Featuring sculpture, photography, printmaking, watercolor, and oil painting by artists from across the Tri-State region, Road Less Traveled explores the uncertain terrain between departure and arrival. Inspired by travel, both physical and emotional, this invitational exhibition reflects on the experience of moving through unfamiliar places, navigating moments of disorientation, and embracing the unknown. Exhibiting artists C.a Shofed, Kate Graves, John Gumere, Andrew Wilkinson, Rory Mahon, Barbora Moore, and LANK.

Opening Reception: Friday, July 10th at 6-8pm

Jonathan Conner (LANK) is an artist, designer and curator from Trenton, New Jersey. LANK seeks to create impactful community-led public art as the Public Project Manager for Artworks Trenton. A founding member of the grassroots art non-profit S.A.G.E.Coalition, LANK has been organizing and executing mural projects and community art-making since 2008. LANK curated and co-curated shows in multiple spaces in Trenton and has served as juror for shows run by Grounds for Sculpture, Mercer County Culture and Heritage, and Burlington County. 

Joe Reading by LANK

Grew up in NYC. Attended The Cooper Union-BFA. Moved to Princeton, NJ to begin a very long relationship with the Johnson Atelier where he co-started and ran the Sand Foundry for many years, seeing to the casting of work by World class Sculptors, and teaching apprentices sand molding skills. Extensive teaching and workshop experience at University of the Arts in Philadelphia,   Grounds for Sculpture, Artworks Trenton, etc. Also ran many Workshops and demos at  International Sculpture Conferences in America, Canada and Europe. Currently runs his own Photography, and Sculpture Studio and Foundry at home and teaches classes occasionally. Lives in Hopewell Twp., NJ.  Founding member of Abominog International, a working and teaching Iron pouring organization that gave many public demos and workshops every year. Worked from 2010 to 2021, at the Princeton University Art Museum as a Preparator. Shows new work  at  numerous regional galleries and Museums as often as possible

Blue Moon Over Brick Mountain by Rory Mahon 

In 2012, Shofed held his first solo exhibition, during which he developed a style often described as “painterly,” drawing influence from artists such as J.M.W. Turner and Maurice Prendergast. He cites Turner’s “Burning Houses of Parliament” as a continual source of inspiration. As Shofed refined his technique, his camera evolved into his primary artistic tool, allowing him to express narratives through his lens without being constrained by traditional definitions of photographic art.

In 2017, Shofed began experimenting with abstraction, launching his Reflectionism series. His ongoing practice includes collaborations with other artists and work on his Puddle Architecture series. Shofed’s artwork has been displayed and sold in galleries and museums worldwide, including venues in Philadelphia, New York, San Diego, London, Glasgow, and numerous locations across the United States and Europe. In 2022, he was appointed to lead Artworks, the organization that played a pivotal role in his return to the arts. C.a. Shofed has found a satisfying balance between is career as a working artist and leading Artworks Trenton. He continues to experiment with is collaborative works with other artists.

Reflecting Zephyr by C.a Shofed

John Gummere is a painter based in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He has BA in Architecture at Columbia University, along with Fine Arts courses both at Columbia and part-time at Mercer County Community College in New Jersey. Years after college, He returned to school as a Painting major in the Four-Year Certificate Program at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) and graduated in 1996. Best known for his representational oil paintings that center around landscapes, cityscapes, and interior compositions. Gummere shows his work at the Euphemia Gallery in Spring Lake, NJ; Connexions Gallery in Easton, PA; the Roebling Gallery in Trenton, NJ; the Museum Shop at the Trenton City Museum; and in juried shows and solo exhibits. His paintings are in private and corporate collections in Seattle, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey, and elsewhere. A recent commission was a view of the Susquehanna River for Penn State Healthcare’s new medical center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He also teaches workshops at the Princeton Adult School, Artworks Trenton, and Urban Promise Trenton.

West by Southwest by John Gummere

Originally from U.K., Wilkinson relocated to the States in 1987. After studying Media, Communications and Technology at East Stroudsburg University he worked with film studios and film promotion in both Philadelphia and London. Wilkinson pursued a deeper understanding in corporate communications with design and graphics in New York and Hopewell, NJ. Wilkinson has worked with simple video production and programming, and directed his interest to two area of photography (portraits and products), design and music composition – focussing on the meaning, experience and resonance and a perspective on storytelling when necessary. Wilkinson works out of his studio in Trenton, New Jersey and on location.