Resurfacing: Kate Barber and Wendy Mueller

September 8 - October 15, 2022

Opening Reception: Thursday, September 8, 6-8 pm

Artists Talk: September 29, 6-7:30 pm

Curated by Brooke Erin Goldstein

Kate Barber, Diurnal, 2021, linen, metallic thread; handwoven, stitched. 34"w x 35"h x 1 1/2"d

Resurfacing brings you through the exterior and invites the viewer to inquire what lies beneath. It is a love story with materiality told in 2 different visual languages both bringing us back to color, shape, texture and form in the most unexpected ways.

Artists Kate Barber and Wendy Mueller both work intuitively allowing the medium to act as their muse. Barber’s woven and embroidered pieces seem to dance off the wall. Her use of color, geometry and layering delight the viewer leaving them mesmerized. Mueller’s heavily layered felted works illuminate an emotional connection with nature. Her use of organic shapes and natural colors speak to a deeper world underneath the surface.

Resurfacing asks the viewer to question not only the what of each piece but also the how, hoping to delight and educate all who experience it.