Vian Sora: Outerworlds

October 10, 2025 – January 18, 2026

Chellgren Gallery and Gallery 4

Born in Baghdad and now based in Louisville, artist Vian Sora (b. 1976) creates dazzlingly layered abstractions that channel the turbulence of history, memory, and the natural world. Outerworlds—her first solo museum exhibition in the United States—assembles major works from the past ten years, charting her transformation into one of today’s most distinctive voices in painting.

Artwork credit

Vian Sora, Morphing, 2023. Oil, acrylic, and pigments on canvas, 72 x 67 inches. Image courtesy of Speed Art Museum.