Four Norman-based artists will share their unique creative viewpoints — bound together by vibrant colors and compositions — with two exhibitions opening in August at MAINSITE Contemporary Art, 122 E. Main, Norman.
Choreographies is a solo show featuring the work of Leticia Galizzi, while Three Different Views of Reality features the work of mother and daughter pair Carolyn and Jana Faseler, as well as Katie Kimberling.
The exhibits will run from Friday, August 13 through Friday, September 10 at MAINSITE. In conjunction with the 2nd Friday Norman Art Walk, opening and closing receptions will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, August 13 and Friday, September 10 in addition to daily gallery hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday through Saturday throughout the duration of the exhibition.
The exhibitions and receptions are free and open to the public.
Dissonance A by Leticia Galizzi
Choreographies is a new body of work from Galizzi featuring visual choreographies between our desires (represented by the free brushstrokes) and the rules and values we internalize throughout our lives (represented by the grid planes).
Galizzi studied at Yale School of Art and received an MFA in painting from the University of Oklahoma. She has exhibited across New York, Connecticut and Brazil, teaches at Norman Firehouse Art Center and University of Oklahoma and is also on the Norman Arts Council board.
Carolyn Faseler
Jana Faseler
Three Different Views of Reality occupies the other half of the gallery. Carolyn and Jana are a testament to the intrinsic creative thread that ties the Faseler family together. Mother Carolyn has long used paint to express herself and her personality, her colorful abstracts formed with a variety of approaches and techniques upon the canvas. Jana’s feel-good, figurative works document the joy hidden in any manner of daily moments and interactions.
Katie Kimberling
Meanwhile, the multi-talented Kimberling — a full-time academic coach, improv performer and sketch comedy writer — developed an obsession with art in tanks to a mix of instruction at Norman Firehouse Art Center since 2014. Her animal-centric works are charged with life and color.
For even more info on all the artists and exhibitions, visit www.mainsitecontemporaryart.com.