Arch Enemy Arts | Graham Yarrington's THE CHERISHED UNKNOWN, 2026 solo

GRAHAM YARRINGTON

THE CHERISHED UNKNOWN

solo exhibition

March 6th - 29th, 2026

Opening Reception: First Friday, March 6th, 2026

Arch Enemy Arts presents THE CHERISHED UNKNOWN, a series of seven new paintings by Graham Yarrington that forge a psychedelic sci-fi fantasy world, where four-legged beasts, totems, and shrouded protectors pour forth with strange benevolence. There’s something intoxicating and effortless about Graham’s illustrative style. His juxtaposition of water-based techniques—opaque shapes and brilliant linework make colors leap from blooming gradations of black ink—like neon sprouting from ash. Swirling, gathering, mounting, and growing, Yarrington’s creatures breathe life into the dark, apocalyptic world they occupy, transporting us as vibrations of light and otherworldly glow.

“All of the paintings in THE CHERISHED UNKNOWN take place in the same alternate world, and although I still don’t fully understand this world, I have no problem continuing to imagine what kind of beings or things populate it. Through their creation, I continue to learn more about it. My work is mostly about escapism, but I think the overall message has some cultural or social value. I hope that, through learning to appreciate works of art one may not fully understand, we can also learn to appreciate and love our neighbors who may be different from us. You don’t need to have a full understanding of something to be able to hold compassion in your heart for it.”

- Graham Yarrington

Graham Yarrington (b. 1991) is based in Rochester, NY. A burgeoning tattoo artist and prolific illustrator, with noteworthy clients like The New York Times, Warner Bros., Phish, The Grateful Dead, and Elton John, Yarrington graduated with a degree in Illustration from the prestigious Pratt Institute. While he’s been exhibiting his fine art work since 2014 and has garnered recognition from publications such as Juxtapoz, Hi-Fructose, Supersonic, and BOOOOOOOM, THE CHERISHED UNKNOWN is Graham’s first solo exhibition of entirely new work, marking a pivotal moment in the artist’s career.

THE CHERISHED UNKNOWN will be on view from March 6th - 29th, 2026
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