Craighead Green Gallery presents the artworks of Tom Pribyl, Marty Ray, and Katie Walker through March 29.
Tom Pribyl’s Ultimate Sh*tshow invites people to reflect on the meaning of home and the ways in which they make their mark on the spaces they occupy.
“I hope my paintings challenge the viewer to see the beauty in the mundane and the profound in the everyday,” Pribyl says. “I try to create visually compelling paintings of home interiors. I present images of living rooms, unmade beds, empty bathrooms, and half-eaten meals that are devoid of human figures. My work focuses on the artifacts of daily human activity, revealing intimate and personal details of people’s everyday lives. The paintings also suggest a narrative, prompting the viewer to imagine the people who inhabit these spaces and the stories they might tell.”
Marty Ray’s show Pots of Whimsey includes her pottery with her husband Richard’s drawings on them.
“His freely drawn figures and imagination lead to happy pots even if a subject is serious,” Ray says. “My work is always created for fun and for pleasure. If this work brings smiles and a bit of joy to others, its primary function is a success.”
Katie Walker’s Sense of Space reveals her process of mixing, pouring, layering and building with acrylic paints.
“Planes, edges and marks are all shifting in this body of work,” she says. “Peripheral mark-making is front and center while some of my familiar imagery is taking a backstage. I am excited about the unpredictable, thoughts and associations that my finished works might evoke among viewers.”
Craighead Green Gallery, at 167 Parkhouse Street in Dallas, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday Their next exhibition features Heather Gotham, Pamela Nelson, and Chris Mason from April 5-May 10. For more information call (214) 855-0779 and visit www.CraigheadGreen.com.
