Meet The Maker: Justin A. Carney and Remington Michel Stone

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11-07-2025

Meet the two up-and-coming Indy artists inviting the rest of the city to join them for an exploration of identity, understanding and defiance.
Why it matters: The Beckman Emerging Artist Exhibition at Gallery 924 is entering its final week, giving local art lovers only a few more opportunities to see these creators in action.
The inspo: Named in honor of founding Indy Arts Council board member and artist Robert D. Beckmann Jr., the annual showcase is the result of its namesake bequeathing funds to the council for the creation of a fellowship program upon his death in 2001.
Zoom in: Here are the artists awarded fellowships in 2025, and the work they're sharing now.
Justin A. Carney: A visual artist and educator who uses autobiographical photography to question how death and grief affect familial connections.
With his collection titled "Full of Dreams," Carney questions what traumas get passed down and how that lineage has shaped him.
"The work is inspired by my late-grandmother's chest X-ray — she died of lung cancer — and the artwork is imaged to resemble an X-ray," he said in a statement.
Remington Michel Stone: A singer and songwriter whose 2024 debut album " Death of the American Mall" blends rock and soul influences to discuss what it means to be human in a rapidly changing world.
Stone says their gallery presentation, "American Enby," analyzes what it means to live under constant surveillance, the pain of being seen without being understood and "the defiance of taking up space anyway."
If you go: The exhibit is open to the public through July 17 at Gallery 924.