November 01 – February 08, 2026
About:
Artist Marie Cochran reimagines the novel “Those We Thought We Knew,” by David Joy, that explores themes of generational trauma and betrayal through the story of a young Black artist who returns to her ancestral home. This exhibition is presented in collaboration with the Bucknell Humanities Center.
Related Events:
Artist Talk with Marie Cochran
Sunday, November 02, 3 p.m.
Iron Front Event Space, 434 Market Street, Lewisburg, PA
Join us for a discussion with Marie Cochran, a native of Toccoa in the Northeast Georgia Mountains. She is the founding curator of the Affrilachian Artist Project, which celebrates the intersection of cultures in Appalachia. This event is presented in collaboration with Bucknell’s Critical Black Studies program.
Curatorial Text:
Inspired by David Joy’s novel Those We Thought We Knew, which is dedicated to the artist, Marie T. Cochran evokes a visual language that foregrounds place and the ancestral memory of the African American experience in Appalachia. Marie dedicates this exhibition to the descendants of the Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Western North Carolina and beyond.
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Installation Images:
Image Credit: Impressions Photographic Studio + Gallery