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THERE IS A BOX

Laura Johnson

August 14–September 5, 2026​

Installation view of There Is A Box, a contemporary art exhibition by Laura Johnson at Gallery SG in Omaha

What happens when we look beyond the box?

There Is A Box invites us to question the structures we accept, the assumptions we make, and the boundaries we imagine.

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The inaugural exhibition of Gallery SG.

THE EXHIBITION

There Is A Box begins with a simple idea: there is always a box.

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A structure. An expectation. A boundary. A way of seeing that feels fixed simply because it is familiar.

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Through a series of geometric compositions, the exhibition explores the structures, expectations, and assumptions that shape how we move through the world. Each work begins with the same basic premise—a box within a box—but what happens inside, around, and because of that structure continually changes.

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Using bold color, repetition, pattern, and variation, Laura plays with the tension between structure and possibility. Some compositions work comfortably within their boundaries. Others push against them, disrupt them, obscure them, or make the boundary itself part of the story.

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The simplicity of the forms leaves room for something more personal. The boxes become visual metaphors for the roles we inhabit, the expectations we carry, the patterns we repeat, and the assumptions we rarely think to question.

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There Is A Box is not necessarily about escaping the box. Sometimes structure gives us something to work with. Sometimes a boundary needs to be challenged. And sometimes the most interesting possibilities emerge simply because we choose to look at what is already there differently.

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There is a box.

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What happens next is up to you.

Along The Spectrum, geometric artwork by Laura Johnson from the There Is A Box exhibition

Along The Spectrum, 2026

Orange, Sliced, geometric artwork by Laura Johnson from the There Is A Box exhibition at Gallery SG

Orange, Sliced, 2026

Wild Side, geometric artwork by Laura Johnson from the There Is A Box exhibition at Gallery SG

Wild Side, 2026

Laura Johnson, artist of There Is A Box and founder of Gallery SG in Omaha, Nebraska

Photo courtesy of Laura Johnson

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Laura Johnson is an Omaha-based artist and founder of Gallery SG. Her creative practice is rooted in curiosity and in the belief that creativity takes courage—the courage to question assumptions, embrace uncertainty, and see familiar things in new ways.

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Working primarily with color, geometric forms, repetition, and structure, Laura explores perspective, patterns, and possibility. Her work often begins with something deliberately simple—a shape, a boundary, a repeated form—and then asks what can happen when the expected rules are challenged.

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Laura’s approach to art is also informed by a career spent leading people and organizations through change. Across both worlds, she is drawn to the space between structure and possibility: what happens when we reconsider the boundaries we have been given, shift our perspective, or allow ourselves to imagine a different answer.

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As the founder of Gallery SG, Laura extends that philosophy beyond her own studio practice, creating a space where art becomes a catalyst for curiosity, conversation, and new ways of seeing.

VISIT GALLERY SG

OPENING NIGHT

LAST LOOK

FINAL LOOK

Friday, August 14

6:00 - 9:00 pm

Friday, September 4

6:00 - 9:00 pm

Saturday, September 5

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

We hope you'll join us.

WE DO NOT SEE THINGS AS THEY ARE,
WE SEE THEM AS WE ARE.
  
- Anais Nin

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