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Clara DeGalan and Ryan Herberholz: "Dumb Supper" Artist Talk and Closing Reception

November 13, 2025
A poster for a group art exhibition titled "Dumb Supper" featuring three artists: Clara Degalan, Jessica Wildman Katz, and Ryan Herberholz. The poster displays three individual vertical artworks side-by-side: a painting of bare trees and a bright sky on the left, an image of a small illuminated house sculpture on the wall in the center, and a vibrant painting of lush greenery on the right. Contact information, gallery location (Office Space Gallery, Detroit), and event dates (Oct 25th - Dec 13th) are listed at the bottom.

Work by Stamps alumni Clara DeGalan (BFA ​’02) and Ryan Herberholz (BFA ​’12) is featured in Dumb Supper, on view through December 13 at Office Space Gallery in Detroit. 

Dumb Supper refers to an ancient Celtic tradition of hosting a meal that is prepared and eaten in silence. The practice is often observed near the Samhain Festival where the Celts believed the veil between this world and the other-world was very thin.

This three person show explores themes that resonate with autumn — the bounty of nature in harvest season, the liminal spaces where portholes between worlds open, and a sense of the uncanny. The artists work with flashes and ideas of landscape and dwelling filtered through the uncanny valley, as we might gaze through a veil into another realm that resembles ours, but with obscured landmarks. Themes of loss, wonder, locality, initiation, and fairy tale thread through various media and bodies of work.

Dumb Supper: Recent Works by Clara Degalan, Jessica Wildman Katz and Ryan Herberholz
Office Space Gallery 2870 East Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48202
Exhibition Dates: October 25 — December 13, 2025
Artist talk: Saturday, November 22, 1 p.m.
Closing Reception: Saturday, December 13, 5 – 9 p.m.
Gallery Hours: Saturdays, noon‑5 p.m.