"norMAL and unreMARKable" on view through Sunday, February 8 / closing reception 2/8/26, 4-6pm
norMAL and unreMARKable, an exhibition with my partner Henry G. Sanchez, is now on view at Throughline Collective Gallery through Sunday, February 8, 2026. We look forward to celebrating a fantastic run at our closing reception on Sunday, February 8, from 4-6 pm.
WHERE: 3909 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002
dates: January 9 - February 8, 2026
closing reception: sunday, february 8, from 4-6 pm
hours: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 12-6pm
Programs included:
Artist Talk: Saturday, January 17, 1-2:30pm, moderated by Dr. Weston Twardowski, Associate Director of the Center for Environmental Studies at Rice University
3 Flows: An Experimental Sound Performance: Thursday, January 22, 7-9pm. Curated and performed by Garland Fielder, with sets by John Alan Kennedy and Aga Zet
TTT: Throughline Three-Block Tour: Saturday, January 31, 1-2:30pm. Meet at Throughline at 12:45 pm for a walking tour of three Throughline member and alumni exhibitions just blocks from the gallery.
Closing Reception: Sunday, February 8, from 4-6pm.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
The title of this exhibition repurposes a comforting phrase commonly used in medical exam results that report “healthy” findings. Artists Henry G. Sanchez and Heather L. Johnson have appropriated the phrase to confront the persistence of technological and chemical solutions that humans have adopted for the maintenance of our daily lives. Considering this dichotomy to be physically and socially precarious, Johnson and Sanchez use their own experiences to question how we so often accept unconditionally the accelerating degradation of the environment, our social bonds, and consequentially, our mental and physical health. I work with embroidery and drawing to explore, through the lens of my own love of machines, the physical manifestations of environmental toxicity brought on by our dependence on technology. Henry experiments with multimedia installations to consider how his 2017 diagnosis of Stage 4 colon cancer resulted in the halting of his artistic ambitions - simultaneously opening doors for personal vision and expression.
For more information on Henry’s work visit henry-g-sanchez.com - and if you’d like to learn more about mine, visit heatherljohnson.com.
Henry G. Sanchez and Heather L. Johnson, 2025