“Into a Clearing” 

Featuring Susan Michael Sorensen and Introducing David Neil Palmer

Two artists. Two approaches. One contemplative experience. 

Into a Clearing presents an immersive body of work that charts Susan Michael Sorensen’s personal transformation from grief to hope. Through layered forms and symbolic thresholds, the work traces an emotional passage through loss, disorientation, and suffering on a path to openness and healing.

Inspired by Kazimir Malevich’s Black Square and the color theories of Josef Albers, David Neil Palmer’s work offers a meditative investigation of shape, color, and spatial balance. Floating chromatic fields and geometric forms evoke a quiet pursuit of tranquility, structure, and visual harmony.

About the artists

Susan Michael Sorensen is a San Antonio–based artist and a member of the creative collective at Mercury Project. Her practice explores emotion, beauty, and narrative through personally-informed work. @thesquidinkystudio

David Neil Palmer is a British-born, San Antonio–based artist whose work engages minimalism, multimedia practices, and color theory.

About Mercury Project: Mercury Project is a multifunctional creative space housing all forms of art and design. Mercury Project is a shared studio and gallery based in the South of San Antonio, Texas. Established by Antonia Richardson in 2014, Mercury Project is a staple in the city’s thriving contemporary art community.

This exhibition is presented in alliance with San Antonio’s annual Contemporary Art Month in March. Viewings by Appointment through March 28, 2026 with a Second Saturday and closing dates. Contact Susan Michael Sorensen at (210) 663-5020.

          March 14 open gallery 6pm - 9pm (Second Saturday)

March 27 closing reception and healing dance party  7-10pm