Recovery Panes: December 2011

What is Recovery Panes?

Recovery Panes is a multi-phase community project involving those who have been impacted by addiction. Participants created a small encaustic painting representative of their personal experience, strength and hope. The complex elements of encaustic wax uniquely allowed a symbolic and cathartic exploration of their experiences. Participants also shared a short, written response to the process which is paired with their art in an accompanying catalogue

All individual paintings are joined to form a larger work, framed and presented to resemble large windows with each painting representing a single windowpane. The art is interactive- the individual panels are mounted on magnets, allowing the viewers to rearrange the paintings, symbolizing our need to change our perspective and move towards de-stigmatizing addiction.

Both the Recovery Panes and the accompanying catalogue will be shown at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts through March of 2012.

A reception will be held on Thursday, February 2nd, 5pm-9pm, to celebrate both Recovery Panes and 'Come to Your Senses', a showcase of encaustic paintings by local artists

Friday, December 30, 2011

Portland Center for the Perfoming Arts

Getting all the details together for the big show at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts. (PCPA). I am curating an encaustic showcase called 'Come to Your Senses' that will hang in the lobby of PCPA and Recovery Panes will be on the second floor. A great opportunity to see encaustic paintings being approached from a multitude of experiences and expertise.

Reception:First Thursday, February 2nd 5-8pm
Portland Center for the Performing Arts Gallery
1111 SW Broadway, Portland, OR
Come to Your Senses: Main floor Art Bar
Recovery Panes: 2nd floor
Both shows hang January 6-March 31 2012