Summer Exposure 2025!
Link & Pin is pleased to offer five two-week exhibitions featuring a variety of media: paint, collage, print, and more. Artist receptions will be held on the first Saturday of each session from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the gallery. All are welcome to join for light refreshments and artist talks. Closing reception, Sunday, June 22, 3-5.
Regular gallery hours for the summer are Friday - Sunday, 1-5.
Second Session: Opening Reception: July 12th, 5-8pm
Exhibition Dates: July 11th-July 20th
Artists: Tatiana Nikolova-Houston | Paige Booth | Christopher Hynes
Tatiana Nikolova-Houston is a Bulgarian artist who re-creates and re-interprets Byzantine and South Slavic iconography and manuscript illumination in order to educate Western audiences about the simple and meaningful illuminations of Slavic scribes. She uses gold and metallic inks and acrylic paints, embellished by Swarovski crystals. These illuminations reflect the joy of spirituality, emphasizing the themes of the Light Within and Without and the Tree of Life as major inspirations. Nikolova-Houston has participated in 92 juried and 37 solo exhibitions in the U.S., Canada, Netherlands, Lebanon, and Bulgaria, as well as many art festivals and bazaars. Her sacred illuminations and iconography are featured in books, journals, and music CD liners.
Paige Booth is a collage artist and longtime Austin resident. She is interested in texture, color, history, memory, and the tactile qualities of paper. As Austin speeds headlong into all things new, she finds joy in collecting paper that has acquired patina and evokes nostalgia. Booth comes to art-making after a long career in marketing and advertising. Her practice is informed by years of working as the business strategist alongside designers and writers. She’s happy to be flexing her own creative muscles now. Her collage art has been shown at Georgetown's Art Hop, Art for the People Gallery, McLennon Pen Co., the Austin Studio Tour, and the Art04 Studio Tour.
Christopher Hynes’ work is all about storytelling–his assemblages, sculptures, collages, and pigmented plasters all bear a narrative element. Through observing, reinterpreting, repurposing, and reimagining objects, materials and artifacts, he creates visual poems that are sometimes political and serious, sometimes whimsical and humorous, but always with purpose and intent. Hynes has had numerous group and one-man shows in Texas, New York, D.C., and other cities. His work is in many private collections across the United States. He’s lived in Austin since 1984
Third Session: July 25th-August 3rd
Artists: Jamie Brindley | Christina Green-Martinez | Jesse Sublett
Fourth Session: August 8th-August 17th
Artists: Ruth Lauer | Virginia Headley Maserang | Heather Lecheler
Fifth Session: August 22nd-August 31st
Artists: Rachel Morgan | Carlie Pearson | Amy Xin | Christie Stockstill
First Session: June 13th-June 22nd
Artists: Zezelia Olson | Xiao Zeng | Mike Smoller
Zezelia Olson. Olson is a visual artist based in Austin, Texas whose intricate drawings explore the quiet tension between simplicity and complexity. Rooted in an intuitive, meditative practice, Olson’s work reflects a deep curiosity about the layered nature of time, experience, and the human journey. Each piece begins with a single line guided not by a fixed blueprint but by the fluid dialogue between hand, mood, and moment. This evolving process mirrors the structure of life itself: unpredictable, shaped by unseen forces, yet ultimately coherent and meaningful. Olson's drawings are both contemplative and expansive, inviting viewers to pause and reflect on the subtle, often overlooked decisions and rhythms that compose a day, a month, a year. Her work reminds us that beauty and significance are not always found in grand gestures, but in the quiet accumulation of simple acts and moments.
Xiao Zeng. Zoee is a painter whose work is deeply influenced by her upbringing in China and her later experiences in the United States. Drawing inspiration from the vibrant memories of her childhood, she captures the essence of simplicity and playfulness that often gets lost in adulthood.Her art marries the minimalist elegance of Eastern aesthetics with the bold, colorful expressions of Western styles. Through whimsical interpretation of childhood memories, Zoee aims to evoke a sense of nostalgia and joy, inviting viewers to reconnect with the beauty found in everyday moments. In a world that often rushes past the mundane, her paintings serve as a gentle reminder of the magic inherent in simplicity. By celebrating the innocence and wonder of formative years, Zoee hopes to inspire a renewed appreciation for the subtle joys that surround us.
Mike Smoller. Mike Smoller is an abstract artist currently living and working in Austin, Texas, who began his journey in the art world at the age of 14 by purchasing a fine art copy of Picasso's Femme starting a life long love affair with abstract art. His earliest works (which date from the 1970's) were strongly influenced by Agam, Stella and Vasarely, and consist of hard edge geometrics. As his art matured his style became more organic using forms which still reflected his fascination with the interplay of color and composition.