“Entangled & Ingested” Traveling Exhibition to Visit Pratt Museum in September with a Focus on Art, Science, and Policy
Homer, Alaska (June 1, 2026)
The Pratt Museum Will Host a New Special Exhibition Curated by Dr. Katharine Owens Titled “Entangled & Ingested”.
The Pratt Museum’s new special exhibition will open in the Main Gallery on September 25, 2026 and be on display through the end of the year. In honor of the exhibit, the Pratt Museum will host an opening reception on Friday, October 2 from 4 – 6pm with light refreshments and free admission to all Museum galleries.
Entangled and Ingested is an exhibition featuring more than fifty pieces from multi-media artist Dr. Katharine Owens’ series of life-sized portraits of animals harmed by plastic pollution. Her work draws attention to the devastating impact of waste on ecosystems as well as individual species and challenges viewers to confront their role in a disposable culture while encouraging a reimagining of our relationship with waste.
Each piece is made from hand-sewing unrecyclable plastic onto canvas and features a species named in scientific literature as being harmed by plastic pollution. The animals serve as both victims and witnesses, offering a visual narrative of our shared vulnerability in the face of environmental collapse. Some of the smaller pieces were created by Dr. Owens, while the largest pieces have been collaboratively constructed during public sewing workshops with communities around the world.