The Spring Ephemeral: Alysa Cantor

Join Liberty Arts in the Durham Food Hall’s Looseleaf Gallery for a presentation of work by artist Alysa Cantor. The Spring Ephemeral takes its name from the plants that complete their entire life cycle in the fleeting window before the forest canopy closes. This collection of experimental cyanotypes and mixed media serves as a series of field notes on transience.

This exhibition is an invitation to recognize the porous exchange between our outer and inner landscapes, and to find that sustained, patient attention is the most profound way to honor the fleeting.

Alysa Cantor received an MA from Lesley University in expressive arts therapy and mental health counseling, and this background continues to shape how she approaches making. She values art as a process of connection, healing, and transformation, and is drawn to practices that reward presence and play. Much of Alysa’s work is informed by attentive, embodied ways of moving through this world—exploring new areas of the forest, observing seasonal changes, and lingering with small, often overlooked details.