This is the Presence That Doesn’t, 2024 Oil on canvas 36 x 36 inches/ 91.4 x 91.4 centimeters

Nature Patterns

Two Person Exhibition Featuring the work of Tamara English and Kim Cridler

Location: Archer Gallery at Clark College in Vancouver, WA
January 6 – March 24, 2025

Opening Reception: Thursday, January 16, 2025, 11am- 3pm
Artist Talk: Thursday, January 30th, 10-11am
Zoom link: https://clark-edu.zoom.us/j/89227798779 
Closing Reception: Saturday, March 22nd, 12 – 2pm

About the Exhibition: 
Archer Gallery is excited to present Nature Patterns, by Tamara English and Kim Cridler. The work in this exhibit highlights the symbolic, spiritual, and psychological power of nature. The forms used in these oil paintings and metal sculptures speak to, and are inspired by, nature’s awe-inspiring beauty. In a time when climate change is at the forefront of public and political discourse, this exhibit presents an alternative, parallel relationship with the Environment and how we navigate internally in the midst of challenging times. Cridler’s work highlights the importance of materials, and how the ideal of beauty in nature and craft are important. English’s oil paintings reveal inner worlds as verdant spaces in which the garden becomes a metaphor for a flourishing internal world, where one may discover the buoyancy and resilience that is cultivated when one is spiritually engaged. While Tamara English and Kim Cridler live hundreds of miles apart and each have unique art practices, both artists utilize the visual vocabulary of the natural world with reverence to point to the potential for change as a central part of the human experience. 

Location:
Archer Gallery, Clark College
1933 Fort Vancouver Way
Vancouver, WA 98663
info@archergallery.space
(360) 992 2246

Archer Gallery Hours: Monday- Saturday 11am-5 pm

The gallery will be closed Jan 20th and Feb 17th. 
For details and event info, please visit www.archergallery.space

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