Small Worlds: Perspectives in Print, Photo, and Pixel
Lynda Kirby • Debra Zuzindlak Tobin • James Tobin
November 22, 2025 – January 4, 2026
In Small Worlds, artists Lynda Kirby, Debra Zuzindlak Tobin, and James Tobin invite viewers to pause and peer into the intricate details that often go unnoticed. Through a series of miniatures, each artist explores a distinct visual language — linocut, macro photography, digital photo collage, and abstraction — to capture both the intimate and the expansive within confined frames.
Lynda Kirby’s linocut prints play with pattern, texture, and tradition, distilling movement and emotion into each carved line. Debra Zuzindlak Tobin’s nature photography brings the unseen into focus, transforming overlooked fragments of the natural world into powerful visual meditations. In a complementary series of abstractions, Tobin extends her photographic practice by digitally twisting and morphing her original images into flowing lines and vivid hues, uncovering hidden structures and recasting the familiar as dreamlike form. James Tobin’s digital photo collages blend layered realities, constructing surreal juxtapositions that question perception and memory.
Housed in the display cases of the Sewickley Public Library, Small Worlds celebrates the library as a place of close looking, discovery, and quiet wonder — inviting viewers to explore how miniature formats can hold vast artistic depth.
Wonder what other works we’ve featured? Check out our list of past displays!
Call for Exhibit Proposals
Calling all artists, creatives, and collectors! The Sewickley Public Library is seeking proposals for engaging exhibits in their display cases for the 2025 season. The display cases are ideal for solo exhibits or small group shows. There are eight display cases, roughly 46”h x 45”w x 11”d each with removable shelves. 2-dimensional work as well as small 3-dimensional objects may be displayed. Exhibits last approximately 6 weeks. Visual artists working in any media, as well as those with collections of art or artifacts to display, are encouraged to apply.
Fill out our Exhibit Submission Form for consideration.
