DC Gallery Tours: Nature of Things

Date: Saturday, August 8, 2026

Time: 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Location: Nature of Things

Address: 3002A Commerce St. Dallas, TX 75226

(orange door to the left of Deep Vellum Bookstore)

Earthlicker
Clint Bargers & Ellen Khansefid

Nature of Things is pleased to present Earthlicker, featuring paintings by LA-based Ellen Khansefid and sculptural wall works by Dallas-area-based Clint Bargers, on view from June 27 – August 15, 2026.

This exhibition explores a fetishistic gaze through Khansefid’s interest in celebrity, erotica, and internet sub-cultures, while Bargers’ sculptures engage with body modification—through use of ear gauge eyelets, tribal tattoo design, and hollowed-out forms—they can be seen through or only from the sides.

Clint Bargers (b. 1984, Colorado Springs, CO) lives and works in Irving, Texas. In 2007 he received his BA in Visual Studies from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Bargers received an MFA in Sculpture in 2021 from TCU in FT. Worth, Texas. Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas awarded Bargers their 2024 artist grant. In 2021 Bargers received the Mercedes Benz emerging artist grant. In 2019 his work was shown in New York’s Proto Gomez gallery in the show Fresh Blood. His work has been shown in Illinois, California, New York, Texas, England and Italy.

Ellen Khansefid (b. 1992, Los Angeles, CA) lives and works in Los Angeles. Working primarily in drawing and painting, Khansefid’s focus resides in figuration, pulling themes from art history and personal experience. She draws reference from printed media and pop culture. She earned a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2014.