March 25 - May 11, 2023
From Women & Their Work:
“Lindy Chambers observes and animates the often overlooked aspects of rural Texas life, to suggest value in the unnoticed. Chambers’ subjects range from recognizable iconography (mobile homes, stray dogs, lambs, piles of trash), to graphic abstractions, to the amorphously biological and otherworldly. The permeable relationship between these forms becomes an essential part of the discussion.
Compassion, unconventional beauty, and chance are Chambers’ companions in her object making. Her sculptures germinate from items found strewn across highways, in junk yards, and on country roads. Along the way she adorns them with craft materials and unexpectedly colorful embellishments: googly eyes, feather boas, furry pompoms. She bestows humanity on her misshapen, oddly colored, unusually textured, sometimes ugly objects. By elevating them, she gives them new life.
About the artist:
Based in Bellville, Texas, Lindy Chambers is the winner of the Texas Big 10 for Art prize at Katy Contemporary Art Museum, the Alexander Rutsch Painting Award from the Pelham Art Center, and the Silver Award from Art Forward. Her work has been featured in galleries and museums across the United States including Valley House Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Dallas; Fort Worth Community Art Center, Fort Worth; Lawndale Art Center, Houston; The Grace Museum, Abilene; Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, Brownsville; Dairy Arts Center, Boulder; and the Pelham Art Center, New York.
About Women & Their Work:
Women & Their Work fosters the artistic growth of women artists by encouraging them to make new, adventurous work and develops audiences for whom contemporary art is meaningful. Our mission is to ensure that diverse women artists are equitably represented in all forms of art. For 44 years, Women & Their Work has been a cornerstone of the Austin arts community and has actively developed the careers of more than 1,900 women artists, presenting hundreds of visual art exhibitions, music, dance and theater events, film festivals and education programs. Nationally recognized for the quality of its work, Women & Their Work has played an important role in the development of the visual and performing arts in Texas.
For additional information, contact Jordan Nelsen, Gallery Director: [email protected]”
Reception: March 25, 2023 | 7–9 pm
Women & Their Work (Cesar Chavez)
1311 East Cesar Chavez Street
Austin, 78702 Texas
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