Fine contemporary art gallery in Austin, Texas

Mallory Page: MARRIED IN A FEVER

April 5 - 26, 2014

Take a virtual tour of Mallory's show here.

On April 5^th, Wally Workman Gallery will present, for the first time, a solo show with New Orleans painter Mallory Page. Page works with color, composition and technique to deliver a purely visual interpretation of her interests in the push and pull of cognitive dissonance. The paintings show strong elements of design, fascinations with light, color, and layering. The works nature is to create an environment from within.

Love and specifically being inspired by love guides this body of work. Over the years I studied artists writings and discovered how they have interpreted and used love. Some were historically reckless using the fuel from one new love to another. New love, crazy love, true love, self love, love lost and passion each hold a different connotation of profound inspiration. Love can compel feelings that can be intensely moving or profoundly destructive.

I work with sensory, often in monochromatic fields. Abstraction is mystical. For some painters, it is the only way to release the deepest intangible thought from within. Agnes Martin wrote, “Every note composed represents a titanic human effort.” I want my work to pulse with fluidity and light so that they act as streams of thought and ultimately convey a certain sensuality.

Established in 1980 and located in a 100 year old historic house in Austin’s art district, the Wally Workman Gallery specializes in emerging and collected talent. The gallery has two stories of exhibition space where one can view the 54 artists currently represented, including the contemporary talents of Will Klemm, Joyce Howell, and Ian Shults as well as the figurative work of Tracey Harris and Fatima Ronquillo.

The Wally Workman Gallery is proud to be involved with Aether Magazine and Art Austin, promoting the visual arts in Austin. Read in depth accounts of our local creative scene at www.aetherart.com and discover the many galleries that are a part of it at www.artaustin.org.

Parking is available in the front lot as well as the lot behind the gallery, accessed from the alley off Blanco and Harthan St. Unrestricted street parking is available on Blanco St. and parking is allowed after 7pm on Harthan St.