Liz Walsh: Shadows opens Fri Oct 18 7-11pm Opening Night Music from Dream Mega & Earth Like Planets starts at 9pm Drawing inspiration from psychologist Carl Jung’s concept of the Shadow self, Walsh's new artworks illuminate themes of duality and the hidden dimensions of the psyche. The Shadow encompasses the darker aspects of the unconscious, including repressed emotions, fears, desires, and traits we often deny or overlook—elements that, when left unexamined, can shape our behavior and perceptions in profound ways. Walsh works predominantly in the language of painting, and includes animation and sculpture to create a complete world of objects and imagery, similar to the conscious environment we experience. Both analogue and digital references find their way into her depictions of strong and meek beings as well as symbols of self. Liz delves into the interplay between our external world and our inner selves, exploring the duality of light and darkness, the action of reclaiming the darker parts of her own psyche through the creation of these works is attempting to bring self-awareness and healing to a greater audience. Inviting a deeper connection for the viewer to both ourselves and the world around us. Liz Walsh currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.She has an MFA in Painting from CCAC in SF, CA, and a BFA in Painting from the of Colorado at Boulder. She has attended the Headlands Center of the Arts residency as well as a residency at Cooper Union in NYC. She has attended the Headlands Center of the Arts residency as well as a residency at Cooper Union in NYC. ”Walsh brings the materiality and intricacy of previous work with clay and weaving into themes of emotionality, excess, and transformation through large-scale botanical landscapes laced with pop symbols. The subjective reality of underrecognized Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington also inspires her, in what Cecilia Alemani describes as “a magical world where life is constantly re- envisioned through the prism of the imagination.”-Writings by Steph Kretowicz “Liz Walsh’s dark Pop aesthetic blends documentation of natural entropy and decay with indicators of human’s attempts to keep that entropy at bay through celebrations of moments of vitality. She confidently holds all the parts together using humor and careful looking, with a constant view to the larger cosmic forces at work” -Krowsworks Gallery