michaelene walsh
deep time
Aug 1 - 24, 2025
FIRST WEDNESDAY OPENING: Aug 6, FROM 6 - 9PM
ARTICULATE ARTIST TALK: SUNDAY, Aug 10, AT 4PM.
NORMAL GALLERY HOURS: TUE - SUN, 12PM - 6PM
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Michaelene ("Mikey") Walsh's love of both animals and dolls is reflected in her work. She claims that her interest in both of them is driven by the inner-life they seem to possess. She is fascinated by their ability to both haunt and enchant both children and adults alike with their ambiguous presence.
"The permanent nature of ceramics lends itself to containment of many sorts. My works contain divergent qualities; sweetness and sadness, lightness and weight; tangible reminders of life's plain and simple joys, as well as life's bittersweet attendants – impermanence and loss. An ice cream cone, a gift bow, an old stuffed toy or the temporary moment a bird alights upon a snowball; each image made permanent embodies an ephemeral quality I seek to capture and hold still for.
I’m influenced by poetry, where relationships between words/images shift and coalesce in such a way that something fresh or exciting is felt; what once felt common suddenly feels uncommon, what initially appeared ordinary strangely moves us. If, for a small moment, a configuration of objects I have arranged can be held onto as meaningful in a similar way- my work has achieved its aim.“ - Walsh
This exhibition is presented alongside the latest works from Mary Ann Caffery, Jessica Sharpe, & Beth Welch. All works from these artists are on view, free of charge, during regular gallery hours (12 - 6 p.m., Tue - Sun) from Aug 1 - 24, 2025.