DAYTON, OH.- The Contemporary Dayton announced the revival of our ten-plus year tradition of the Member’s Spotlight Exhibitions that celebrate the vibrant creativity of our local and regional artist community. Open to all current artist members, this ongoing series offers participants the unique opportunity to present a focused body of work in a solo exhibition curated by Heather Jones, Curator and Director of Programs and Engagement. Each exhibition is installed in The T. Chase Hale & Jonathan A. Hale Gallery and remains on view for one month, opening with a public reception on the first Wednesday and continuing through the last Saturday of the month. These exhibitions not only highlight the diverse practices and perspectives of our members but also provide a professional platform for artists to gain visibility and engage directly with audiences. Most artworks are available for purchase, with proceeds supporting both the artist and The Contemporary Dayton’s mission to advance equity, diversity, and access through contemporary art. Participation in the Member’s Spotlight series is one of the many valuable benefits of being an artist member of The Contemporary Dayton. Opening next week is Amy Deal: Impressions of Stillness. The exhibition will be on view November 5 - 29, 2025 at The Contemporary Dayton, located in the historic Dayton Arcade.

In Impressions of Stillness, Dayton-based artist Amy Deal invites viewers into a quiet dialogue with nature’s fleeting rhythms. Through a series of delicate monoprints unique, one-of-a-kind works–Deal transforms the simple form of a leaf into a meditation on change, renewal, and the passage of time. Each print becomes both gesture and echo, capturing the moment between presence and disappearance.

Embracing the unpredictability of the monoprint process, Deal mirrors nature’s own spontaneity, creating compositions that hover between abstraction and memory, stillness and transformation. The resulting body of work offers a contemplative experience: an invitation to pause, observe, and reflect on the impermanence that defines both art and life.

“All artworks in this exhibition are available for purchase,” said Heather Jones. “Amy’s practice embodies the meditative and organic qualities that resonate deeply with our mission: to connect artists and audiences through accessible, engaging contemporary art experiences.”

Amy Deal was born in Cranberry Prairie, Ohio, and is currently based in Dayton. She has recently exhibited in group shows featuring international artists at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and has completed artist residencies in Brooklyn, New York, and South Carolina. Deeply connected to the natural world, Deal’s work explores themes of growth, transformation, and plant life, often using abstraction as a means of interpreting nature’s quiet resilience.