Junk Drawer, featuring Chad Kessler & Hawke Trackler, draws from DIY culture, skate aesthetics, and street art. This exhibition celebrates imperfections and the transformative potential of everyday materials. Both Chad and Hawke explore the idea that art can emerge from anywhere and anything. They embrace the idea of beauty in everyday objects and experiences. Junk Drawer  invites you to take a closer look at not only the work in the gallery, but also, the objects surrounding you everyday.

Hawke Trackler - So I gifted myself the art alias of “Two Brainz” 12 years ago and I do mostly street art but try all mediums of art. I also went to The Art Institute of Pittsburgh on a full ride scholarship for film making and editing. I love photography as well so I like my work to be documented in my fashion but also love when others share their photos of my art. It's fun to see what people will respond to or just walk by everyday and never notice. I’ve had a bunch of people tell me my work was a highlight of their day when they found it. It is always fun to make art that talks to others. I am not the most detail oriented artist but I am also usually painting something with obscure or with odd textures or whatever. I have multiple different lanes I take with my art so I'd be looking to bring it all together as one and see what I can come up with

Chad Kessler - The term “Self Taught” is a somewhat misleading one. We all learn, borrow and steal ideas from others and put the pieces together in a way that makes sense to us. I recently had a friend describe my work as “Aleatoric”. Aleatoric: adjective: ale·​a·​tor·​ic | \ ˌā-lē-ə-ˈtȯr-ik , -ˈtär- \ Definition of aleatoric : characterized by chance or indeterminate elements. Aesthetics is always at the forefront and I’ve always been drawn to grit, decay and random beauty in the world. I love incorporating found objects but have no qualms finding an image online and manipulating it to fit what I’m after for a piece. Largely influenced by DIY skate, punk and street culture, my work bounces between having a direct message and something a little more vague, inviting the viewer to find their own story. As for the process itself, I almost exclusively work on wood panels I build myself. Starting with an abstract base of acrylic and spray paint, I’ll then build up layers through a combination of collage, image transfers, photography and found objects.