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Jacquline HurlbertBrumfields Gallery
May 10 - July 5
Jacquline Hurlbert has been a popular artist in the Pacific
Northwest or several years andBrumfields Gallery is excited to be
hosting their second show o work by this prolific painter
andceramicist. Te show will eature Hurlberts newest work, opening
on May 10th and runningthrough July 5th. Te pieces are striking,
eaturing the detailed figures that have come todominate her work.
Each piece is heavily layered, both physically and metaphorically,
with richtones and textures, iconography, and symbolism.
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Te show will open on Saturday, May 10 at Brumfields Gallery and
run rom 7 9 p.m. Te evenis open to the public and will eature a
no-host bar provided by 13th Street Pub & Grill.
BrumfielGallerys opening hours are uesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.
5 p.m. For more inormation,please contact the gallery at (208) 333
0309 or [email protected]
Jacquline Hurlbert first moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1993,
where she currently works as aproessional artist in Oregon. She
earned her Bachelors degree in Art with honors rom theUniversity o
Nebraska and later her masters degree in Sculpture and Ceramics
romCaliornia State University. Her work is requently shown across
the Pacific Northwest and
Southwestern states.
Her pieces communicate a non linearnarrative beyond
representation or pureaesthetics. She has created a visual
vocabularyo symbolism. Tis personal language enablesher to explore
her sense o sel, how sheperceives she is judged by others, and
thestruggle or acceptance as an ongoing journey
She illustrates her vulnerability in a courageoucarnival o
color, good humor, and charm.Characters conceived to represent
difficultaspects o her sel become amiliar riends witwhich she
plays. Tere is a celebratoryjoyullness about her work. She
writes,Coming up for air, thats how I feel. Ive had a
growing number of creative ideas and desiresthat have been
submerged deep in the layers of
my psyche and now they want their voices to beheard. Tis new
voice is a culmination of my
past knowledge, ideas, and techniques meetingup with my present
desire to express myself freeland fully, without fear or
hesitation.
Te notion o reworking over past thoughts and inclinations and
the truth that these ormativeelements are never truly obliterated
are both concepts that also inorm Hurlberts artistic process.Tese
past histories are important to the way in which the artist
develops her content and imagery
She will rework a piece many times, ofen resulting in an
entirely different image than that whichinitially inhabited her
consciousness. Tese layers o unseen narrative may only be ully
known tothe artist. For us, as the viewers, we are enthralled by a
surace that hints at hidden secrets behindthe veil.
