Pohoiki Gallery · Pahoa, Hawaiʻi

Cross Pollination

A Field of Living Light

A collaborative exhibition by Laura McClanahan & Alexander (Sasha) Chichagov

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 22, 2025, Noon–4pm

On view through February 2026

Exhibition Overview

A Living Field of Consciousness

Cross Pollination: A Field of Living Light is an immersive multi-room exhibition featuring over fifty large-scale acrylic paintings, displayed in pairs from same-day painting sessions between the two artists. The show unfolds as a visual symphony — a living field of consciousness expressed through color, geometry, motion, and light.

At its core, Cross Pollination explores the meeting point between two distinct yet resonant creative forces: Chichagov’s oceanic abstraction and McClanahan’s crystalline luminosity. Their dialogue reveals a unified language of spirit and matter, intuition and geometry, the fluid and the structured.

Laura McClanahan and Sasha Chichagov in the studio — Laura McClanahan & Alexander (Sasha) Chichagov in the studio, surrounded by paired works.

The Process

Nearly a Year of Same-Day Sessions

Chichagov at the easel, building his signature woven brushstroke field.

Chichagov with finished panel — Chichagov with a finished mosaic panel on the lanai studio.

McClanahan and Chichagov — McClanahan & Chichagov between sessions.

Two canvases drying side by side — the day's pair, still wet.

A finished pair: structured mosaic beside a fluid pour.

The Works

Paired Sessions

Each spread pairs a same-day work by Chichagov (structured, woven mosaic fields) with one by McClanahan (fluid pour, crystalline luminosity). Attribution is by visual style rather than confirmed record.