Dumplings and Sugar Cookies
Nov 13- Dec 18, 2021
ARTISTS: Erica Hauser, Linda Kamille Schmidt, Amy Morken, James Gallagher, Scott Ackerman, Suzanne Kiggins, Bradley Wood, Linda Colletta, Undine Brod, Stefan Saffer and others.
Our upcoming exhibition,“Dumplings and Sugar Cookies, a jam session” is tapping into the seasonal transitional we are all feeling. As the weather gets colder and winter sets in, we snuggle up with warm drink and enjoy the “season of reflection”. Festivities are filled with family, friends and comfort food, followed by quieter times of contemplation and inward reflection.
Winter can to be the misunderstood season, some feel the grays skies, chill in the air and darkness to be a somber time. On the other hand some people find peace in the stillness of the landscape. Winter gives us an opportunity to slow down and observe what we take for granted.
From abstract compositions to image based story telling, the exhibition, “Dumplings and Sugar Cookies … a jam session”, touches on a diverse group of artists hitting a cord with viewers. It can be the use of strong colors that cover the deep rich gamut or the shapes and gestural forms that create a visual language. Each exists with its own degree of independence from obvious references in the world. Tapping into our everyday life with a painted gesture, communicates a tone of reflection. Or an intent that evades definition. There is space and a time for observation.
Suzanne Kiggins' paintings share an unseen experience showing a tension between order and chaos or internal and external worlds. Erica Hauser arranges shapes guided by an intuitive feeling for their points of connection- subdued and vibrant all at once. Linda Colletta uses loose compositions to explore desire and pleasure, in her work titled, "It's a Cupcake Panic Party”. Scott Ackerman's paintings are celebrated for being honest, raw, and relatable. Whereas, Bradley Wood’s painting of "Lounging with Lamborghini” portrays a thoughtfulness that is open-ended. In James Gallagher’s, collage series, “Life Cuts”, he observes the human condition with layering and puzzling his images. Linda Kamille Schmidt intimate textile works are layered with colorful transparent panels that interact with each other, creating a mix of hues and gestures. Amy Morken overlays images and figures in her drawings telling abstract stories in a stream of consciousness and a spontaneous impulse for the creative process.
