The Knoxville Museum of Art proudly presents Eco Tone: Courtney Egan Featuring Collaborations with Natori Green, on view June 16-August 27, 2023, with an opening reception will take place on Friday, June 16, from 5:30-7:30 pm. The artists will be in attendance. This free event is open to the public with a cash bar. In addition to the exhibition opening that evening, the museum will host its monthly Alive After Five concert series beginning at 6:30 pm. Alive After Five Coordinator Brian Clay will be performing a tribute concert to the music of Maze featuring Frankie Beverly. Tickets are $20 for KMA members and $25 for non-members.

Courtney Egan is a New Orleans-based digital media artist, photographer, and naturalist who blends botanical art with sculpture and digital technologies. Eco Tone is a show of Egan’s botanically-themed, projected artworks, including new pieces in collaboration with artist Natori Green. The ethereal projections–converging on walls, floors, and sculptural elements and occasionally interactive–are inspired by the growing frequency of human exposure to nature via computers or television. Egan explains the fundamental irony of the experience, stating, “We get closer and farther away from the natural world simultaneously when we experience it through a technological lens.” Native Plant Rescue Squad (NPRS) also collaborated with the artists to select botanical elements for the latest artworks to highlight the rich diversity of the native flora in East Tennessee.