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Kay Healy & Casey Blanchard
October, Upstairs at West Branch
First Saturday preview: October 5, 5-6pm,with Artists' Talks at 5:30pm
For Philadelphia artist, Kay Healy's solo exhibition titled Sublet, the artist's large scale screen printed and sewn fabric panels line the walls of the Balcony gallery, turning it into the fanciful interiors of Philadelphia row homes. Casey Blanchard's vibrantly layered monoprints from two distinct series hang in the Mezzanine gallery. West Branch Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of these two new shows in our Upstairs at West Branch galleries for the month of October.
Exhibiting for the first time in Vermont, Philadelphia based artist, Kay Healy has been screen-printing, sewing, and stuffing life-sized furniture since 2010. The Balcony gallery at West Branch will be transformed with Healy's life-size room interiors, which draw on photos, memories and most recently, interviews with Philadelphians about their childhood homes to create plush stuffed versions of furniture, mementos and personal belongings. Healy's work investigates themes of transience and the search for stability in an ever-changing world. These pieces have been exhibited in Philadelphia's City Hall, Moore College of Art, Fleisher Art Memorial, Paradigm Gallery, the Philadelphia International Airport and in a group exhibition in Lorca, Spain.
Shelburne based artist, Casey Blanchard explores memory of place and experience through the engaging and often unpredictable print medium of monoprinting. Her use of color and light makes the images felt, not just seen. She is most interested in the spiritual aspects that emerge in the image, particularly relating to how we live in the world and how the world lives in us. In the beginning the work may be a search for answers, but in the end it's more about being here without them. Intensity of color as well as serene compositions has placed Blanchard's artwork on the walls of health care facilities nationwide as well as corporate offices, the hospitality industry, web designs and various published materials.
Join us the first Saturday of the month for a wine and cheese opening from 5-6pm on October 5th, with informal artists' talks at 5:30pm.
West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park
17 Towne Farm Lane, Stowe VT 05672
802-253-8943 art@westbranchgallery.com
www.westbranchgallery.com
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| Courtesy of West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park |
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| Courtesy of West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park |
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| Casey with Tari Swenson, owner of West Branch Gallery, in an exhibit room of quilted art by Kay Healy from the Philly area. |
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Key West Bound 77,
2010
16 x 21 mixed
media
$895
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The Promise of
Summer 7, 2009
12 x 12 mixed
media/monoprint
$695
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Core 3, 2011
18 x 12 mixed media/monoprint
$695
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| Hiking with friends and pups before the West Branch Gallery opening in Stowe! |
