07/07/2026
portals + pathways, a solo exhibition by Holly Kranker opens this Friday, July 10 from 6-10pm!
Holly Kranker’s recent sculptures explore the interplay between place, memory, and the suspension of time through diverse mediums and materials. She engages with seemingly mundane objects, interpreting them through a non-linear, dream-like, and irrational framework to unearth latent connections across time–past, present, and future. Central to these explorations is the concept of home—not merely as a physical location, but as an evolving entity.
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Holly’s artistic practice is a continuous dialogue between the physical and emotional
landscapes of our lives. Through the lens of home, memory, and the exploration of objects, she
seeks to capture and preserve the essence of these experiences. By reinterpreting everyday artifacts, she aims to illuminate the connections between our personal histories and the objects that shape them, celebrating the ways in which care, nostalgia, and sentimentality intertwine.
Born and raised among the Midwest Plains, Holly Kranker received her MFA in Sculpture + Experimental Media in 2025 and was recipient of a Fulbright College of Arts + Sciences Graduate Fellowship from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. She previously graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BFA and an emphasis in Commercial Art and Interior Design from Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas.
Kranker has exhibited nationally and has received awards from the Mid-South Sculpture Alliance, Birger Sandzèn Memorial Gallery in contemporary metal craft, George A. Spiva Center for the Arts in photography, and has work included in the National Park Foundation-Lewis and Clark Historic Trail permanent collection. She has been an artist-in-residence at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska City, NE. Holly has been awarded an Individual Artists Fellowship through the Nebraska Arts Council, and has received an Amplify Arts Micro Grant.