This Is How We Remember

Gallery of Dreams, in conjunction with Fort Works Art, is excited to present This is How We Remember, a solo exhibition by artist Allie Regan Dickerson. The exhibition opens on April 26, 2025, with a public reception from 6-9 pm at Fort Works Art Gallery, and is on view until May 10, 2025.

This exhibition includes new mixed-media works that combine oil, collage, and embroidery on linen. Each piece, through layering and removal, holds together an uneasy balance between memory, erasure, and repair.

Home Free, Oil on Linen, 48 x 75 in.
Image courtesy of Fort Works Art and the artist

Dickerson’s process was developed in response to the writings of Martín Prechtel, particularly his exploration of grief within the Mayan Tzutujil tradition. Grief is a necessary ritual act that honors what has been lost by praising it through expression. Prechtel writes that in the Mayan language, to grieve is to praise, and to praise is to keep the dead alive in spirit.

The opening reception is from 6-9 PM on Saturday, April 26, to welcome this captivating exhibition, inviting reflection and connection through powerful and deeply meaningful art.