KELLIE TALBOT
ROAD WORK
AUGUST 1 -28, 2020
KELLIE TALBOT
ROAD WORK
AUGUST 2020
Talbot has long roots in Seattle. In 1906 her family left the Abruzzo mountains of Italy and settled in Rainier Valley. Though she was born in Hawaii and lived on both coasts growing up, Seattle has been home since 1990. Talbot and her husband divide their time between the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle and New Orleans. She shares her studio space with a cat and a duck. Talbot’s practice requires that she spend thousands of miles on the road collecting reference material at every spot along the way. Having visited over 30 states, this new collection of paintings titled “Road Work” is the compilation of the many signs, typography, architecture, industry, cemeteries and other emblems of society that have inspired her. Akin to portraits, the rust and peeling are like the wrinkles and blemishes found on a human subject. These are not negative markings showing neglect, but rather are signs of time, wisdom and experience. They are both an elegy and evidence of hope. Talbot’s journey is just beginning and she will be the first to tell you that there is much more to discover, more of America to see, more folks to talk to and most importantly, more roads to travel.
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Marfa Star - Marfa, TX oil on canvas 36 x 36 in.
Big Star - Fresno, CA oil on panel 12 x 12 in.
Motel - Mina, NV oil on canvas 48 x 48 in.
R - Wildwood, NJ oil on panel 12 x 12 in.
Shell Beach - Pismo Beach, CA oil on panel 12 x 12 in.
Sky Ranch - Las Vegas, NV oil on panel 12 x 12 in.
Vegas - Las Vegas, NV oil on canvas 40 x 30 in.
Silver Dollar - Boron, CA oil on canvas 24 x 24 in.
St. Francis - San Francisco, CA oil on canvas 30 x 30 in.
Yellowstone Cowboy - West Yellowstone, MT oil on canvas 30 x 30 in.
Fiddler’s Inn - Seattle, WA oil on canvas 40 x 60 in.
M - Kingman, AZ oil on canvas 24 x 24 in.
MOTEL Hi - Lo - Weed, CA oil on canvas 36 x 48 in.
Ranch House - Tucumcari, NM oil on canvas 30 x 40 in.
PRG presents: KELLIE TALBOT, “Road Work” video
1111 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 206-223-0273
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Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Road Work, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA SAM Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, America Solo Show, Seattle, WA Cole Pratt Gallery, New Orleans, LA SAM Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, Bold Types, Seattle, WA Woodside Braseth Gallery, Seattle, WA SAM Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA SAM Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA Taste Café, Sam Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA SAM Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA SAM Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA Museo, Two person show with Tim Leonard and Kellie Talbot, Langley, WA Museo, Group Show, Langley, WA SAM Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, Group show with Elizabeth Gahan & Kate Protage, Seattle, WA Out of Sight, King Street Station, Group Show, Seattle, WA Axis, SUR | REAL, dual show with Jeff Mihalyo, Seattle, WA Bherd Studios, Greenwood, WA Vermillion, Solo Show, Seattle, WA Columbia Winery, HERE (Again): Talbot & Gua, / Woodinville, WA Bherd Studios, Greenwood, HERE: Talbot & Gua, Seattle, WA Axis Gallery, Group Show: Ex Libris, Seattle, WA Bherd Studios, Greenwood, Introductions Group Show, Seattle, WA Piranha Shop, Boxes of Death —Traveling Group Show, Seattle, WA Smash Modern Art, American Landscapes (solo show), Vancouver, BC Virginia Inn, Solo Show, Seattle, WA Bherd Studios, By The Yard Group Show, Seattle, WA CORE Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Character of New Orleans, Seattle, WA Smash Modern Art, (r)evolution Group Show, Vancouver, BC Bherd Studios, Vignettes Group Show, Seattle, WA Gainsbourg, Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA Other Coast Café, Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA Bherd Studios, (Sub)Urban Group Show, Seattle, WA Virginia Inn, Solo Show, Seattle, WA Bherd Studios, Seattle, WA Take 5 Group Show, Seattle, WA Elysian Brewery, Tangletown, Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA Elysian Brewery, Capitol Hill, Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA Elysian Brewery, Qwest Field, Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA La Familia Gallery, STARS & TYPE[S] Solo Show Seattle, WA Bherd Studios, Greenwood, Sign of The Times Group Show, Seattle, WA Neptune Coffee, Greenwood, Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA Sand Point Grill, Sandpoint, Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA Bherd Gallery, Greenwood, Soapbox Group Show, Seattle, WA / Soapbox Conor Byrne Pub, Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA CVG Gallery, Annual Juried State Competition, 2nd Place 2D art, Bremerton, WA ISH Vintage, Solo Exhibition, Bremerton, WA Gimmee Baby Robots, Traveling Auction, Portland, OR, Chicago, IL, Seattle, WA, Los Angeles, CA Vermillion, Artreach Group Show, Seattle, WA Ace Studios, Group Show, Seattle, WA Gallery 63Eleven, Vegas Solo Show, Seattle, WA Office PDX, Vegas Solo Show, Portland, OR Hideout, Group Collection, Seattle, WA Vermillion, Group Show, Seattle, WA Collins Pub, Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA Conor Byrne Pub, Vegas Solo Show, Seattle, WA Gallery 63Eleven, Group Show, Seattle, WA All City Coffee, Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA Gallery 63Eleven, A Song For Occupations Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA Gallery 63Eleven, Of New Things Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA Aftermath, Cemeteries Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA Artcore Studios, Georgetown, Industry Solo Exhibition, Seattle, WA