LAURA WAIT
IN OPPOSITION
February 6 - March 1, 2009
Opening Reception for the Artist
Friday, February 6 from 5 - 8 pm.
K. Saari Gallery is proud to announce the opening of In Opposition by local artist
Laura Wait. The show will feature new large scale paintings, encaustics and her book sculptures.
As stated in her artist's statement," The physical presence of paint is essential to my art, focusing on encaustic and acrylic, each affording different
qualities and possibilities. I use encaustic to create dense ancient fresco like surfaces with layers of ink writing on Japanese paper saturated with color, scraped to reveal an inner texture, or scratched with lines to make new imaginary figures or handwriting. I use acrylics when I want to work large and fast, with big shapes and energy.
Transparency of layers and writing through thick paint are important elements in creating all of the rich surfaces I imagine."
Wait lives in Steamboat Springs and makes paintings, unique books, and prints. She holds a degree in Art History from Barnard College, Columbia University, NY as well as certificates in Printmaking and Bookbinding from Croydon College of Art, England, awarded in 1976 and 1981.
She exhibits her art widely, and her artist's books are in many private and public collections, including the Library of Congress. She teaches art workshops to book artists throughout the country including Penland School of Crafts and the San Antonio School of Art
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Kimberly Conrad Saari
Director, K. Saari Gallery
837 Lincoln Avenue
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
970.870.0188
