Mary Case + Lindsy Halleckson

When you hear “landscape painting” you might think snooze, but this joint show at Wally Workman boasts two painters whose interpretations of nature veer far off course from your garden-variety Bob Ross mountain scene. Minneapolis-based Lindsy Halleckson’s mysterious gradients draw from literal scientific research – a description of her series The Leaf Portraits from the artist’s website explains that “[the] paintings correspond to the unique signature of monoterpene gases that Ponderosa pine needles emitted during photosynthesis, as studied in 2020-21 by Dr. Mj Riches.” Mary Case, hailing from Covington, La., documents the wetlands of Louisiana and the flatlands of Texas with a blurred focus on shapes and the nature of sight itself. Opening reception is Thursday from 6-8pm. – Lina Fisher