Artist Reception Saturday, March 1, 2pm
||| FROM AYN GAILEY for HALO |||
PERRY + CARLSON presents Martyrs & Myths, a solo exhibition by acclaimed artist Kate Geddes, marking her first Washington State showing beyond Orcas Island. This highly anticipated exhibition is also the debut of her Disaster of Wars series—an evocative body of work in response to recent wars, exploring the tension between destruction and transcendence, mortality and rebirth.
Geddes works in the realm of mythology, creating large-scale paintings that begin as intensely personal and cathartic, then evolve into universal meditations on fear, desire, and transformation. After a successful career in San Francisco, California, Geddes retreated to her studio on remote Orcas Island, quietly creating hundreds of works over the last decade. This is her first exhibit outside Orcas Island in Washington State. While her vision is singular, she draws from the mystical and emotional intensity of Goya, Grunewald, and Francis Bacon. Her paintings portray startling, shocking images, yet they have great tenderness and beauty. It is this tradition to which she adds her voice.
A rare opportunity to experience the work of a one-of-a-kind artist, Martyrs & Myths is not to be missed.
March 1 – March 31, 2025
Artist Reception: March 1, Artist will be present 2–4 PM
PERRY + CARLSON, 510 South 1st Street, Mount Vernon, WA
Gallery Hours: 11 AM – 6 PM
More Info: www.perryandcarlson.com/
This event is receiving in-kind support by HALO, whose mission is to increase the visibility of Orcas Island’s fine artists and inspire the next generation of artists. www.wearehalo.org.
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