Artist Lois Epperson Gale

Lois Epperson Gale – Artist Statement

My work considers psychological, physical, and spiritual responses to external stimuli. It is a persistent contemplation, inspection, and exploration of nature, organic processes, the body, and temporal physicality. The objects created are derived from both real and invented landscapes. History, memory, experience, and obsessions become forms with multiplicity and repetition.

I ponder change and states of being: stagnation, transformation, flux, motion, regeneration, decay, disintegration, and preservation. Duality. Contradictions existing at once: micro and macro, deficiency and excess, repulsion and attraction, balance and imbalance, perfection and imperfection, control and lack thereof. I search for the spaces in between the extremes.

The materials used are varied, determined by what a particular piece necessitates. I use but do not limit myself to encaustic, oil, metal, wood, found objects, and photographs. My interaction with these substances creates an environment where I am able to think with my hands.

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Education

2010 United, international invitational print portfolio and exhibition, pending
2010 From all Directions, invitational print portfolio and exhibition, pending
2009 Tallahassee International, FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL, catalogue
2009 Continuum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2009 Working in Wax, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
2008 Realities and Illusions, juror Kenneth Baker, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, CA
2008 Encore, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson
2008 Compelling Matter, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2008 3rd Annual Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson AZ
2007 Per Square Foot, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2007 She Objects! II, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2007 Full Circle: International Gathering of Printmakers, Rueff Gallery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2007 Second Annual Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2007 A Gathering of Printmakers, University of California-Davis Carl N. Gorman Museum, Davis, CA
2006 27th Annual Auction and Exhibition, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, AZ
2006 Rising From Instinct, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2006 First Annual Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2006 BFA Exhibition, The University of Arizona Union Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2005 26th Annual Art Auction and Exhibition, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, AZ
2005 Ripple, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ
2005 Fire, Fremont House Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2004 Todd Walker Gallery, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2004 Todd Walker Gallery, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2004 Painting Matters, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1998 The Art House, Open Studio Tour, Oak Park, IL

Awards

2006 Graduated with academic distinction, Summa Cum Laude, University of Arizona
2005/06 Fine Arts Resident Achievement Scholarship, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2003 Steven Langmade Scholarship, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1994 Outstanding Designer Scholarship, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL

Collections

Turku Art Museum, Turku, Finland, special collections, pending
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, special collections, pending
University of Wales, School of Art, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, Permanent collection, Christchurch, New Zealand
University of Colorado-Boulder, Special Collections
University of California-Davis, Carl N. Gorman Museum
Richard F. Brush Gallery, St. Lawrence University, Permanent collection, Canton, NY
Proyecto’ace Print Collection, Buenos Aires, Argentina, pending

Publications

2009 Tallahassee International, FSU Museum of Fine Art, catalogue
2008 Third Annual Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery, March, catalogue
2007 AZ Illustrated, “Encaustic Painting; A Resurgence,” March
2006 Downtown Tucsonan, Issue 50, July



	Lois Epperson Gale – Artist Statement My work considers psychological, physical, and spiritual responses to external stimuli. It is a persistent contemplation, inspection, and exploration of nature, organic processes, the body, and temporal physicality. The objects created are derived from both real and invented landscapes. History, memory, experience, and obsessions become forms with multiplicity and repetition. I ponder change and states of being: stagnation, transformation, flux, motion, regeneration, decay, disintegration, and preservation. Duality. Contradictions existing at once: micro and macro, deficiency and excess, repulsion and attraction, balance and imbalance, perfection and imperfection, control and lack thereof. I search for the spaces in between the extremes. The materials used are varied, determined by what a particular piece necessitates. I use but do not limit myself to encaustic, oil, metal, wood, found objects, and photographs. My interaction with these substances creates an environment where I am able to think with my hands. Resume Education 2006 BFA, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Summa Cum Laude 1993-95 College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL 1989-90 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL Exhibitions Solo: 2010 In Situ installation, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ, pending 2006 Dendritic Landscape, Union Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2005 Beneath the Surface, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, AZ Group: 2010 United, international invitational print portfolio and exhibition, pending 2010 From all Directions, invitational print portfolio and exhibition, pending 2009 Tallahassee International, FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL, catalogue 2009 Continuum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2009 Working in Wax, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA 2008 Realities and Illusions, juror Kenneth Baker, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, CA 2008 Encore, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson 2008 Compelling Matter, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2008 3rd Annual Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson AZ 2007 Per Square Foot, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2007 She Objects! II, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2007 Full Circle: International Gathering of Printmakers, Rueff Gallery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 2007 Second Annual Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2007 A Gathering of Printmakers, University of California-Davis Carl N. Gorman Museum, Davis, CA 2006 27th Annual Auction and Exhibition, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, AZ 2006 Rising From Instinct, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2006 First Annual Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2006 BFA Exhibition, The University of Arizona Union Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2005 26th Annual Art Auction and Exhibition, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, AZ 2005 Ripple, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ 2005 Fire, Fremont House Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2004 Todd Walker Gallery, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2004 Todd Walker Gallery, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2004 Painting Matters, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1998 The Art House, Open Studio Tour, Oak Park, IL Awards 2006 Graduated with academic distinction, Summa Cum Laude, University of Arizona 2005/06 Fine Arts Resident Achievement Scholarship, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2003 Steven Langmade Scholarship, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1994 Outstanding Designer Scholarship, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL Collections Turku Art Museum, Turku, Finland, special collections, pending University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, special collections, pending University of Wales, School of Art, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, Permanent collection, Christchurch, New Zealand University of Colorado-Boulder, Special Collections University of California-Davis, Carl N. Gorman Museum Richard F. Brush Gallery, St. Lawrence University, Permanent collection, Canton, NY Proyecto’ace Print Collection, Buenos Aires, Argentina, pending Publications 2009 Tallahassee International, FSU Museum of Fine Art, catalogue 2008 Third Annual Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery, March, catalogue 2007 AZ Illustrated, “Encaustic Painting; A Resurgence,” March 2006 Downtown Tucsonan, Issue 50, July





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