Exhibition Dates: May 1 – June 27, 2009
Location: Artspace, Gallery One
 
Raleigh, N.C. – Sarah Lindley’s solo exhibition, Housing Petronella, presents five works from a series of Dutch Cabinet Houses from the 17th and 18th centuries. Lindley’s skeletal renditions of these source objects are constructed entirely out of black clay slabs.  Stripped of their natural color, mass, and contents, she renders the forms like three-dimensional drawings in space. Along with the source objects, Lindley’s work raises questions of obsession, gender, class, control, and the stability of the domestic environment. 
 
Lindley is an Associate Professor of Art at Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI, where she teaches sculpture and ceramics.  In her sculptural works Lindley explores the domestic environment through the representation and deconstruction of furniture forms typically used for preservation and display.  Born and raised in Cleveland, OH, she holds an MFA from the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, and a BFA from the New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, NY. Lindley has been an Arts and Industry Resident at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, and a studio member and instructor at Lill Street Studios, Chicago, IL. Her 2009 exhibitions include Remains: Contemporary Artists and the Material Past, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI; Next Iconoclasts, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR; NCECA Clay National Biennial, Arizona State University Museum, Tempe, AZ; and the CEBIKO World Ceramic Biennale, Incheon, South Korea.



About Artspace
Artspace, a thriving visual art center located in downtown Raleigh, brings the creative process to life through inspiring and engaging education and community outreach programming, a dynamic environment of over 30 professional artists studios, and nationally acclaimed exhibitions. Approximately 95 artists hold professional memberships in the Artspace Artists Association. Thirty-five of these artists have studios located at Artspace. Artspace is open to the public Tues.-Sat., from 10 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and on the first Friday of each month for the First Friday Gallery Walk until 10:00 p.m. Admission is free; donations appreciated. Guided tours are available. Artspace is located in Historic City Market in Raleigh at the corner of Blount and Davie Streets.
 
Artspace is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, the Raleigh Arts Commission, individuals, corporations, and private foundations.
 
For more information, please visit www.artspacenc.org or 919-821-2787 Cost: Free