Thrilled to have my nephew Sam visiting and here for our Open Studios at 18th Street.
Thanks to Henry Graham Murray for the images!
Sculpture
in a WHISPER…
Whispers resound and reverberate in the new Verum Ultimum Gallery space in Portland.
Says Owner and Curator Jennifer Gillia Cutshall:
“…when the murmur from art echoes beyond the walls & settles somewhere secret. And “Whisper” with an exclamation may signal contradictions or dualities. The term carries symbolism pertinent to the momentous occasion, but it also carries mystery to be filled in by artists’ interpretations. Verum is open to all perceptions of this theme. Delicate expressions are presented, as are bold, and the term WHISPER may be framed in many ways, not necessarily meant to be a literal elucidation. All mediums and modes of expression were welcomed.. Verum Ultimum Gallery tasks artists to define this inaugural exhibition to herald in Verum’s new space in Southeast Portland this summer of 2024!”
She shares further “There are whispers everywhere, they arrive in our dreams, at a bus stop, museums, and beyond. Original works of art carry whispers. The whispers from the artists mingle with the viewers subconscious, and a connection is made!…The idea of the “whisper” may be inextricably attached to the importance of the unknown or the hidden. A degree of reverence may be ingrained in our collective psyche around all things art. For me, perhaps it began when I first entered museum spaces as a young girl (in NYC), I remember adults turning to children with their pointer fingers glued to pursed lips. They were signaling that hushed tones (and respect) were the order. And anticipation is in order, like the closed curtains and the dimming of lights in the theater, the collective whisper commands our attention toward these 38 provocative works. They whisper far beyond the bounds of literal elucidations.”
There are 38 artists and 38 unique, original works of art in this inaugural exhibition in the new space!
I am thrilled to show “Excavation of the Interior“ (shown closed and open below)
12 x 28 x 12.5″, wood, paper, cloth, hemp cord, linen thread
EXHIBITIONISTA: WHISPER at Verum Ultimum Gallery
I am thrilled to participate in WHISPER! at Verum Ultimum Gallery in Portland.
I will be showing:
"Excavation of the Interior" (shown closed and open below) 12 x 28 x 12.5", wood, paper, cloth, hemp cord, linen thread
Says Owner and Curator Jennifer Gillia Cutshall:
"...when the murmur from art echoes beyond the walls & settles somewhere secret. And "Whisper" with an exclamation may signal contradictions or dualities. The term carries symbolism pertinent to the momentous occasion, but it also carries mystery to be filled in by artists' interpretations. Verum is open to all perceptions of this theme. Delicate expressions are presented, as are bold, and the term WHISPER may be framed in many ways, not necessarily meant to be a literal elucidation. All mediums and modes of expression were welcomed.. Verum Ultimum Gallery tasks artists to define this inaugural exhibition to herald in Verum's new space in Southeast Portland this summer of 2024!"
K no wing No Safe Place
60 x 48 x 48″ canvas, netting, hemp, nylon cotton cord, lace, ribbon, paint, wood
Photo credit: Gene Ogami
Photo credit: Gene Ogami
Photo Credit: Victoria May
Wake me When it’s Over
(not so) WHITE WEDDING
Studio spotlight on:
WHITE WEDDING
2023
15 x 21.5 x 10.75″,
materials: book board, canvas, muslin, watercolor paper, hemp cord, string, linen thread
What does the term “white wedding” mean to YOU?
ARTISTS TALK at the IRVINE FINE ARTS CENTER!
In May of 2023 I was privileged to participate in an
IRVINE FINE ARTS CENTER
ARTISTS PANEL DISCUSSION
about the exhibitions NORTH NODE and ARIES RISING exhibitions
It was fun, it was fascinating, it was fitting!
If you would like to see and hear it, please go to:
ARTISTS PANEL
and use the
PASSWORD: !5V@zPur
I was one of six women artists in
ARIES RISING
Curated by Virginia Arce
March 11–May 20, 2023
Irvine Fine Arts Center Main Gallery + Gallery 2