Beth Lo: At Home, Out of Place and The Summer Invitational

Beth Lo: At Home, Out of Place– “My work in ceramics and mixed media collage revolves primarily around issues of family and my Asian-American background. Cultural marginality and blending, tradition vs. Westernization, language and translation are key elements. 

The ceramic work in “At Home, Out of Place” is unified by the idea of being comfortable with being uncomfortable. I have sought a hybrid aesthetic that represents a blending of cultures that is becoming more and more common as the boundaries between countries around the globe are blurred. I am combining the brush work of calligraphy with line work of cartooning, juxtaposing images of American t-shirts and Chinese qi pao dresses, and tackling the issues of adoption and immigration. ”                          

                                                                                                                     – Beth Lo

The Summer Invitational is an annual group exhibition of gallery artists and artists new to the gallery. This year there are 14 participating artists: Michiko Itatani, Jane Booth, Marcus Cain, Carol Stewart, Patty Carroll, Jun Kaneko, Ky Anderson, Rain Harris, Damon Freed, Mike Lyon, Molly Herman, Laura Fayer, Curt Hoard, Ethan Meyer.