The CoLab Collage Artists

The “CoLab Collage Artists” exhibition brings together nine DMV-area artists who have collaborated for the third consecutive year at Reston Art Gallery and Studios (RAGS) on historic Lake Anne in Reston. Running from June 6 through 28, 2026, the show highlights collage as a collaborative medium, featuring more than twenty individual artist collages, several large collaborative collaged sculptures, and thirty small collaborative collaged sculptures. The artists—Parinaz Bahadori, Jennifer Duncan, Rosemarie Forsythe, Doug Fuller, Julia Malakoff, Molly McCracken, Marthe McGrath, Jennifer Penick, and Doug Schulte—each incorporate collage techniques into their diverse individual styles, using a wide range of paints, paper, fabrics, and found and handcrafted materials. Many works incorporate text, either to directly express ideas through words and phrases or to transform letters and fonts into forms, patterns, and textures, inviting viewers to engage with language sensorially and intellectually. The group’s latest collaborative piece repurposes IKEA table legs as armatures for collage applications to create multiple collaged “Text Blocks.” Artists will give live demonstrations throughout the month as they continue work on “Text Blocks” in the gallery. Proceeds from sales of “Text Blocks” and large collaborative pieces will be donated to Cornerstones, a local nonprofit that connects people in need with housing, childcare, food, and financial support.

When: June 6 through 28, 2026. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays, 12 to 5 p.m.
Showtimes: Open gallery hours during those days.
Special events: Create a collaged postcard with the artists on Sunday, June 14, from 2 to 4 p.m. Closing reception on Sunday, June 28, from 3 to 5 p.m.
Tickets: Free and open to the public; no price information provided.
Artists: Parinaz Bahadori, Jennifer Duncan, Rosemarie Forsythe, Doug Fuller, Julia Malakoff, Molly McCracken, Marthe McGrath, Jennifer Penick, and Doug Schulte.
Run time: Exhibition runs from June 6 through 28; open during stated hours.
Ages: Not specified; likely all ages.
Venue: Reston Art Gallery and Studios (RAGS), 11400 Washington Plaza West, Reston, Virginia 20190.
Contact: Jennifer Duncan at jdduncan59@gmail.com for more information.
Note: The group also showed at the Fred Schnieder Gallery in Arlington during the summer of 2024. Proceeds from sales of “Text Blocks” and large collaborative pieces benefit Cornerstones.