Third Friday and Artist’s Reception, Jan. 21

First Friday, Feb. 4

Joint Associate Show Statement

Brightening the winter of early 2022 is Resilience, the Sync Associate Show open Jan 20 to Feb
13. With themes of renewal and hardiness, four artists express four distinct artistic
interpretations through photography, abstract and representational painting.

Cheryl Jelm paints in oil on canvas or linen. In this show she has paintings of plants that survive
arid and difficult environments. They are resilient year after year. Resilience is also
demonstrated with the spines of the cacti and the toxicity of rabbitbrush to ward off animals.
Yet these examples provide gorgeous color and textures to their inhospitable surroundings.
Cheryl is most interested in these elements which she finds rewarding to paint.

Fred Voigt Becker paints spontaneously and intuitively in oil on large wooden panels. Initially he
makes certain choices of color, line and form, but as the painting progresses, his choices
become contingent on what is already there until the painting “paints itself.” When nothing
else needs to be added or subtracted the work is full and complete. The elasticity of Resilience
has been demonstrated.

Karin Kempe’s paintings in acrylic on canvas always start in abstraction and color. Sometimes
images emerge from that field of color and space. Mountains, trees, skies and even birds
initially hidden may reveal themselves. This process echoes the resilience of nature, which
nurtures the slow and erratic process of healing and rejuvenation.

Whether it is a tree growing out of a rock in the desert or a lit votive candle in a church, Lynda
Tygart’s photographs depict the optimism that lies within Resilience, the ability to keep going in
the face of adversity and loss. Her process begins with a black and white photograph on a wood
panel that she handpaints, creating an ethereal effect for the viewer

Becker, “À la Mode”