# Event Details - **Event Name**: Casselberry Sculpture House Presents: "Homebodies" - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 14 Jan, 2026 at 09:00 am – Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 pm - **Event Description**: New Works by UCF MFA Emerging Media Candidates- Kaitlin Kirsch and Lenee PetersonOn view through March 13, 2026, Monday through Friday, 9 AM - 4 PM. The Casselberry Sculpture House is proud to present Homebodies, a new two-person exhibition by Kaitlin Kirsch and Lenee Peterson, current third-year candidates in the University of Central Florida’s MFA in Emerging Media, Studio Art & Design Track.Working across painting, sculpture, embroidery, mixed media, poetry, and film, Kirsch and Peterson each explore the emotional terrain of domestic life—its memories, tensions, hauntings, and the personal mythologies that grow from home. Their practices intersect through themes of family dynamics, childhood, innocence, nostalgia, and the psychological imprint of place, while diverging into distinct visual worlds.This exhibition marks an important stage in their MFA journey, supported by thesis committees of three UCF faculty members, including artist and educator Bobby Aiosa, who serves on both.Homebodies examine the home as both sanctuary and battleground—a site of comfort, contradiction, secrecy, and transformation. Through intimate materials, domestic objects, Southern Gothic influences, and immersive installations, the two artists construct environments that are at once familiar and unsettling.The exhibition includes:• floor- and wall-based works• sculptural and textile-based installations• paintings rooted in memory and myth• embroidery, altered linens, and found domestic materials• video art and mixed media objectsKAITLIN KIRSCHDomestic Surfaces · Embroidered Tension · Memory as ArchitectureVisual artist Kaitlin Kirsch creates domestic environments shaped by the loss of relationships, places, and time. Through painting, embroidery, sculpture, and poetry, she crafts mood rather than narrative, aiming to create “something out of place”—a subtle rupture that exposes the psychological atmosphere inside a home.Kirsch alters readymade objects, transforms curtains and linens, and uses color palettes tied to her personal history. Her work explores how individuals attempt to exert control over their environments during moments of emotional instability, transforming the interiors of home into spaces of introspection and symbolic storytelling.Her practice examines the shifting dynamics of her life and the homes that have held her—physically and emotionally—over time.LENEE PETERSONSouthern Gothic · Familial Lore · Cycles of PowerLenee Peterson works in the immersive visual language of Southern Gothic and folk horror, drawing on motifs such as deep woods, grotesque figures, rural mythologies, and unsettling landscapes. Their paintings, sculptures, and video works explore the complexities of family lore, generational patterns, and cycles of power.Peterson describes their artistic aim as cultivating radical empathy, inviting viewers to confront how childhood experiences and subtle moments of imbalance reverberate through adulthood. By evoking eerie atmospheres reminiscent of American backwoods folklore, Peterson creates emotionally charged spaces where vulnerability and tension coexist.Although Kirsch and Peterson’s visual vocabularies diverge—soft domestic interiors versus uncanny Southern landscapes—they meet in their exploration of:• memory and its distortions• complicated family histories• the unspoken tensions of home• innocence, rupture, and reconciliation• constructing new stories from old woundsHomebodies offer two parallel yet entangled perspectives on how environments shape identity—and how art becomes a way to reclaim, reinterpret, or unravel those spaces.UCF’S MFA PROGRAMBoth artists are in year three of UCF’s three-year thesis-based MFA program. This third-year thesis exhibition will be followed by a thesis defense held within the exhibition space itself. Homebodies serve as a critical development phase in their research, offering a platform for community engagement and experimental presentation.Also check out other Arts events in Casselberry, Exhibitions in Casselberry, Fine Arts events in Casselberry. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/casselberry/casselberry-sculpture-house-presents-homebodies-tickets/80002611984095 - **Event Categories**: exhibitions, art, fine-arts, literary-art, entertainment, storytelling - **Slot details of has slots**: - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Casselberry - **state**: FL - **country**: United States - **location**: Casselberry Sculpture House, 120 Quail Pond Circle, Casselberry, FL, USA - **lat**: 28.6777750000 - **long**: -81.3278455000 - **full address**: Casselberry Sculpture House, 120 Quail Pond Circle, Casselberry, FL, USA, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Casselberry Sculpture House Presents: "Homebodies" - **Image URL**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb696800b014188.jpg ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Casselberry Sculpture House Presents: "Homebodies" being held? - **A:** Casselberry Sculpture House Presents: "Homebodies" takes place on Wed, 14 Jan, 2026 at 09:00 am to Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Casselberry Sculpture House, 120 Quail Pond Circle, Casselberry, FL, USA, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Casselberry Sculpture House Presents: "Homebodies"? - **A:** Casselberry Sculpture House Presents: "Homebodies" is organized by City of Casselberry. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Casselberry Sculpture House Presents: "Homebodies" is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Casselberry, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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