"Where Do You Hide Your Sorrows?" 2005, archival inkjet print 40x25 inches

“Secrets,” an exhibition of recent works by Asheville photographer Alice Sebrell, will on view June 5-July 14 at UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union Gallery. The series of photographs capture sculptural animal forms overlaid with text. An opening reception will be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 15, in the gallery.

Sebrell holds a master’s of fine arts degree in photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design and a bachelor’s of fine arts degree from the University of Delaware. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is in numerous collections, including the Asheville Art Museum, Bank of America, R.J. Reynolds, Davidson College and the Greenville, S.C. County Museum of Art. Sebrell has won wide acclaim, including being named a recipient of a North Carolina Arts Council Project Grant and a Charlotte/Mecklenburg Arts and Science Council Regional Emerging Artist Grant. Sebrell, a native of Charlotte, has lived in Asheville for nine years. She serves as the program coordinator for the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center in downtown Asheville.

The Highsmith University Union Gallery is open from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. weekdays but hours are subject to change. For more information, call UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union at 828/232-5000.