Not a Metaphor

March 08, 2019

March 9 – May 4, 2019 | Sandra J. Blain Gallery

Not a Metaphor brings together work created over the last year by the 2018-2019 Artists-in-Residence. These five artists working in divergent materials and ideas find common connections for the exhibition. From the installations by Kari Woolsey referencing items found in the home on a daily basis, to Everett Hoffman’s queer forms of altered found objects alluding to domestic space. Pattern and repetition seen as a connecting line between Sasha Baskin and Stephanie Wilhelm through ideas of utilizing the rose from “The Bachelor” to an exploration of ornamentation and form based off the history of decorative ceramics. While Alyssa Coffin questions the realities of what it means to be human through responding to the story of the landscape. All artists connect through their shared experience at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts.

Please join us for the reception on Friday, April 12th from 6-8pm in the Sandra J. Blain Gallery for light refreshments.

The Artists-in-Residence Program is an 11-month program which provides early career, self-directed artists time, space and support to experiment and develop a new body of work in a creative community environment. Each year, five artists of different media are selected for the eleven-month program, which begins mid-June and continues through late May of the following year. Participants receive exhibition opportunities, teaching experience, professional development and a private studio.