» April 4 - 28, 2007

Opening Reception: Friday, April 6, 5:30–7:30

Gallery I

Kathy A. Halamka

over some other rainbow

Kathy A. Halamka: "Grounded," mixed media, 24" x 16", 2006.

Combining her photographs and drawings with the vivid Taoist colors of ancient Korean decorative patterns and contemporary Korean manga, Halamka fabricates a moment where the past and my present unify with some idealized future. Her speculations are constructed of layered and embedded charcoal, conte pastel, cyanotypes, and photocopy transfers on birch plywood. For her subject matter, Halamka regularly reinvents unknown ancestors and imagines far-off descendants. She wonders, "Am I also then transforming their dreams and aspirations? Idealized somewhere … over some other rainbow. "

Gallery II

Debra Giller

Twilight Rhythms

Debra Giller: "Blackeyed Poppies, ceramics, 30" x 15" x 15", 2006. Photo: Steve Gyurina.

For her ceramic sculpture, Giller combines industrial and organic shapes that evoke playful associations with the environment. The contrast of glazes— from soft and fleshy to metallic—furthers this tension between hyper-technical and biological. "Twilight Rhythms" suggests an intermediate state that is not clearly defined: the mind can wander and fantasies can emerge.