To Belong

Featuring Rory Jackson

May 23rd – June 21st, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, May 29th, 5:30PM – 7:00PM
Edgewater Gallery on the Green – 6 Merchants Row, Middlebury

This May, Edgewater Gallery presents To Belong, a new body of work by Rory Jackson that moves between two landscapes he calls home: the mountains and fields of central Vermont and the coastal fishing villages of western Ghana.

Rooted in observation and lived experience, Jackson’s paintings explore the quiet, enduring relationship between people and place. His subjects, from winding river valleys to weathered shorelines, are chosen for their ability to hold memory, presence, and emotional gravity.

Across continents, these works reflect a shared human instinct to find grounding in the land and connection within community. To Belong is an exploration of that instinct, a meditation on the spaces that offer grace, familiarity, and a sense of where the heart settles.