“How I See Her” Exhibition in DAA Gallery at Old Storehouse Art Fall 2025

How I See Her will display in the DAA Gallery at Old Storehouse Art September 13th - October 12.

Dahlonega Arts Alliance is proud to announce that How I See Her—a riveting exhibition featuring work from up and coming local artists Isabella Martino, Aida Alarcón, and Juleah Everglade whose work depicts their shared experience living together post-graduation through their perspective as women, roommates, and creative professionals—will be on display in the DAA Gallery at Old Storehouse Art this upcoming Fall. This remarkable collection of paintings is centered around the root of girlhood and how female friends see the best in each other, encouraging us to then see that same perspective of ourselves. This exhibition features portraits the girls did of themselves and of each other, lending to the different perspectives they each have of one another. How I See Her illustrates the overarching theme of healing while celebrating the inner child, the power of female friendships, and romanticizing their experience of living life together.

(L-R) Everglade, Alarcón, and Martino’s shared home is the center of How I See Her—a collection built around female friendships and identity through multiple perspectives.

Martino, Alarcón, and Everglade—dubbing themselves “The Gail Girls”—built the remarkable collection from their experiences as close friends and UNG alumnae who moved into the same home in Gainesville, GA during the end of summer in 2023. Their home quickly became a working studio and place of solace - filled with sleepovers on the couch, hosting intimate get-togethers, binging NPR Tiny Desks, elaborate meals made from scratch, and late night painting sessions...all leading to the conception of this body of work. Alarcón writes:

We each completed a self portrait with the intention of defining our own narrative in how we are presented to the world. Whereas the portraits we depict of each other reveal the unfound beauty that we don’t always see in ourselves. This act of deep understanding highlights how women embody the capability to form meaningful relationships and truly witness their friends. This collection of paintings also feature nostalgic iconography and personal mementos that all pertain to where we came from and where we are now, reflecting on girlhood and memories we’ve made together as women.

If We Were Girls Together is a collaborative piece featuring portraits of each artist crafted through the eyes of the others.

How I See Her actively references themes of healing while celebrating the inner child, the power of female friendships, and romanticizing this experience of living life together. The collection has recently been featured in the University of North Georgia’s Roy C. Moore Art Gallery and the Quinlan Visual Arts Center in Gainesville, GA in its entirety with selections also having been featured in exhibitions such as Fulton County Arts and Culture Program’s EmpowerHER and Artist Forum’s Am I Becoming Someone or Returning to Myself? in Atlanta, GA and Propoganda HQ’s GRL PWR in Austin, TX.

The collection will be on display at Old Storehouse Art Saturday, September 13th through Sunday, October 12th. There will be a private opening reception celebrating the collection on Saturday, September 13th at 5:00 PM at Old Storehouse Art. Members of the public are invited to a public closing reception featuring an Artist’s Talk on Sunday, October 12th at 3:00 PM at Old Storehouse Art as well.

To learn more about the artists and the exhibition, follow Isabella Martino at @frizzysalamander, Aida Alarcón at @aidas_art, Juleah Everglade at @juleahxart, and The Gail Girls all together at @the.gailgirls.