DC Micro Exhibitions: Claire Kennedy | Chance Al-Hajji
Friday, June 26, 2026
6:00PM - 9:00PM
161 Glass St. Dallas, TX
$15 GA | Free for Members
Join Dallas Contemporary to celebrate the opening of two micro exhibitions;
Freckles by Claire Kennedy
Horses in My Dreams, Like Waves, Like The Sea by Chance Al-Hajji
Freckles is intimate and sentimental, Kennedy’s interdisciplinary practice is not afraid to explore unconventional materials. Small works made out of paper pulp, paint mixed with sand and glitter, these tchotchke sized objects walk the line between painting and sculpture. Interested in collection and organization, Kennedy’s Charms and Protection Paintings are installed in small clusters around her studio. These objects are flexible, they allow Kennedy the room to intuitively install them as she sees fit, constructing shelving and pedestals for her in-studio curio cabinet.
Horses in My Dreams, Like Waves, Like The Sea occupies a space in a high chroma, celestial universe, Al-Hajji’s folkloric story telling blends with the fantastical. Created through a daily process of reflection, their anthropomorphized horses act as vessels for growth and change within themselves. Whether they are grazing in pastoral landscapes or wading through oceans and galaxies, the characters that Al-Hajji creates live in a world of cartoonish nostalgia.
ABOUT CLAIRE KENNEDY
Claire Kennedy (she/her) is a Fort Worth-based artist originally from Cincinnati, Ohio. She currently teaches art and design courses at the Texas Christian University, Tarrant County College, and the University of North Texas. Claire has participated in artist residencies at Arts Fort Worth in Fort Worth, Texas, Nectar in Les Guilleries-Savassona, Spain, and Azule in Hot Springs, North Carolina. She has exhibited throughout Texas at Galleri Urbane, Clamp Light Gallery, Easyside, and 500X Gallery among others. She has been published in New American Paintings, VoyageDallas, and Southwest Contemporary. Claire has taught creative workshops at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Nasher Sculpture Center, and Arts Fort Worth. She is also a studio member at Easyside, an arts nonprofit located in East Fort Worth.
ABOUT CHANCE AL-HAJJI
Chance Al-Hajji (they/them) is a multinational, London-born, Austin-based interdisciplinary artist. They completed their BFA at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York in 2023. Following their thesis show at Pratt, Al-Hajji has been featured in group exhibitions in both Austin and Dallas, Texas.
ABOUT DALLAS CONTEMPORARY
Dallas Contemporary is a non-collecting arts space, a kunsthalle, with the mission to present the forefront of contemporary artistic practice and artistic production through exhibitions, performances, and public programs in order to advance the discovery and appreciation of the art of this moment. Always different. Always free.
Thanks to the support of the Eugene McDermott Foundation, Dallas Contemporary will continue to offer free admission through 2026. This program is supported in part by the city of Dallas Arts and Culture.