Layers of Memory 

This exhibition displays work that explores the complex theme of memory. The retrieval of the past can involve many layers, including the persistence of recurring memory, the forgotten past, and the nature of recollection. Critic Kate Green suggests that, "memories may be stored in our minds, but they are unleashed by textures, words, and forms." How we store and retrieve memory, whether by using a computer or touching a piece of cloth from our past to spur recollection, memory remains a constant priority in our daily lives for the preservation of our individual and collective histories. This collection presents a universal theme, interpreted in very different ways.

Scroll down to view each artwork.  An online catalog, with more images and artist statements, is available to view on the curator's website (.mov format): www.designsbydoria.com/pages/

Juror essay

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Holly Adkins-Ardrey

Love is Patient, Love is Kind

36 x 22 inches

 
adkins 

Geneviève Attinger

Tribute to the Past

45 x 35 inches

 
attinger 

Diane Bird

Im Losing My Memory, I'm Losing Me

27 x 28 inches

 
bird 

Betty Busby

Shattered

42 x 36 inches

 
busby 

Patricia Caffery

A Grandmother's Love

33 x 24 inches

 
caffery 

Gerrie Congdon

Beneath the Surface

48 x 36 inches

 
congdon 

Jennifer Day

Dream Music

40 x 39 inches

 
day 

Meredith Grimsley

Imprinted (My Baby Sons' Ears)

39 x 30 inches

 
grimsley 

Kathleen Kastles

Surfing the Airport Lounge

36 x 31 inches

 
kastles 

Deborah Langsam

Under the Watchful Eye of Queen Charlotte II

46 x 30 inches

 
langsam 

Susan Lenz

It's So Hard to Say Goodbye

25 x 25 inches

 
lenz 

Valentina Maximova

The Fern Flower

32 x 40 inches

 
maximova 

Mickie McCormic

Alzheimers Takes It All

33 x 35 inches

 
mccormic 

Mary Pal

Homeless Love

34 x 24 inches

 
pal 

Lora Rocke

In Her Sisters' Shadow

36 x 24 inches

 
rocke 

Teresa Shippy

Knowing Roy

36 x 26 inches

 
shippy 

Mary Ruth Smith

Passages

28 x 27 inches

 
smith 

Joan Sowada

Emma's Illumination

29 x 29 inches

 
sowada 

Carolyn Sullivan

Scribbly Gum

34 x 32 inches

 
sullivan 

 

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