Join us in one week for April’s Walk All Over Waterloo - This Spring, we are honored to feature the work of two local printmakers Zoe Brester-Pennings
@zooopy and Meryl Engler
@meryle_art .
Opening Reception: Friday, April 3, 6-9pm
Show runs: April 3 - May 16, 2026
Gallery Hours: Thurs-Saturday 12-4pm
In the Main Gallery, Zoe Brester-Pennings will be presenting Buck Soft, the third chapter of her Buck Wilde series of works. Combining elements of printmaking, found object, and the tactility of quilting, this exhibition presents a series of quilted wall hangings that loosely depicts the elusive narrative Buck Wilde. A former rodeo clown, dairy spokeswoman, and equinophobe, Buck Wilde is a wanderer who has come to roost Cleveland, Ohio. Come for the art, stay for the fun, leave with a souvenir.
Also on view in the Waterloo Arts Cafe will be When I Become A Tree, works by Meryl Engler. From the artist: “When I moved to Akron, Ohio in 2019, I became enamored with a very peculiar tree in the back parking lot of the business next door to where I lived. It really should not have been there, but I watched it grow and change with the seasons - the same way I had grown and changed over time, and noted the beauty in its stubborn resilience. And so I chose to memorialize this strange thing, commemorate its life, and in turn, give grace to my own journey.”
