Artist Lois Epperson-Gale

Lois Epperson-Gale - Artist Statement

I am interested in posing questions, but what is most fascinating to me is the indescribable. My work considers psychological, physical and spiritual responses to the external world. It is a persistent contemplation, inspection, and exploration of the natural landscape, the body, organic processes, and temporal physicality. The repetition of forms represents my obsessive pattern of questioning and the passage of time.

I ponder states. Not Idaho or Delaware. States of being. Stagnation, transformation, flux, motion, imbalance, regeneration, perfection, decay, disintegration, and preservation. A space where the perfection of natural processes meets human inadequacy. Where history, memory and experience are encapsulated. Duality. Repulsion and attraction. Balance and imbalance. Perfection and imperfection. And the search for the spaces in between the extremes.

The materials I use relate to the body in some capacity. They include wax, encaustic, oil paint, pastels, found objects, and photographs. My interaction with these substances creates an environment where I am able to think with my hands.

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

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

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



	Lois Epperson-Gale - Artist Statement I am interested in posing questions, but what is most fascinating to me is the indescribable. My work considers psychological, physical and spiritual responses to the external world. It is a persistent contemplation, inspection, and exploration of the natural landscape, the body, organic processes, and temporal physicality. The repetition of forms represents my obsessive pattern of questioning and the passage of time. I ponder states. Not Idaho or Delaware. States of being. Stagnation, transformation, flux, motion, imbalance, regeneration, perfection, decay, disintegration, and preservation. A space where the perfection of natural processes meets human inadequacy. Where history, memory and experience are encapsulated. Duality. Repulsion and attraction. Balance and imbalance. Perfection and imperfection. And the search for the spaces in between the extremes. The materials I use relate to the body in some capacity. They include wax, encaustic, oil paint, pastels, found objects, and photographs. My interaction with these substances creates an environment where I am able to think with my hands. 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: 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 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





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