RENO, NEV.- Stremmel Gallery will present an exhibition of new works by painters Linda Infante Lyons and Jon Farber, on view from September 4 – October 4, 2025. The exhibition marks the first show for both artists at Stremmel Gallery.

Linda Infante Lyons, a registered Alutiiq Alaska Native, blends European religious iconography—like halos and sacred poses—with Alutiiq cultural motifs. Her simplified forms and tranquil landscapes evoke spiritual depth, often portraying still, expansive scenes devoid of human presence. Rooted in Alutiiq cosmology, her work reflects the belief that all things—living or inanimate—possess a soul, using light, color, and balance to express this unseen spiritual energy.

Lyons earned a degree in biology at Whitman College, WA, and studied art at the Vila del Mar Fine Arts Institute in Chile. Her work can be found in the permanent collections of the Allen Memorial Art Museum and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Linda has received various awards, including a Joan Mitchell grant, the Native Arts and Culture Foundation fellowship, and the Bennett Prize 3.0 finalist award. She has been selected as an artist-in-residence at Denali National Park, Meyer of Munich in Germany, and at the Santa Fe Art Institute in New Mexico. Linda currently resides in Anchorage, Alaska, and shares a studio with her husband, British artist, Graham Dane.

Jon Farber’s abstract paintings and meandering line gestures explore the instinctive and subconscious. Influenced by surrealism and the emotional terrain of nursing, he uses line, color, and texture as intuitive language. His works unfold from silent beginnings, guided by muscle memory and mood, becoming raw, unedited maps of thought and memory. Rooted in process over outcome, each piece invites quiet reflection—offering something wordless yet familiar.

A Reno resident, Farber holds six academic degrees, three in the arts and three in nursing, and brings a rare blend of technical skill, life experience, and creative vision to his work. He divides his time amongst teaching at the University of Nevada, Reno, practicing nursing, caring for his young son, exploring the Sierra trails, and creating art in his home studio.