THE SILVER LINING | HEIDI PREUSS GREW
THE SILVER LINING | HEIDI PREUSS GREW
April 4 – 26, 2025 | focus Gallery
Reception and Artists Talk: Thursday, April 3, from 6:00-7:30 pm. Talk begins at 6:30 PM.
Encounters on any given day have always provided inspiration — fleeting moments in time
especially so. Instead of responding with a drawing or a figure modeled in clay, the physicality of those moments (when I could gather them) are presented for closer inspection by the viewer. These fragments converge toward a description with potency. They often surprised me with joy and hope. The Silver Lining exhibition features work gathered and created in the last five years. Special thanks to Chemeketa Community College for a sabbatical and to the Salem Art Association for a residency supporting this work.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Heidi Preuss Grew is a two-time Oregon Arts Commission Artist Fellowship recipient recognized for her figurative sculptures. She has undergraduate degrees from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana in German, Art History, and Crafts and an MFA in Ceramics from Ohio University. She has participated in exhibitions, symposia, and residencies in the United States, Europe and Asia and has presented lectures and workshops widely.
Arzberg porcelain cup (H. Gretsch, Form 1382) and coffee
Photo by Kelly J. James
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