Monica Yother – Between Notes
September 24 - November 22
First Floor Ramp Gallery
This exhibition round includes works provided by Monica Yother which will be on view in the First Floor Ramp Gallery from September 24 - November 22, 2025. Lowe Mill A&E invites patrons and art lovers to join us for Open Studio Night, a building-wide experience when our over 150 studios will be open to the public. The evening also includes receptions for all seven of our gallery spaces. This series gives the public a chance to meet and interact with visiting artists and discuss their work as it is on display and available for purchase. Come out, enjoy a pleasant evening, and maybe you’ll find that special piece of art that speaks to you! The Open Studio Night reception is Saturday, November 22 from 5-7 pm.
About the Exhibit:
For over a decade, Monica Yother has painted dance figures that focus on movement, emotion, strength, and grace— capturing the dance itself rather than the dancer. In this new body of work, however, she shifts her gaze beyond the performance to the performer. On stage, the dancer often becomes nearly transparent—what we witness on stage is the story and the character brought to life through choreography and costume, rather than the individual behind it. Yother is intrigued by the concept of “the transparent dancer,” aiming to reveal a glimpse of the person beneath the performance.
Rather than present the dancers on a stage with wooden floor and fabric curtains, she chose to suggest the world that the dancer’s character might inhabit. Instead of a heavy curtain that hides the scene from the audience, we see semi-transparent fabric that flows behind and in some cases in front of the figure, to suggest the transparency of the dancer.
It is the intention of this selection of works to look at ballet through a different lens, and observe dancers caught between movement, between notes.
About the Artist:
Monica Yother is primarily an oil painter, focusing on dance figures, though she does enjoy painting animals and birds. Since 2008 she has been the resident artist for Huntsville Ballet, creating art work for the organization that has become the brand. She is currently working on an MFA with a concentration in painting and drawing. Monica lives in Huntsville, Alabama and has a studio where she teaches classes and workshops.