The Arthur Roger Gallery is pleased to present ALTERED STATES, an umbrella exhibition bringing together three distinct presentations that examine transformation through light, perception, memory, and technology. Featuring artists whose practices have largely developed outside the traditional commercial gallery system, the exhibition highlights visionary approaches that challenge conventional boundaries between art, experience, and innovation.
The exhibitions will be on view from August 1 through September 12, 2026. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, August 1, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM in conjunction with White Linen Night.
The second exhibition, Vignettes of an Autistic Mind, introduces the first public exhibition of drawings by New Orleans artist and musician Ché Reed. Working primarily in ink on handmade paper, Reed creates intricate compositions that reflect decades of sustained artistic practice.
A graduate of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, Reed continued his studies in both visual art and music at Southern University at New Orleans while maintaining a lifelong commitment to drawing and tenor saxophone. Under the mentorship of the legendary saxophonist and educator Edward “Kidd” Jordan, Reed embraced the improvisational language of avant-garde jazz, developing an artistic practice in which visual rhythms parallel musical expression. His drawings reveal an intensely personal visual language—iterative, layered, and remarkably precise—offering insight into a mind where memory remains vividly intact. A respected figure within New Orleans’ musical community and a member of the distinguished Mayfield family, Reed has been described by Wynton Marsalis as “the incorruptible Ché.”
