in Fiber and Material Studies from The Cleveland Institute of Art and an MA in History and Art History from Cleveland State University. She is a past recipient of an ASCA Individual Artist Fellowship grant and has exhibited nationally and internationally.
Image: Ryan Meyer, KPH Maritime Radio Station, found wood, wire, and laser prints on vellum, 2025 (detail)
GALLERY HOURS
Saturdays 1-4 pm during exhibitions and by appointment
Check announcements for details. Opening receptions vary between Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, and artist talks are typically on Saturdays. The gallery is closed on the Saturday of an opening date, except during the reception.