League artist Siobhan Wilder’s work will be part of COCA’s Motherland show this month. Wilder paints mysterious scenes. She wants to give the viewer the sensation that there are messages all around us, and we might be able to clue into them with a little concentration. The scene above was one that she happened upon in real life: a mammoth skull in an alley.
“Indian Alley is in the Skid Row area of L.A. and part of the mural by Jaque Fragua is visible to the right, at the time it read Decolonize and Keep Calm.” – Siobhan Wilder
Siobhán Wilder’s work is influenced by Thierry De Cordier’s seascapes, Antonio López Garcia’s interiors and Charles Paget Wade’s collections at Snowshill, England. You can see more of her work on her website https://www.siobhanwilder.com/ and instagram https://www.instagram.com/blue_eyed_crow/
Motherland at COCA
Exhibition: March 7 – April 20 Opening Reception: Thursday March 7, 6-9pm, part of the Pioneer Square Art Walk Annual Member’s Party & Juror’s Talk: Tuesday, March 12, 5-7pm. RSVP here
Members Only Portfolio Review: Saturday, April 20, 11-1pm Closing Reception & Peoples Choice Awards: Saturday, April 20, 4-6pm Center on Contemporary Art, 114 Third Ave S, Seattle
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Siobhan Wilder at COCA
League artist Siobhan Wilder’s work will be part of COCA’s Motherland show this month. Wilder paints mysterious scenes. She wants to give the viewer the sensation that there are messages all around us, and we might be able to clue into them with a little concentration. The scene above was one that she happened upon in real life: a mammoth skull in an alley.
Motherland at COCA
Exhibition: March 7 – April 20
Opening Reception: Thursday March 7, 6-9pm, part of the Pioneer Square Art Walk
Annual Member’s Party & Juror’s Talk: Tuesday, March 12, 5-7pm. RSVP here
Members Only Portfolio Review: Saturday, April 20, 11-1pm
Closing Reception & Peoples Choice Awards: Saturday, April 20, 4-6pm
Center on Contemporary Art, 114 Third Ave S, Seattle
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