Individual exhibition of Austin artist Hunter Ash featuring abstract landscapes inspired by Isaiah 40, exploring themes of hope and personal narrative.
Hunter Ash opens a new solo show, Valleys Made High, at Verdant Gallery on Thursday, October 1. The exhibition runs through November 22, with an opening reception that evening from 5 PM to 8 PM.
Ash is an Austin artist, and this series is abstract, drawing its imagery from Isaiah 40. The paintings hint at natural landscapes as something we inhabit and something continually changing, with valleys rising and mountains made low. He translates those ideas into fractured, abstracted landscapes where familiar forms emerge without fully resolving into something literal—the result is a space that feels remembered rather than observed.
Up close, you can see how the work is built. Ash layers oil paint, poured acrylic, oil stick, and palette knife marks, and he describes each piece as a layered story of hope beyond what is visible, holding space for the viewer to contemplate the beauty of their own still-incomplete personal stories.
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If you want to see the work when the artist is there, the opening reception is the night to go. Otherwise, the show stays up for seven more weeks. Verdant Gallery is at 703 West 10th Street, Austin, TX 78701.
