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Official Press Release:
ABOUT FACE: An Exploration of Identity and the Human Experience
ABOUT FACE is juried and curated by SSCA Exhibitions Coordinator and artist J. M. Culver.
When: SEPTEMBER 11 – OCTOBER 10
Where: SSCA GALLERY
Opening Reception
Saturday, September 11, 7-10pm
Live music by DEDMONDSON
The human face is so central to how we view other people, whether meeting someone for the first
time or scrutinizing an old friend’s reaction, that imagining a world without addressing the familiar
set of features on the front of our head seems unthinkable. The mood, confidence, innocence,
beauty, honesty, brutality and sadness of a person are so often indicated (sometimes falsely) by
their face. Even as social media evolves to replace encounters with clicks, replication and broad-
cast of faces remains essential to the way we want to connect with others.
It is with these considerations in mind that ABOUT FACE at SSCA Gallery features artists employ-
ing traditional and experimental means in communicating their own unique expressions of the
human face, including painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture and mixed media.
Highlights of the exhibition include Megan Frauenhoffer’s darkly beautiful mixed media prints, which suggest transformational narratives and move with skillful, selective illustrative detail. Weaving myth and memory, and exuding a curious emotional tension, her work invites a close look here.
Cult Status Gallery owner and painter Erin Sayers showcases work from her distinctly graphic series of pop icons; and the surreal, abstracted human archetypes of John Vasiliou round out this assembly of talented visual artists.
Artists Involved:
Nate Courteau
J.M. Culver
Megan Frauenhoffer
Louisa Greenstock
Kurt Hippauf
Nathan Lewis
Erin Sayer
John Vasiliou
Amzie Wendt
