The Reese Bullen Gallery welcomes our first artist of Fall 2026. Kirk Maynard presents Margins in Red, bringing together two bodies of work, Periphery and RED, exploring how marginalization appears on both the body and the built environment. Through oil pastel and collage pieces, the works move between figure and place. Periphery centers hooded figures whose presence in everyday spaces carries tension. Gesture and posture hold a sense of awareness shaped by how they are seen. The body language of the figures move between comfort, concealment, and projection. RED shifts to neighborhoods shaped by redlining. Fragmented landscapes and repeated structures reflect uneven conditions across space.

Kirk Maynard is an artist and educator who is originally from Brooklyn, New York. A second-generation Guyanese-American, Maynard’s paintings and drawings detail the political undercurrents of culture and identity in America through portraiture and composition. Often referencing American social history, his work explores the intersection between identity and politics through juxtaposition and the use of the profile.

Maynard will present a public artist’s talk, studio visits, and a workshop focusing on oil pastels. Margins in Red opens Wednesday September 23rd and runs through Saturday October 24th. The Reese Bullen Gallery is free and open to the public Wed/Thurs 12pm-6pm, Fri/Sat 11am-2pm, and by appointment.