Sarah Williams
Pretty Rural
March 22 - April 27, 2023
Pretty Rural
March 22 - April 27, 2023
Reception: Wednesday, March 22nd, 5:30 - 7:30pm
Andrea Schwartz Gallery is pleased to announce the second solo exhibition by Sarah Williams.
“In this new body of work, I continue to use my paintings to honor my own regional history which I will always tie to my upbringing in north Missouri.” – Sarah Williams
Sarah Williams paintings depict night scenes of the rural Midwest. This series began as a way to cope with the homesickness felt when she left her hometown to pursue an MFA degree. Since then, the paintings have turned into a kind of souvenir of the places and structures she knew intimately and has left behind.
Williams now views her hometown from the perspective of a visitor. Each time she returns, she notices an increasing number of storefronts along Main Street that now sit empty. She is surprised by the rate of change to the places once so integral to her hometown experience. Through her work, she is able to question if these disappearances within a place can be meaningful, a layer of history, or part of a cycle. As a visitor, Williams considers where she will find “home” again and where she can “go back” to.
“In this new body of work, I continue to use my paintings to honor my own regional history which I will always tie to my upbringing in north Missouri.” – Sarah Williams
Sarah Williams paintings depict night scenes of the rural Midwest. This series began as a way to cope with the homesickness felt when she left her hometown to pursue an MFA degree. Since then, the paintings have turned into a kind of souvenir of the places and structures she knew intimately and has left behind.
Williams now views her hometown from the perspective of a visitor. Each time she returns, she notices an increasing number of storefronts along Main Street that now sit empty. She is surprised by the rate of change to the places once so integral to her hometown experience. Through her work, she is able to question if these disappearances within a place can be meaningful, a layer of history, or part of a cycle. As a visitor, Williams considers where she will find “home” again and where she can “go back” to.
"Caldwell Street" | oil on board | 18 x 30 inches
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"East Clark Street" | oil on board | 18 x 30 inches
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"Goggin Drive" | oil on board | 18 x 30 inches
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"Hunt Street" | oil on board | 18 x 30 inches
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"Herriman Street" | oil on board | 24 x 24 inches
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"Twix Road" | oil on board | 24 x 24 inches
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"West Burnham Street" | oil on board | 18 x 24 inches
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"South Meade Street" | oil on board | 11.5 x 29.5 inches
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"Wood Street" | oil on board | 11.5 x 29.5 inches
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"Duff Avenue" | oil on board | 12 x 24 inches
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"Ann Street" | oil on board | 12 x 24 inches
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"Clayton Street" | oil on board | 12 x 24 inches
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"East Polk Street" | oil on board | 12 x 24 inches
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"South Laclede Avenue" | oil on board | 12 x 24 inches
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"West Pettijohn Street" | oil on board | 12 x 24 inches
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"Ford Boulevard" | oil on board | 15 x 18 inches
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"Pinkhart Court" | oil on board | 11 x 14 inches
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