Before their current SLOMA exhibition, Still/Moving, artists Adria Arch and Keith Wiley had never met. Instead, they worked together from afar, she in Boston and he in Atascadero, “connecting through images, ideas, and their shared love of movement and form,” SLOMA announced. “Together, their work becomes a conversation between small and large, heavy and light, still and moving—a space where both calm and motion exist together.”
Arch’s “bright paintings and hanging shapes reach outward with color and rhythm,” SLOMA’s announcement added. “Her flowing, curving shapes seem to dance in the air. In contrast, Keith Wiley’s portal-like sculptures ask viewers to look closely. They are full of small marks and quiet details that invite pause and reflection, with openings that pull you inward.”
Their contrasting whimsical works create a fascinating juxtaposition—strange bedfellows that enhance one another’s impact on their audience.
Still/Moving will remain on display through Sunday, March 1. SLOMA is located at 1010 Broad St., and is open Thursday through Monday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The nonprofit museum continues its fundraising drive for its upcoming expansion onto Higuera Street. Learn more at sloma.org/product/donate. Δ
This article appears in Dec 25, 2025 – Jan 1, 2026.