Growing Up Wise is an exhibition of paintings, photographic image transfers, assemblage sculptures, poetry, and original music by artist, poet, and song writer Vivian Wise.

This exhibition marks a turning point in the life of the artist. According to Wise, “This moment in my timeline is the definitive closing of a book and a door. It’s a funeral pyre for the “me” who died when I decided to put down the bottle, to get well, to be honest with myself and others, and to look forward and never look back. It is part ritual, part ceremony, part confession, part pilgrimage, part wake, part celebration, and part funeral procession all culminating in the soul awakening and the beginning of the next volume of my life’s timeline. With the gratitude and love, humility and grace, courage and strength, purpose and passion learned and gained from the experiences represented by the show, Growing Up Wise, I am more Wise now than ever before. I look forward to learning more every day from those I already know and those I will meet along the journey of my life.”