Join us at Alto Gallery (3773 Walnut St, Denver, CO 80216) on Friday, August 7, 2026 from 6 - 10 PM for the opening reception of LightWait, a duo exhibition by Denver-based artists Mindy Bray and Jessica Forrestal and guest curated by Drew Austin. This exhibition marks the first show at our new location on Walnut St. Free event and refreshments, open to the public. On view August 7 - 29.

CURATORIAL STATEMENT

This collaborative exhibition from artists Jessica Forrestal and Mindy Bray explores the power of patience, deep looking, and dichotomous thinking. Derived from a play on words stemming from lightweight, a term that speaks to efficiency, low tolerance, or physical lightness, LightWait privileges slowness and intentional specificity through the act of looking and recontextualizing.

Though the work of Forrestal and Bray’s individual practices result in visually different work, there is a connecting thread that compounds when in close…