“Dream Circle” Solo Watercolor Exhibition Katie Pace Halleran
Artist Statement: Based in San Antonio, Texas, Halleran uses watercolor and repetitive ink patterns to create visual mantras informed by both order and disarray. Drawing inspiration from a Jungian perspective of dreams and archetypal symbolism, Halleran’s paintings often feature the circle or dot as spiritual tools for reflection, meditation, and beauty. Initially a direct image from a single dream, the circle is an expression of the sacred for the artist. Circles have been used as a symbol and vessel for divine contemplation across cultures and time. Time itself is often referred to as a circle, as is life. From mandalas to rose windows, medicine wheels to the Pantheon, from the pentacle to Stonehenge to the tomoe, from the bindi to the yarmulke to the enso, from the star and crescent to the ouroboros to the flower of life and the wedding ring; the circle is a powerful, multicultural symbol inherently contradictory, as it represents both singularity and the infinite. As an instrument of meditation and reflection, Halleran explores various forms of the circle and dot to connect with the divine and create a sense of beautiful harmony out of chaos.
Artist Bio: Katie Pace Halleran (she/her) has a BA in Studio Art with a minor in Art History from Pitzer College and a certificate in Non-Profit Management from UTSA. Halleran spent roughly 10 years in the health and human service sector, serving individuals and communities striving for brighter futures for themselves and their families. She was also a selected participant in a yearlong intensive training focused on race, class, and culture with the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Halleran currently teaches community watercolor classes at UTSA Southwest. She and her true partner and husband are gratefully raising one amazing child.
Curator Courtney Wynn Sheets of outrider art + objects is proud to present Katie Pace Halleran’s solo watercolor exhibition “Dream Circle.” Experience the rich, multi-layered abstract world Halleran has created through inspiration from her dreams, personal history and endless curiosity into every facet of our society and world. Her original language of symbolism has starting points in areas as disparate as contemporary data to Paleolithic symbolism. She leaves us to our own wanderings through color, space and form to come out with new perspectives and washed visions on the other side. Please join us to celebrate this artist and her beautiful work.
For more information contact Courtney by email outriderart@gmail.com or phone 929-215-1061.
Opening Exhibition at outrider art + objects inside of Southside Living + Maker Spaces.
March 30, 2024 6 - 9 pm Free