Winter 2026 Opening Reception
COMP Studios
137 East Ave., Upstairs
Dec 4, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Visit COMP Studios at RoCo Upstairs to see new work by local artists and current artists-in-residence David Rose and Ian Williams!

David is exhibiting an expansion of his series The State of Ponies Under Facism. Through new paintings and a short film that use pastel ponies as autobiographical and political stand-ins, David’s work critiques contemporary bigotry and propaganda while exploring identity, belonging, and the experience of being a transgender immigrant today.

Ian is showing a new series of large-scale acrylic paintings that expand on the visual and conceptual investigations of his recent work. The project explores how process, composition, and materiality evolve through larger formats, after working at an ambitious scale for the first time at COMP.

Join us on First Friday to meet the artists, view the studio, and celebrate the end of their residency!

Learn more about COMP Studios and the artists here.