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SUMMARY:Kimberly Avanna Lawson Artist Reception • January 11th
DESCRIPTION:Transmutations-Numa Past and Present\nKimberly Avanna Lawson \nKimberly was born on the Walker River Paiute reservation of Schurz Nevada. She studied Creative Writing at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe\, New Mexico. She then studied Photography at the San Francisco Art Institute. Creative Writing is where Kimberly learned how to really understand imagery\, juxtaposition and depth that challenge perspective. She learned how to paint with words and how to tell stories with imagery.  Kimberly likes to challenge the traditional parameters of presentation.  Avanna gleans the desert landscape looking for items she can use in her mixed media paintings.  She is interested in the transience of relics of the past. She sees beauty in rust and old weathered paint on curled up weathered lumber. \nTransmutations-Numa Past and Present \nThis body of work encompasses abstract multimedia collage paintings which utilize objects found in old dumpsites of the Walker River Paiute reservation in Schurz\, Nevada. These abstract paintings utilize objects such as old pieces of wood\, rusted screen\, rust dust\, shoe soles\, tar roof shingles\, willow and feathers. Kimberly incorporates these items which are remnants from dilapidated facades to give a new life to these items. Kimberly is interested in the transience of items and how they change form over time. Just as history and people change over time. She uses texture to mimic asbestos which was used in many buildings in the past. Sometimes history may be hard to look at as there is pain in those stories. History can be ugly and painful just as her abstracts can be ugly and hard to look at\, she mirrors these painful moments in history with the resilience of the present. \nExhibition Dates: January 2-27\, 2025 \nReception Date: Saturday\, January 11th from 1:00pm to 3:30pm \n  \nGallery Hours:  Tuesday – Friday 10:00am to 4:00pm and Saturday 12:00pm to 4:00pm \nFor information about the exhibit and the artists\, please contact the gallery curator\, Maria Partridge • maria@sierra-arts.org
URL:https://sierraarts.org/event/kimberly-avanna-lawson-artist-reception-january-11th/
LOCATION:Sierra Arts Riverside Gallery\, 17 S Virginia Street\, Suite 120\, Reno\, NV\, 89501\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Art Sale,Artist Reception,Exhibits
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