Carmen McNall Healers #2, 2025 Acrylic on hand-carved wood pane 36 x 48 in 91.4 x 121.9 cm
Carmen McNall Healers #2, 2025 Acrylic on hand-carved wood pane 36 x 48 in 91.4 x 121.9 cm


1275 Minnesota St / Eleanor Harwood Gallery

January 10 - February 28, 2026

Unbound Passages is a series of paintings that explores thresholds—doorways and portals that open into spaces of refuge, freedom, and continuity. These passages are not fixed in time; they move fluidly between past, present, and future, echoing ancient architectural forms that have long served as markers of transition, protection, and arrival.

Throughout the work, vessels, hands, and interior spaces function as holders of knowledge and memory. Architectural forms suggest a living library, safeguarded by caretakers entrusted with carrying wisdom forward. Quilted and woven, net-like patterns appear as visual structures of connection and protection—systems that bind, support, and hold.