January 28 – March 19th, 2022

Opening 7-10pm Jan 28th

Closing 7-10pm March 18th

NAKED

/nā′kĭd/ devoid of concealment or disguise

The figure revealed. Unclothed, unobstructed, honest and without artifice. Unencumbered by costume, unfettered and free. Natural. Devoid of ornamentation and embellishment. Lacking nothing.

No barriers. Exposed, vulnerable and uncovered. Bare, forthright, truthful and sincere. Matter-of-fact and brazen. Candid, real and unreserved.

See them.

Artist’s Statement:

"Life begins with the body and ends with it. I work primarily with the nude figure. It is the standard, a repository for everything that humanity has experienced and is inextricably connected to the environment in which we live. It is our common link to the natural world. I began with the female figure because it is my personal point of reference, yet the male form has found its way into my works as an integral part of the natural equation. I spend a lot of time working through base emotions to attain a higher plane of consciousness. I illuminate that primal relationship by fusing the human form to the land and exposing the sacred in all things"

-Lauralynn White 2021                                                         

Bio:

White graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design. She instructs for Chautauqua Special Studies, was the former Curator/Director of Contemporary Art Gallery, Chautauqua, NY and Gallery Director of GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA. She has exhibited internationally and holds memberships in the National Association of Women Artists (NAWA), Woman Made Gallery (WMG), Chicago and Visual Arts Chautauqua (VACI). White splits her time between Chicago, IL, Chautauqua, NY and Reading, PA.