“Allure” Exhibition: Lela Brunet, Cameron Bliss, Patrick Heagney, Krista Grecco, and Spencer Herr

CRITIC’S PICK: Kai Lin’s seventh exhibition this year features the work of five intriguing artists: Brunet is known for large-scale murals and street art throughout the Southeast; Bliss says his art “has always been a way for me to make sense of the world around me in the same way that dreams help us uncover what is hidden beneath the obvious surface;” Heaghney describes his body of work as “a romanticized visual representation of dissociation: zoning out, mental escape, not being present;” Herr employs nostalgia sourced from children’s books, advertisements, and art history, while Grecco is drawn to objects that have a history and a story to tell. “At home and in the studio, I surround myself with bits of nature, curiosities, and nostalgic trinkets,” he says. — Kevin C. Madigan