The Snarl: New Works by Erin Holscher Almazan and Anna Lee
Public Opening: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday 18 April 2026
Gallery Talk at 2:00 p.m.
Snarl, verb
1: to cause to become knotted and intertwined
2: to make excessively complicated
Snarl, noun
1: a tangle especially of hairs or thread
2: a tangled situation
Snarl, verb
1: to growl with a snapping, gnashing, or display of teeth
2: to give vent to anger in surly language
*From the Merriam-Webster Dictionary
This exhibition brings together two artist friends of thirty years, each of whom brings their voice and interpretation to the snarl. This collection of recent works by both artists is a conversation between and within, an untangling of the complexities of identity. The work is a tousle between fury and softness, expression and contemplation, proving that the philosophical, late-night conversations of our youth can tumble forward into both wisdom and rage.
About Erin Holscher Almazan
Erin Holscher Almazan is a Professor of Printmaking and Drawing at the University of Dayton in Dayton, OH. Erin is a native of North Dakota. She received her BFA in Fine Arts from Minnesota State University Moorhead and her MFA in Printmaking from Rochester Institute of Technology, in Rochester, New York. She has completed two printmaking residencies at the Frans Masereel Centrum in Kasterlee, Belgium. Erin’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Her work has been most recently featured in a solo exhibition of paintings, What These Arms Hold, at the Contemporary Dayton and a traveling group exhibition of work by women artists titled Mirror, Mirror. She resides in Dayton with her husband and two sons.
About Anna Lee
Anna Lee is an artist, designer, educator, medium, beekeeper, and creativity coach who has helped artists of all genres expand their creative endeavors for over twenty years.
She founded Fashion Week in the Twin Cities in 2005 via the non-profit MNfashion and fashion incubator Voltage: Fashion Amplified, advocating tirelessly for a community-focused independent fashion industry in MN. She has worked in the industry in a diverse set of roles and institutions—from corporate to contract, entrepreneurial to academic. She is currently a Visiting Lecturer at North Dakota State University in the Apparel, Retail Merchandising & Design Program in the School of Design, Architecture, and Art.
She also produces multidisciplinary collaborations with creatives who want to “play” in their fields via the Gray Matter Series, teaches workshops on creativity + nature, and provides Creative Guidance Sessions for folks on the verge of a shift or expansion in their creative practice or career.
