September 10th, 2026
Scottsdale Public Art’s newest exhibition, “Delicately Drawn: Alexandra Bowers and Matthew Hunt,” running Oct. 6 through Dec. 31, 2026, at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, features delicate, detailed drawings from Phoenix artists Alexandra Bowers and Matthew Hunt.
CAPTION: "To Hold" by Matthew Hunt and “Desert Madonna” by Alexandra Bowers are among the artworks featured in the “Delicately Drawn: Alexandra Bowers and Matthew Hunt” exhibition, which opens Oct. 6 at the Civic Center Public Gallery inside Scottsdale Civic Center Library.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Scottsdale Public Art’s newest exhibition, “Delicately Drawn: Alexandra Bowers and Matthew Hunt,” running Oct. 6 through Dec. 31, 2026, at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, features delicate, detailed drawings from Phoenix artists Alexandra Bowers and Matthew Hunt.
“Delicately Drawn” showcases Bowers’ pyrographic drawings of Sonoran Desert plants and animals that are prayerful devotions to nature and Hunt's pencil drawings that explore surreal and animalistic glimpses of an imagined humanity.
Wendy Raisanen, curator of Scottsdale Public Art exhibitions and tours, chose these artists for the exhibition because of their shared spiritual dedication found in their artwork.
“Alexandra’s artwork has a beautiful, subtle, natural feeling. I find them powerful and reverent. I just love the honest dedication to her drawings,” Raisanen said. “And Matthew’s drawings are equally, if not more, dedicated to the small details. His artwork truly feels like the masculine to Alexandra’s feminine.”
Bowers’ work explores the sacred ecosystem of the Sonoran Desert, positioning its native flora and fauna not merely as wildlife but as contemporary icons of quiet reverence and spiritual symbolism. She utilizes pyrography — also known as woodburning — paired with water-soluble wax pigments and gold leaf, creating ecological narratives etched directly into the grain of wood panels.
Bowers began woodburning during her time as a student at Arizona State University. She had the opportunity to study abroad and learned that wood burning could create incredible works of art. Bowers said the experience opened her eyes to the medium and connected the art form with the desert environment.
“Since I’m a woodburning artist, I think having my work in this exhibition is showing a reinterpretation of a medium that most people would think of as drawing,” Bowers said. “The way I create my art, most people don’t even know that the work is burned. When I do tell people that’s how the art has been constructed, it’s teaching a new way to do and look at art.”
“Delicately Drawn: Alexandra Bowers and Matthew Hunt” will run from Oct. 6 through Dec. 31, 2026, at the Civic Center Public Gallery, located inside Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3948 N. Drinkwater Blvd., Scottsdale, Ariz. 85251. In addition to the exhibition itself, an artist discussion between Alexandra and Matthew is included in the Scottsdale Public Art guide on the Bloomberg Connects app. There will also be an opening reception from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 8, 2026, at the Civic Center Public Gallery.
Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation has organized a creative workshop in association with this exhibition. On Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 10:30 a.m., Hunt and Bowers invite participants to slow down, observe and respond creatively to their surroundings through observational and imaginative drawing using still life, mirrors and printed imagery as prompts for intuitive mark-making and collective artmaking. The workshop is free. Visitors can drop in at any time during the event; no registration will be required, but supplies are limited.
Learn more about the exhibition at ScottsdaleArts.org and get details on the workshops and reception at ScottsdaleArts.org/whats-on.
MEDIA CONTACT: Sydney Ritter | SydneyR@ScottsdaleArts.org | 480-874-4663