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What was, What is, and What Will be

Artworks by Julia Johnson, Lili Call, and Iris Love

Grid collage of paintings by Julia Johnson, Lili Call, and Iris Love arranged in a square format. The images include: a hand reaching for a red bucket against a pink background; two children running along a fence near water; an oval gold-framed mirror reflecting a yellow house with a porch; two figures walking hand in hand down a stone alley between tall buildings; an oval framed still life with a mirror-like reflection over a blue and green landscape; a canal scene with gondolas between tall buildings; a decorative border with floral and patterned motifs, including a small inset painting of a betta fish; a green bowl filled with halved tomatoes on a table with dark bottles and dishware; and a weathered brown house with bare trees, bordered by a floral pink patterned frame
Gallery installation view of a long white wall densely arranged with numerous small to medium-sized artworks featuring botanical and floral motifs in a mix of media, including paintings, textiles, and mixed-media pieces. Colors range from soft pinks, greens, and yellows to blues and purples. A larger pink-toned painting depicting a landscape with tall blue flowers and a distant tree line hangs near the center.
Photograph of a crowded gallery opening reception, with numerous attendees standing and talking throughout the space. On the left wall, small botanical and floral artworks are displayed, including a pink-toned painting of tall blue flowers
Photograph of three smiling people standing against a white gallery wall with text reading 'What was, What is, and What will be — Iris Love, Lili Call, and Julia Johnson.' A small pedestal with a book sits between the first two people
Gallery wall receding into the distance, displaying small floral and botanical artworks in pinks, greens, and blues on the left. The exhibition title 'What was, What is, and What will be — Iris Love, Lili Call, and Julia Johnson' appears in black text on the right
Cluster of eleven abstract paintings arranged on a white gallery wall, each with a small wall label. A grayscale figurative painting of a seated figure sits at the center, surrounded by vividly colored abstract works in bold combinations of yellow, blue, purple, magenta, teal, and orange

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