Wild Classified
Wild Classified is a window-based exhibition by North Pole Studio in partnership with The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, celebrating neurodivergent creativity and widening the window for more voices, stories, and ways of seeing.
Wild Classified is the result of a shared belief between North Pole Studio and The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts: that art is most powerful when all voices are included. Together, the two organizations open windows into a world shaped by neurodivergent creativity – one that is bold, imaginative, and deeply human. Through this partnership, artists with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities are centered as creative leaders, inviting audiences to see differently and expand their understanding of who artists are and what art can be. Installed across The Reser’s windows, Wild Classified offers a shared view into this vibrant creative landscape. Together, North Pole Studio and The Reser widen the window, creating space for more voices, more stories, and more ways of seeing. This collaboration reflects a mutual commitment to access, belonging, and joyful engagement with the arts. More than an exhibition, Wild Classified is an invitation: to pause, to connect, and to experience the power of creativity when difference is not only welcomed, but celebrated.
Featured Artists
Annie Rose Macer
Annie Rose Macer (b. 1984) is an indigenous Mayan artist born in Boca del Monte, Guatemala whose work is characterized by a deep passion for pattern-making and a natural affinity for color. Annie Rose began honing her skills in childhood, drawing inspiration from Tibetan influence, creating intricate mandalas. This early exposure to symmetry, repetition, and vibrant hues laid the foundation for her distinct artistic language, which weaves together organic forms with geometric precision. Her art explores subjects that evoke personal joy, including the beauty of nature, organic materials like flowers, animals, landscapes, and a variety of line-based motifs. She merges these elements into visually dynamic compositions that celebrate both the abstract and the representational. Annie Rose's creative practice spans multiple mediums, including painting, drawing, and cut paper collage. She often repurposes discarded materials, such as paint swatches and painted paper, transforming these humble materials into thoughtful works of art. Her most recognizable pieces are her large-scale "paper quilt" collages, where she meticulously layers hand-cut shapes to abstract significant subjects, imbuing them with new meaning and visual complexity. These works demonstrate her talent for combining tactile processes with bold, striking color palettes, resulting in pieces that are both visually captivating and full of emotional resonance. Through her innovative use of materials and her ability to translate personal joy into visual form, Annie Rose Macer invites viewers into a world where patterns, colors, and organic forms harmonize to reflect both cultural tradition and contemporary artistic exploration.
Dan Tran
Dan Tran (b.1986) is a multimedia artist who works across origami, drawing, painting, and ink. Dan is known by his family and community for his resilience of spirit, which is reflected in the joyful, color-rich way he captures often heavy and complex subject matter. Through his paintings, Dan interweaves his passions for cooking, flora and fauna, historical events, popular culture, and politics to form a body of work that celebrates global culture and brings awareness to social injustice. References to Vietnam are often woven throughout Dan’s work through an ongoing exploration of personal identity and homage to his culture of origin. Dan’s recent works reflect his concerns about contemporary politics, including the election, war in Ukraine, and more. His well-researched collections capture a wide variety of materials relating to each theme, including cultural icons, everyday citizens, regional and traditional food, and objects and places of significance. Additionally, Dan enjoys still-life painting and life drawing and is affectionately known as a renaissance man.
Davis Wohlford
Davis Wohlford (b. 1999) is a prolific, lifelong artist and the co-founder of North Pole Studio. As a storyteller, Davis’s work is deeply influenced by the characters, stories, and fables that resonate with him. He brings these narratives to life through a diverse range of mediums, including sculpture, painting, and fiber arts, though he is perhaps most well-known for his vibrant, large-scale mixed media paintings. These works depict a vast array of interconnected characters and fantastical subjects who inhabit North Pole Jr., a self-constructed, multidimensional magical land that Davis has developed over time. His art is a window into this imaginative world, where whimsy and complexity coexist, and every piece is a chapter in an ongoing narrative. Davis’s approach to storytelling is not limited to visual arts. In addition to his work as a painter and sculptor, he is deeply engaged in re-imagining classic books and movies. His interest in narrative extends into playwriting, filmmaking, and animation, where he seeks to reinterpret familiar tales and offer them new perspectives. This multifaceted creative practice reflects Davis’s belief in the power of storytelling as a means of both personal expression and universal connection. Whether through the visual richness of his paintings or the dynamic exploration of narrative in his written and filmed work, Davis Wohlford’s art is a reflection of his boundless imagination and his desire to craft worlds that invite others to explore and find meaning in the stories he creates.