Radiant Galaxies: Kelly Brown, Lisa Kelley, Ania Lattie, Faith Olumbe & Karlee Salamone

Woodmere is pleased to present Radiant Galaxies, an exhibition of five studio artists from the Center for Creative Works, who boldly explore abstraction through color, texture, and mark-making in fresh, dynamic ways.

 

Radiant Galaxies brings together five dynamic and inventive artists working in weaving, painting, drawing, tufting, and needlepoint. Ania Lattie creates vibrating, tufted textile works that are made with collections of tiny pieces of yarn. Karlee Salamone’s large-scale canvases pull the viewer into bold compositional spaces full of playful shapes and shadows. Threads dip in and out of Faith Olumbe’s compelling works on unstretched canvas, evoking the movement and motion of people and urban spaces. In her playful, imaginative drawings and paintings, Lisa Kelley brings together groups of cats, trolls, and flowers in idyllic, busy fields of color. Kelly Brown makes her weavings entirely through touch, incorporating a range of materials into cohesive yet highly unexpected pieces.

 

Enjoy the sights and sensations in Radiant Galaxies.

 

 

Center for Creative Works is a progressive art studio focused on professional development and representation of neurodiverse artists. CCW supports their artists in building  social capital through artistic practice and recognizes the value in sharing the unique human experience through creative contribution.

 

CCW is a professional art program serving adults with intellectual disabilities. Their studios offer a wide range of artistic mediums, practices, access to equipment and rigorous engagement for neurodiverse artists. Artists at CCW may pursue many areas of artistic practice including professionally building a portfolio, exhibiting nationally, and selling their artwork.  Efforts to carve inclusivity for their artists include collaborations with neurotypical artists, visibility through professional exhibition opportunities, press and publication, and leadership opportunities.

 

The artwork of CCW artists has been embraced by the greater Philadelphia arts community and have exhibited their work at Woodmere; Fleisher/Ollman Gallery; Pageant Soloveev Gallery; FJORD Gallery; Rosemont College, Bryn Mawr, PA; Haverford College, Haverford, PA; the Free Library of Philadelphia, and many other venues. Additionally, their work as been exhibited at the Outsider Arts Fair, NYC; Weird Days Gallery, NYC;  Outsider Arts Fair, St Louis; Crawford Gallery, Cork Ireland; Delaware County Community College Art Gallery.