Artist Lois Epperson-Gale

Lois Epperson-Gale - Artist Statement

This work is part of a new series titled It’s all Connected. I continue to explore the internal body, its structures and functions, and the temporal nature of things. I am consistently searching for different ways of working which will enable me to see the same things in a new way. While looking at cross sections of parts of anatomy, I was compelled to also somehow make some of the sections whole again.

I am interested in the relationships between cellular changes in response to environmental factors and consciousness rather than simply genetics. The three dimensional pieces are cast in encaustic, a substance whose longevity rests on the environment it exists within. I utilized found, rusted sheet metal as the substrate. The way the rust had formed on the metal reminded me of microscopic cellular images I have been examining. The metal surface grows, moves, and changes depending on environmental factors, not unlike cellular changes and responses in the body.

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Education

2006 B.F.A. Candidate- Painting and Drawing, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

1993-95 College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL

1989-90 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

Exhibitions

Solo:

2006 Dendritic Landscape, Union Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2006

2006 Beneath the Surface, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2007 Second Annual Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2007 “A Gathering of Printmakers”, Carl N. Gorman Museum, University of California, Davis

2006 27th Annual Art Auction and Exhibition”, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson

2006 Rising From Instinct, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2006 First Annual Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2005 Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, AZ

2005 Ripple, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ

2005 Fremont House Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Fremont House Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2004 Todd Walker Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

2004 Painting Matters, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

1998 The Art House, Oak Park, IL

1998 Open Studio Tour, Oak Park, IL

2006 Graduated with academic distinction, summa cum laude
2005/06 Fine Arts Resident Achievement Scholarship - University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2003 Steven Langmade Scholarship - University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1994 Outstanding Designer Scholarship - College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL

Collections

University of Colorado-Boulder, Special Collections
University of California-Davis, Carl N. Gorman Museum

Publications

2007 AZ Illustrated, “Encaustic Painting; A Resurgence,” March
2006 Downtown Tucsonan, July 2006 Issue 50, Jennifer Millard, “Unearthing Encaustic and Innovative Art in Tucson”



	Lois Epperson-Gale - Artist Statement This work is part of a new series titled It’s all Connected. I continue to explore the internal body, its structures and functions, and the temporal nature of things. I am consistently searching for different ways of working which will enable me to see the same things in a new way. While looking at cross sections of parts of anatomy, I was compelled to also somehow make some of the sections whole again. I am interested in the relationships between cellular changes in response to environmental factors and consciousness rather than simply genetics. The three dimensional pieces are cast in encaustic, a substance whose longevity rests on the environment it exists within. I utilized found, rusted sheet metal as the substrate. The way the rust had formed on the metal reminded me of microscopic cellular images I have been examining. The metal surface grows, moves, and changes depending on environmental factors, not unlike cellular changes and responses in the body. Resume Education 2006 B.F.A. Candidate- Painting and Drawing, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1993-95 College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL 1989-90 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL Exhibitions Solo: 2006 Dendritic Landscape, Union Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2006 2006 Beneath the Surface, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, AZ Group: 2007 Second Annual Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2007 “A Gathering of Printmakers”, Carl N. Gorman Museum, University of California, Davis 2006 27th Annual Art Auction and Exhibition”, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson 2006 Rising From Instinct, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2006 First Annual Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2005 Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, AZ 2005 Ripple, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ 2005 Fremont House Gallery, Tucson, AZ Fremont House Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2004 Todd Walker Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2004 Todd Walker Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2004 Painting Matters, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1998 The Art House, Oak Park, IL 1998 Open Studio Tour, Oak Park, IL Awards 2006 Graduated with academic distinction, summa cum laude 2005/06 Fine Arts Resident Achievement Scholarship - University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2003 Steven Langmade Scholarship - University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1994 Outstanding Designer Scholarship - College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL Collections University of Colorado-Boulder, Special Collections University of California-Davis, Carl N. Gorman Museum Publications 2007 AZ Illustrated, “Encaustic Painting; A Resurgence,” March 2006 Downtown Tucsonan, July 2006 Issue 50, Jennifer Millard, “Unearthing Encaustic and Innovative Art in Tucson”





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