
ARTIST STATEMENT
In the studio I make my best work when I think about life, not art making. Working in a constant state of exploration and discovery allows me to grow my practice quickly. Using oils, acrylics, and mixed media simultaneously, I jump from easel to wall to table, stepping back occasionally. And sometimes it happens. I see a painting right in front of me. A thing that captures what I am feeling, or who I am thinking of, a thing that looks like me.
Exhibitions
Up and Coming Invitational Group Show, Shain Gallery, Charlotte, NC, July 28-August 14, 2023
d"Art Center Annual National Juried Floral and Botanical Exhibition During the Historic Garden Tour, Norfolk, VA, April 20-May 20, 2023
“Art Comes Alive 2022,” ADC Fine Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, October 29 - December 30, 2022
Emerging Artists Group Show, Liza Pruitt Art Gallery, Manakin-Sabot, Virginia, October 19, 2022
“Stories I Tell Myself,” Visionary Art Collective Virtual Exhibit, Pennylane Shen Juror, March, 2022
“Wait Gain,” Dab Art Gallery Virtual Exhibit, Yessica Torres Juror, March 5-June 5, 2022
“Jam Session,” Artist Alliance Exhibition, Gina Tuzzi Juror, November, 2021
The Curator’s Salon Autumn Exhibition, Gita Joshi Juror, September 29 - November 7, 2021
“Abstract2,” Square Foot Art Show, Exhibition, August 2021
2021 All Botanical Art Competition and Exhibition, Contemporary Art Gallery, Wilmington, DE, July, 2021
6th Annual Cityscapes International Art Exhibit, Fusion Art, Palm Springs, CA, July, 2021
“Purely Abstract - 2021,” Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, May 2021
Biennale National Juried Exhibition 2021, Art League of Hilton Head, Marc Hanson Juror, Hilton Head, SC, May 2021
“Sky’s the Limit - 2021,” Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, April 2021
“Isolation Chronicles,” Sergio Gomez Curator, March 2021
“Animal, Mineral or Vegetable?” Jerry Smith Juror, Dallas Metro Arts Contemporary, Plano, TX, March 2021
SANDY PALASTI