This exhibit catalog features fifteen figurative artists who take a close look at not only what skin looks like, but what it represents culturally and emotionally. The exhibit is hosted by Rocky Mountain College Art + Design and is curated by artists Irene Delka McCray, Tya Anthony, and Kim Putnam.

"The artists in this exhibit, Pink Progression: In Skin, ask viewers to take a look at assumptions we may harbor about what skin means to us personally and how we view those who look different form ourselves. Here we may consider the dignity of humans in a bright new light. If we can really see the marvelous subtleties of the skin in which our humanity is contained, with its ability to express the mystery of human emotion, perhaps then we can also share our mutual appreciation art the ability of our own skin to mend, grow, and express ourselves." —Tree Bernstein*

Participating Artists: Carol Coates, Eriko Tsogo, Irene Delka McCray, Jade Phillips, James Overstreet, Joseph Schwebach, Julie Puma, Kim Putnam, Lee LaBier, Melinda Kern, Sarah Bowling, Tony Ortega, Tya Anthony, William Stoehr, Xi Zhang

Thank you to Chief Curator of the Philip J. Steele Gallery Rick Dailey, gallery staff, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, and all participating artists + curators for creating this dynamic, meaningful exhibit.

*This excerpt comes from Tree Bernstein's essay for "Pink Progression: In Skin." Bernstein is an author, poet, artist, Professor of writing and literature, and RMCAD Alumni.