This solo exhibition is an inviting portrayal of alumnus Nickolai Walko's medically inspired works. The title, "DEEPER" references not only the idea of physically going further into the body but also explores the ever-expansive realm of the mind. Each piece is activated by the action of being hand-cut with an x-acto knife out of black masking tape and latex paint on wood panels, akin to a surgeon performing surgery with a scalpel.

The 2023 exhibition marks the third such VCU Libraries exhibit. The library showed Walko’s work in 2015 and 2019. Walko is a 2014 graduate of the VCU School of the Arts. Bio and artist’s statement