Palisadian Camey McGilvray will be exhibiting her sculptures from Wednesday, February 4 through Saturday, February 28, at TAG Gallery, 2903 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. A reception for the artist will be held on Saturday, February 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. McGilvray studied art at St. Lawrence University, The Art Students League and The New School in New York City, and at the University of the Americas in Mexico City. Her work has been exhibited in galleries across the country, including The Pen and Brush Gallery in New York City, the Schomberg Gallery, and the Frederick Wiseman Museum of Art. She is co-founder of the Abbot Kinney Art Gallery in Venice. Recently, her sculptures were featured in the movie ‘The Truth is Always Complicated’ by independent filmmaker Ryan Barton-Grimley, to be released this year. McGilvray uses wood and metal to create abstract, contemporary sculptures that tell a story or convey emotion. The artwork is evocative rather than representational, and it relies on the shape and placement of the component pieces, the shadows cast, and color and texture to convey its message to the viewer. In ‘Smithereens,’ for example, hundreds of wood pieces ‘fly’ out in all directions, evoking debris scattering everywhere after an explosion. In another piece, ‘Heart on Fire,’ flame-like shapes and brilliant colors evoke the emotion. The gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact 310-829-9556.
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