Gallery 110

May 2009 Exhibition

May 7 - 30, 2009

Preview Reception:  Wednesday, May 6; 6-8pm

First Thursday Opening: May 7; 6-8pm

Main Gallery

Gallery 110 Artists Present:

Unbridled Narcissism?

Nearly every artist has attempted a self-portrait. Whether it is as simple as being the only available model or as complex as the need to explore our own psyche, what we see in the mirror (or want to see) ends up in our art.

For some the self-portrait is abstract: shapes, colors, and patterns represent emotion, revealing the inner self. For some it is literal: a perfect likeness with an intentional message in our expression or the setting. Often it is something in between.

The act of creating a self-portrait can be a cathartic release of emotions. It can be a revelation of insight about one's self. Or it could be just unbridled narcissism.

 This exhibition features work by Gallery 110 artists:
George Brandt, Julie Cattin, Monika Dalkin, Sarah Dillon, Mistie Erickson, Maria Frati, Robin Harlow, Tori Karpenko, Susanne Kelly, Jenny Kemp, Joan Kimura, Molly Magai, Ann Maki, Gordon Nealy, Maylee Noah, Amy Oates, Rosemary Powelson, Eddy Radar, Jason Sobottka, Natalie St. Martin,  Li Turner and Stephanie Wilken

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Image above: Maylee Noah, Self Portrait #10, Inkjet Print, 9.5 x14.5 inches unframed

Loft Gallery

Ellen Wixted: Etched

Because etching is deeply process oriented, Bainbridge Island artist Ellen Wixted  finds herself turning to it when she needs a break from other projects.  In all her work, she focus on looking hard at whatever is close at hand; Wixted has a stubborn conviction that if she "can’t find something there, she's not seeing clearly enough."

This Loft exhibition of etchings will include images of a superfund site on Eagle Harbor back before they tore everything down, others are views of Eagledale that you might catch out of a car window, or suburban developments you’d rather not see built. The images read like a catalogue of places Ellen Wixted lived in, puzzled over, and struggled with.

Image above: Ellen Wixted, Trees in Snowy Yard, etching

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