Pattern Recognition / by Ely Center of Contemporary Art

Featuring artists from our 2022 Open Call

Are our brains essentially pattern recognition machines?  We are all wired to see patterns - fractals in nature, trends in events, even behaviors that reoccur over time. Patterns help us create a sense of order and balance in our worlds, and allow us to attach meaning to objects and experiences.

Pattern recognition has been an important and powerful evolutionary tool that allows us to make meaningful connections, gain new perspectives, and increase our understanding of the world leading to new discoveries and innovations.

Explore Pattern Recognition and see how each of our featured artist reckons with life’s patterns and the meanings they ascribe to them.

Featured Artists
Lexi Arrietta
A. Bascove
Harriet Caldwell
Jeanette Compton
Cynthia Y. Cooper
Rosemary Cotnoir
Tielin Ding
Pauline Galiana
Carla Goldberg
Eliska Morsel Greenspoon
Michela Griffo
Elena Grossman
Erin Karp
Carole Kunstadt
Florence McEwin
JoAnne McFarland
Terrence Lavin
Tim Nighswander
Susan W. Rood
Linda Stillman
Catherine Vanaria
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