Adam Cochran

Porcelain Ashtray

Second Saturday Reception February 14, 5-8pm

Axis Gallery is pleased to present Porcelain Ashtray, an exhibition of new works by Sacramento-based artist Adam Cochran. Family slides taken in the 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s have been reworked and re-imagined as oil paintings, creating intimate moments of reflection and connection.

With these paintings, Cochran has grappled with complicated familial relationships by physically recreating ostensibly happy moments from vacations, celebrations, and trips enjoyed years before the family environment he grew up knowing. He invites the viewer to experience a new kind of “slide show” — one that celebrates, critiques, and finally accepts the drama and circumstances which create the unique story of a family.

About the artist

Originally from San Diego, California, Adam Cochran is a painter now based in Sacramento. Mainly working with figuration, he explores ideas of memory, time, light, ineptitude, absence, solitude, aging, family, masculinity, and inevitability. He received his BFA from California College of the Arts in San Francisco in 2014 and his MFA from the University of California, Davis in 2019. He is currently a member of Axis Gallery in Sacramento. This is his first solo show there.

Join us at Axis Gallery, located at 625 S Street in Sacramento’s historic R Street Corridor, within the Verge Center for the Arts building. The gallery has exhibited innovative contemporary art for over 35 years and continues to serve as a vital space for artists to explore, connect, and share work outside the commercial sphere.

Gallery hours: Friday–Sunday, 12–5 PM

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