March 2024 Exhibits

Featured in the Thaler Gallery:

• In celebration of March as Women’s History Month, “Women in the Arts: Nature, Nurture, Change” features new works by three female artists from Worcester and Wicomico Counties: Jeri Alexander, Sue Bromm, and Lisa Tossey. The Art League previously awarded $1,500 to each artist to create a body of work from concept to fruition, with funds provided by a grant from the Women's Fund of the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore.
• Jeri Alexander of Delmar, Md. created an installation entitled “Thirty,” exploring the artist’s experience turning 30 years old, a milestone that brought anticipation and dread in the face of societal expectations. Her artwork is rife with symbolism, using sculpture and video to relate to the passage of time and unconventional materials as clothing.
• Sue Bromm of Hebron, Md. created a series, “Embracing Uncertainty,” using raw plant pigment dyes and natural fibers along with hand-stitched details. The unique process of eco-printing brings awareness to our connection with nature and the concept of impermanence and change.
• Lisa Tossey of Berlin, Md. highlights the effects of climate change on local habitats, through 360-degree imagery and ceramics. The images and pieces in this series show places and species in peril across the heart of Delmarva – from the Atlantic Coast of Assateague Island to old growth forests in Wicomico County to the marshes and ghost forests of Dorchester County.

Featured in the Sisson Galleria:

In Studio E:

In the Spotlight Gallery:

In the Artisan Showcase:

Featured in the Staircase Gallery:

• "The illustrative faces that appear in my paintings are a reflection of myself; implications of fear, anxiety, and grief that often dance in my mind as I try to escape to find my authentic self and heal my inner child. The floating organic shapes are a representation of my ancestors guiding me through the narrative that often plague my mind. My use of bright colors is to indicate the intensity of healing during my awakening in Mexico. While I worked in my studio in Philadelphia, I encountered a neighbor on my floor who suffered from schizophrenia. Screams and self-negative talk were often heard through the thin walls. With no access to headphones, I tried my best to cancel the arbitrary noises. As I focused on my series of healing, I was unconsciously influenced by her mental disorder which altered yet amplified the nature of my story. I simultaneously intertwined my journey with hers throughout my pieces."
• Itzel is inspired with colors and drawing from a young age due to unfortunate circumstances in her family. Within time, she grew fond of experimenting with tangible objects which led to her maturity of her vision. Hand woven yarn from Mexico, industrial and organic material and a bright acrylic palette are some of the elements she creates to transform her emotions onto canvas. She often uses her signature spirit shapes which were amplified after the death of her grandmother. Itzel spent a year-long trip in Puerto Vallarta in 2020, during this journey she learned what it meant to experience life without supervision.

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