Recycled
featuring VALYA
December 17, 2016 through January 19, 2017

This exhibition focuses on the idea of “being recycled,” drawing inspiration from the notion that the Universe continuously recycles cosmic dust. The work on display uses leftover materials to emphasize this understanding that everything is recycled. Such mediums include: threads, newspaper, fabric scraps, second-hand clothes, wool, and various leftovers from other projects in previous exhibitions.

VALYA utilizes many fiber techniques, including quilting, felting, and silk painting to create her imagery. VALYA’s primarily neutral color palette and experimental forms are prominent in both her art works and her art-to-wear works (e.g., garments).

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About VALYA

VALYA is a fiber artist whose artwork has been exhibited extensively nationally and internationally, at venues such as National Art Museum, Lithuania, Oceanside Museum of Art, USA, Vision Art Museum, USA, Betriebsraum Gallery, Austria, TSEKH Gallery, Ukraine, Mingei International Museum, USA, Manezh Exhibition Hall, Moscow, Russia. Her work has been presented in anthology Ukranian Art of XXth Century, Ukraine, Decorative Art of Ukraine of the End of XXth Century, 500 Art Quilts, Lark Book, 500 Felt Objects, Lark Book, among many others. VALYA received several awards and diplomas, including Brakensiek Caught Eye Award at Oceanside Museum of Art and Honorable Mention at Kaunas Biennial TEXTILE'11, Lithuania. Born in Ukraine, VALYA now lives and works in the USA. In 2006, she opened her studio in Oceanside, CA.

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