Vestigial is an exhibition of mixed media works featuring WSUV graduating seniors Laura Ballard and Sharalee Chwaliszewski.
Drawing upon memory, intuition, and experience, the artists explore the demands of motherhood and the freedom of the studio as forces that have shaped their natural creativity. Ballard, finding inspiration in both ancient art and modern materials, expresses in representational and abstract visual imagery the way the inner self communes with, and confronts, the outer environment. Chwaliszewski’s work, largely non-objective, investigates color, texture, and form through a fluid process of discovery.
Works in Vestigial use water-based media and collage to present a dialogue between the artists, as well as within each artist, through reclamation of creative vision, and reflection on the impact of aesthetic development.
Measure 2
Sharalee Chwaliszewski
Acrylic on canvas
2020, 10″ x 10″
Brown Dino, Teeth, Numbered Die, and Rubber Bouncy Balls (Lost & Found Series)
Laura Ballard
Acrylic on wood panels
2020, 8″ x 8″ panels
Mutability
Sharalee Chwaliszewski
Acrylic on canvas
2020, 30″ x 40″
Remnant
Laura Ballard
Acrylic on canvas
2010, 8″ x 10″
Comet
Laura Ballard
Acrylic on canvas
2020, 22″ x 28″
Continental Draft
Sharalee Chwaliszewski
Acrylic and beeswax on canvas
2021, 36″ x 68″
Exoskeleton
Sharalee Chwaliszewski
Acrylic, housepaint, and beeswax on canvas
2021, 36″ x 68″
Exoskeleton (detail)
Wandering Light
Laura Ballard
Acrylic on circular canvas
2019, 35″ dia.
Wandering Light (detail)
Blued
Sharalee Chwaliszewski
Acrylic on canvas
2020, 10″ x 15″
Folds
Laura Ballard
Acrylic on canvas panel
2020, 5″ x 7″
Mask
Laura Ballard
Acrylic on canvas
2020, 16″ x 20″
False Attachment
Sharalee Chwaliszewski
Acrylic on wood panel
2020, 11″ x 14″
Sarabande
Sharalee Chwaliszewski
Mixed media collage on plywood
2021, 28″ x 76″
Sarabande (detail)
Incensed
Sharalee Chwaliszewski
Ink on paper
2019, 18″ x 24″
Cluster
Laura Ballard
Acrylic on canvas
2010, 8″ x 10″
Fern 01
Laura Ballard
Acrylic on canvas
2020, 16″ x 20″
Doll Shoe
(Lost & Found Series)
Laura Ballard
Acrylic on wood panel
2020, 8″ x 8″
Measures 1-7
Sharalee Chwaliszewski
Acrylic on canvas
2020, 10″ x 10″