1. "Magic: Outside/Inside," Images and Text in Mixed Media by Sarah Jeppson

The Gallery at Dunia, The Earth-Friendly Store for Home, Body and Soul(SM) proudly presents "Magic: Outside/Inside," a collection of canvases and works on paper by Maynard-based artist Sarah Jeppson. Jeppson deftly integrates watercolor, monoprint, pastel, charcoal, collage and other media into visual tone poems, imbued with myth, dream-narrative and an eccentric sense of play. The exhibit will run from June 27th through August 19th, and the gallery will host an artist’s reception on Sunday, July 16th, from 2 to 5 P.M. The public is invited to attend. Jeppson will donate 20% of the proceeds from the sale of her art to Earthwatch Institute (www.earthwatch.org), a non-profit organization that supports scientific field research by offering volunteers the opportunity to join research teams around the world. "Magic: Outside/Inside" explores boundaries that are existential – between human and animal, material and spiritual, intellect and instinct, and freewill and destiny, among others – as well as artistic. By turns visible and invisible, concrete and ethereal, Jeppson’s universe is a loose tapestry of innumerable, permeable worlds, and every being is a potential shape-shifter. “This isn’t just physical,” clarifies Jeppson, “It includes the mind and feelings too. Intuition, empathy, language—even myth—create communication and a sense of place within our world.” Sarah Jeppson’s accolades include “Best Work on Paper,” 1995 Arts Worcester Biennial; Third Prize at the 1995 Fitchburg Art Museum’s 60th Regional Exhibit; and the Artists’ Alternative Award at the 1996 Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts. She holds a B.A. in Art from Hampshire College, Amherst MA, and has studied at Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus OH, and at Clark University and the Worcester Art Museum, both in Worcester MA. Sarah Jeppson currently plies her art in her studio in ArtSpace Maynard.

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