October 3 - November 14, 2020
A solo exhibition of new paintings by Sarah Williams.
From the gallery:
“Moody Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by Sarah Williams, Off-ramp Communities. The exhibition is featured within the current Group Exhibition of Gallery Artists, on view through November 14, 2020.
The artist states- “It is my belief that art should originate through a painter’s personal experiences in her home environment. I see my whole life as preparation for the way I paint and the work I am currently making. Even though my connection to the small town farm culture that shaped me as I grew up played a major role in how I approach these works, I believe they can speak to people from a variety of places and experiences.
My perception of a specific sense of place guides me while these local settings offer abundant material. Strong emotions can be prompted by a place. Over time, ways of life shape and define the people and the spaces in which they live. I am drawn to areas and structures that show character acquired from the history and memory of the people that formed that environment.” -Sarah Williams
Sarah Williams (b. Kansas City, MO, 1984) currently lives and works in Springfield, MO. She earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting and drawing from the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas (2009) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art from William Woods University, Fulton, MO (2006). Her paintings have been included in exhibitions in Texas at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas; Art Museum of South Texas; Tyler Museum of Art; The Grace Museum; and the Galveston Arts Center, as well as at the Nicolaysen Art Museum, WY; Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, MO; and Elmhurst Art Museum, IL. She had held artist residencies at The Studios of Key West, FL (2020); Millay Colony of the Arts, NY (2019); Willapa Bay, WA (2016); Ucross Foundation, WY (2013); and Vermont Studio Center, VT (2010). Williams is an Associate Professor at Missouri State University in Springfield, MO.”
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