WITCHES OF THE WEST
JANUARY 24 - FEBRUARY 22, 2025
OPENING RECEPTION
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2025
5-8 PM
ON VIEW
JANUARY 24 - FEBRUARY 22, 2025
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PRESS
Chefas Projects is delighted to welcome Danielle Krysa (The Jealous Curator) as the guest curator for our first exhibition of the calendar year, Witches of the West – a group exhibition of five female artists from across the West Coast.
“Starting in California’s Bay Area, up through Southern Oregon, into Washington State, and across the border into British Columbia, Witches of the West features the work of the five female artists living and working along North America’s West Coast.
From the intricate pyrography of Alexis Mixter, and the bold paintings of Jennifer Ament and Meghan Hildebrand, to the miniature worlds created by Shannon Taylor and my own embellished collages, all of the pieces in this show exude a powerful, defiant, feminine energy. Not only is the energy similar, our work is also connected by the use of elements from nature. Is this a byproduct of being from the west? Maybe. Or, perhaps it’s a little more mystical than that. Wood, water, flowers, fire, and soooo much gold — gold leaf, glitter, gold paint, gold lockets — you can’t get that much gold without a whipping up a bit of creative alchemy!
Each of us creates powerful work on our own, but when shown together, an entirely new spell is cast. Witches of the West conjures up positive energy, humor, beauty and magic at a moment in history when I believe we need it most.
–Danielle Krysa, Curator & Artist”
The opening reception for Witches of the West will take place at Chefas Projects on Friday, January 24, 2025, from 5-8 pm. Located in Portland, Oregon, at 134 SE Taylor Street on the first floor of the Taylor Works building, Chefas Projects invites the public to explore this unique exhibition, which will be on view through February 22, 2025.
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