On view from October 5th through November 17th at Lydia Street Gallery: Heirlooms, New work from Sarah Hirneisen

Artist reception: Saturday October 5th from 6-9pm
Artist Talk: Thursday October 17th 6-9pm
Open during Austin Studio Tour (Nov 16-17, 12-6pm)
Gallery open Saturdays & Sundays from 12-6pm and by appointment

With Heirlooms, Hirneisen presents sculptural works inspired by historical hope chests or trousseaus, typically a collection of household items meant to set the eldest daughter up for married life. Rather than an offering for domestic life, she gifts treasure and wisdom to her offspring. Reimagining the tools needed to survive and thrive in the present, she upends expectations of society, hoping to reframe domestic bliss. 

A three person exhibition featuring the work of Sarah Hirneisen, Hollis Hammonds and Ysabel LeMay with installations, photography, sculpture and drawings exploring nature and the environment.

Open Canopy from 1-4pm Saturday February 3rd
Artist reception Saturday February 3rd from 7-10pm
Artist Talk Friday February 23rd 7-9pm.

Juried by Lana Meador and featuring work from Texas Sculpture Group.
Gallery 2000
The Art Galleries, Austin Community College
6101 Highland Campus Dr.
Austin, TX 78752

SHOW DATES
January 16 - March 7, 2024
February 17, 2024     Artist Reception from 6:00- 8:00pm
February 28, 2024 5:00 Artist Talk (featuring myself & Erin Cunningham discussing gender roles and expectations)

Silence: New Work by Shawn Camp & Sarah Hirneisen

Exhibition Dates:  March 3 – April 1, 2023
Opening Reception: Friday, March 3, 7-10 pm
Third Thursday East Austin Arts District hours: March 16, 6-9 pm
Gallery Hours: Fridays & Saturdays 12-6 pm

In Silence, Shawn Camp and Sarah Hirneisen create artworks that explore the absence of sound where there was sound before. Both artists use their mediums to make quiet gestures and examine surface quality and texture, with a subtle use of color. In Camp’s recent work, ambiguous spatial relationships arise from simple geometric imagery embedded into thickly applied oil paint. Slightly reminiscent of landscapes buried under a fresh blanket of snow, bleached out colors focus attention on the structure of the paintings - revealing his ongoing fascination with materiality and surface. Hirneisen is exploring the idea of remnants and looks to transitions that happen in nature when triggered by environmental stressors. She uses the process of casting to freeze a moment in time and pause the process of deterioration.  Mending the casts back together imbues the work with a visible handmade element. 

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“Remnants” a solo exhibition at LHUCA from March 3rd through April 28th 2023

Sarah Hirneisen is a maker of objects who pushes the boundaries of traditional three-dimensional art-making techniques through the use of materiality and process. Casting is a significant component of her work. Replicating a memory makes it tangible and gives permanence to ephemeral events. Currently she is exploring the idea of remnants and considering what is left over by processes in nature as they transition through cycles of growth, decay, and renewal.

Many of the works exhibited are inspired by spending time quarantined in West Texas at the start of the pandemic. Natural objects and inspirations were collected during that time period. The work explores environmental concerns such as droughts, floods, air quality, rising temperatures, and pandemics. Some objects signify an alert; such as a carbon monoxide detector. Other objects represent a search for answers such as a Divining rod, which is a mystical tool used to locate water in a dry environment. Hirneisen also witnessed the drastic reaction plants have to environmental stressors and created works that paused the process of deterioration. One of the central works, From Russia With Love, uses the iconic Tumbleweed as a metaphor for Covid and how a pandemic spreads into foreign bodies and lands, yet it can also be enjoyed as a frozen moment in time as the iconic tumbleweed rolls across the Texan landscape.

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I’m excited to have 2 installation in the Texas Sculpture Group show at Art Museum TX which showcases 100+ artworks from 52 TSG artist members from around the state.

Please join us for the OPENING RECEPTION on Friday, August 19 from 6-9pm at Art Museum TX Sugar Land, 16165 City Walk, at Sugar Land Town Square. This event is free and open to the public. The exhibition will be on view through October 16, 2022.

Established in 2020, Art Museum TX is an energetic new museum dedicated to presenting the best in Texas local art. With locations in Sugar Land and Cinco Ranch, Art Museum TX is deeply rooted in the community of Ft. Bend County and greater SW Houston, creating a community-centric art museum with thought-provoking art exhibitions, educational programming, and art-centered events.

En Masse

Kicking off the fall season partnership in Lockhart, TX, ICOSA Collective and Spellerberg Projects are pleased to announce En Masse, a group exhibition featuring the ICOSA Collective at Spellerberg Projects Masur Gallery.

Exhibition Dates: September 3 – December 27, 2021
En Masse will include the work of ICOSA’s current members and interns. The exhibition takes full advantage of the grand space and opulent backdrop of the Masur Gallery. Presented works span mediums of painting, printmaking, installation, sculpture and video. They explore scale and texture and play with the context of contemporary work in a historical setting.
Opening Reception: Friday, September 3, 7–10 PM, in tandem with Lockhart’s First Friday events.
Gallery Hours: every second and fourth Saturday of the month from 10am-1 pm

Vault Stone Shop presents ‘Mask Collection’, a group show opening on May 4th. This
coalition of 20+ creatives has produced and donated over 100 fabric masks to be given
away each day during the show’s duration. Each artist has also created a one of a kind
commemorative art-work, referencing their thoughts and experiences surrounding this
Coronavirus pandemic. The artist’s creative interpretations of a face mask will be on view
in the window display at Vault for two weeks. This format of display is meant to enable a
socially distant view of the works whenever you feel inclined, as the gallery hours
become 24/7. Vault Gallery and this show’s curator GD Wright, have also made a
commitment of donating 100% of the gallery’s proceeds from sales, to purchase hand
sanitizer to be distributed throughout the homeless community in Austin. The artists will
also greatly benefit from your purchase as many of us in the creative entrepreneur sector
are being forced to seek out new income streams. Please check out our artist list and
don’t forget to visit @vaultstoneshop’s instagram daily to find out who’s fabric masks
are up for grabs outside the gallery that day. Full image list of works and prices available
at www.vaultstoneshop.com