Orcas Paley presents:

EMBLEMATIC

Oct 15-31

Our eighth annual group show explores the emblem as a vehicle for making meaning.

The word “emblem” derives from terms describing processes of inlay, stamping, and embossing, and the cultural arc emblems have traced over centuries takes them from the physical imprinting of symbols on tactile media to the conceptual imprinting of ideas on the mind.

Emblems appear on buildings, on bodies, and online. We tend to think of them as images that convey identification with an organization, a movement, a set of values, a family, or a brand. In Renaissance Europe, emblemata proliferated in print as combinations of image and text carrying a moral concept that inspires self-improvement.

What emblems share is a capacity to render the abstract concrete in a memorable way. Emblems condense their thematic material with a visual flair that befits their associations with learning, personal edification, and taking pride in one’s identity.

artist reception Oct 16 5-7pm

Featuring:

Allison Arth

Jessixa Bagley

Aaron Bagley

Deborah Baker

Sarah Battle

Isa Beniston

Lynn Bergelin

Shivani Bhalla

Paul Bommer

Gillian Brassil

Ursula Brookbank

Joan Cihak

Laurie Cinotto

Eve Cohen

Karen Jo Combs

Nancy Deal

Michael Doyle

Zach Grear

Aimee Hagedorn

Glenn Hendrick

Zach Hooker

JoJo Hughes

Candace Jensen

Zaara KittenChops

Wayne Koestenbaum

Greg Lastrapes

Verdant Lens

Nate Lippens

Jane Littlefield

Gene Gentry McMahon

Jesse Miller

Saya Moriyasu

Stephanie Norris

Julie Paschkis

Erin Shigaki

Coco Spadoni

Lisa Stewart

Brandie Stonge

Gabriel Stromberg

Mark Sullo 

Christina Vaule

Paula Wong

María Zamora