EIGHT SECONDS / EIGHT WEEKS
Kristina Rose Baker
Artist-in-Residence Exhibition

Opening Reception: Sunday, July 12, 3–5PM
Exhibition Dates: July 12 – August 12, 2026
Laguna Lab, 117 Morris Street, Sebastopol

Laguna Lab presents Eight Seconds / Eight Weeks, an exhibition of paintings by Kristina Rose Baker, the inaugural Artist-in-Residence at Laguna Lab. Created entirely during her eight-week residency and inspired by the landscapes and communities of Sonoma County, the work explores the American West as both lived experience and metaphor.

The exhibition's title draws a parallel between the eight-second ride of a bull rider and the duration of the residency itself. The resulting paintings developed as a poetic comparison between bull riding and maintaining a painting practice — the uncertain, unpredictable nature of making a painting demands instinct, risk-taking, and perseverance in order to "ride the bull" without being bucked off.

Alongside completed paintings, the exhibition includes works in progress, offering a glimpse into the evolving process behind the finished works and inviting viewers to experience painting not only as a final resting image, but as an ongoing site of exploration and discovery.

Studio photography by Julia Maryanska.