

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Opening Reception: Dana Lynn Harper & Brian Fencl
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 02 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri, 02 Jan, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for the first Walk All Over Waterloo of 2026! 

Opening Reception: Friday, January 2, 6-9PM 
In the Main Gallery: Dana Lynn Harper, Rituals of Return
In the Cafe: Brian Fencl, Strange Vases

In Rituals of Return, Ohio-based artist Dana Lynn Harper explores the windows and barriers that separate her from her family history. Combining the distinctive textures of paper clay, velvet, rice, pearls, dried flowers, and masses of glass beads, she creates a series of veiled portraits. Centered on the transformative experience of immigration, Harper aims not only to honor her family’s stories but to deepen a cultural connection to her ancestors. Dana Lynn Harper holds a BFA in Art &amp; Technology from The Ohio State University (2009), and received her MFA from Penn State University (2013), where she was awarded the Bunton-Waller Fellowship. Harper also received a 2025 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award. 


Also on view in the Waterloo Arts Cafe is Brian Fencl: Strange Vases. Fencl’s "Strange Vases" series is a tribute to his grandmother who suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease. Strange Vases is an exhibition of small oil paintings that feature her curious arrangements - flowers stuck in a container of Lysol wipes, or a bouquet placed into a half-filled bear-shaped container of honey. Brian Fenci is based in Wheeling, West Virginia, and is a Professor of Art at West Liberty University.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/east-cleveland/opening-reception-dana-lynn-harper-and-brian-fencl/200029425147428
- **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 21

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029425147428?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=east+cleveland-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: East Cleveland
- **state**: OH
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 15605 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland, OH, United States, Ohio 44110
- **lat**: 41.5713
- **long**: -81.5717
- **full address**: 15605 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland, OH, United States, Ohio 44110, 15605 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland, OH 44110-1657, United States, East Cleveland

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Waterloo Arts (https://allevents.in/org/waterloo-arts/26197669)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 02 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 15605 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland, OH, United States, Ohio 44110, 15605 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland, OH 44110-1657, United States, East Cleveland
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Waterloo Arts
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, exhibitions, fine-arts
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Opening Reception: Dana Lynn Harper & Brian Fencl ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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