SHAG is pleased to present Pen Pal: a group show of post-marked artworks by thirty-six artists from across the United States. By utilizing the United States Postal Service as a necessary vehicle for transference, these works also became participants in a larger collaborative effort that pays homage to Fluxus and Mail Art. Artworks are created and added to by worker’s efforts to continuously move information from sender to recipient. Dots, barcodes, stickers, stamps, folds, scuffs, and smears are new material information added to works through repetitive sorting and sending. The effect of these concerted movements is present throughout the gallery in familiar ways. In an effort to prolong this effect, all works will be redistributed to participants of the Pen Pal show upon its closing at the end of December 2020.

Jessica Gaffney / Katherine Wilson / Jo Williams / Taylor Vitale / Carole Loeffler / Hannah Foster / Tristen Henry / Sarai Acosta / Deb Koo / Grace Hoag / Austin Brady / Lyndsay Richards / Joey Zhao / Gabriella Carboni / Benjamin Weimer / Jon Foster / Jon Hoffman / Ian Ballantyne / Kristin Hough / Dave Pettengill / Sydney Ann / Mike Schmee / Andrew Pena / Charles Mulford / Bailey Winger / Maggie Crowley / Vassiliki Falkehag / Danielle Campoli / Emma Stephens / Paige Reitterer / Heather Mawson / Riley Fields / Jaden Kealon / Joel Bonasera / Cat Babbie / Ainsley Edgerton