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Gallery 905 is pleased to announce a new solo exhibition by acclaimed Birmingham artist Dori DeCamillis, opening with a public reception on May 1, at 5:30 p.m.

Known for her vivid, symbolic oil paintings, DeCamillis’ newest series delves into the complexity of human perception. Initially inspired by her own inner states—emotions, habits, aspirations—her work has since evolved to explore broader human perspectives, ranging from clarity to distortion. Each painting functions as a window into how we interpret reality.

At the center of this exploration is The Without a Net Card Deck, a collection of 55 paintings presented as a kind of artistic inkblot test. The deck encourages viewers to engage with the artwork in a deeply personal and continually shifting way—inviting them to revisit their assumptions and the stories they project onto the world around them.

“The open-ended nature of the subjects lends them to broad interpretation,” DeCamillis explains. “They ask us to question our assumptions about meaning, instead of taking for granted that the first narrative that arises is the right one.”

Dori DeCamillis was born in 1963 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado and earned her BFA from the University of Colorado in Boulder. Her work has been shown in major galleries and museums across the country, including the Birmingham Museum of Art, the Sherry Frumkin Gallery in Los Angeles, and the Mobile Museum of Art. A recipient of the Alabama Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship, she co-founded Red Dot Gallery in Birmingham, where she continues to teach.

This exhibition offers an opportunity to experience art that challenges perception while remaining grounded in the richness of human emotion and insight.