Gallery Address and Phone
115 S. Adams Street, Spokane, WA 99201 - 509-863-9904
Trackside Gallery and Studios are usually Open Wed - Fri. 11:00 - 5:00, but please CALL OR TEXT US to confirm.
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Trackside would like to thank all our patrons for loving clay and walking through our doors to dig through and purchase from our shelves and pedestals.
May 1 - 30, 2026 - “Derivations” Bri Covert & Connor Kelly
Revealed Through Removal, Screen Prints by Bri Covert, Turned and Carved Wood Vessels by Connor Kelly
Opening Receptions: First Friday, May 1, 5 - 8 pm, Saturday, May 2, noon - 4 pm.
Bri Covert - Artist Statement
Raised in the Pacific Northwest and now based in Spokane, Washington, Bri Covert is a printmaker working primarily in relief and screen printing. Bri earned her B.A. in English and her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in 2023 from Gonzaga University, followed by a Master’s in Teaching in 2024, an academic path that continues to inform both her conceptual and material approach to artmaking. Alongside her studio practice, Bri works full-time as an English Language Arts and Fine Arts teacher at the Spokane Juvenile Detention Center. Bri’s presence in the community also extends to mural work throughout Spokane, with pieces installed on private properties and local businesses.
Bri’s personal work centers on the exploration of derivation—an ongoing inquiry into the layered question of who she comes from. Figures, faces, and other repeated motifs emerge and re-emerge across her work, echoing the creation of her identity. Influenced by her background in language and storytelling, Bri approaches image-making as a visual language, where meaning is constructed through interwoven layering.
Printmaking offers a natural framework for this exploration. Through variable editions, Bri manipulates and reshapes images, allowing relationships between figures to shift from one print to the next, each iteration offering a new perspective that resists fixed conclusions. In this way, Bri’s work becomes both a personal investigation and an open-ended dialogue, inviting viewers to consider their own idea of self.
Connor Kelly - Artist Statement
I am a Spokane, WA based woodturner inspired by ancient vessels centered around gathering and ceremony. My work considers what happens when these forms are reimagined in wood. Guided by the material, my process-driven approach combines woodturning and carving to transform each section of timber into objects that feel deeply aged and antiquated.
Each form is turned on the lathe with intentional excess and gradually refined through carving, allowing handles and details to emerge from the body of the vessel itself. Working with green wood introduces an element of responsiveness and unpredictability, where grain, moisture, and movement guide the final form. Through surface treatments using natural pigments and fire, the work carries a subtle nod to traditional ceramics while remaining grounded in the physical language of wood.
My work invites you to experience a renewed dialogue between past and present, offering space for reflection in a modern culture often removed from the enduring quality of craft. Each piece embodies transformation of material, form, and meaning, echoing the spirit and traditions of cultures past.