Opening Reception of my solo exhibition entitled Endless Dream at Space 42 - Thursday, September 27, 2018 from 7-9pm.
photocredit: Sindy Gonzalez of Verance Photography
I had the supreme pleasure of sitting down at my in-home studio over a grazing board to speak with Jack Thwachtman of Folio Weekly. Here’s an excerpt from the flattering article he wrote about me and my work:
“Øhlander credits the inquisitive nature of her young daughter Phoenix as the catalyst for her new direction. In the course of observing her mother at work, Phoenix, who herself is half-Japanese, began asking questions about the specific mythological characters that inspired much of her mother’s work.
Determined to provide her daughter with the cultural education Øhlander felt she had missed out on as a child, she made it a point to satisfy Phoenix’s curiosity by researching the answers to her questions. As a result of this immersive exploration, the characters themselves began to penetrate Øhlander’s already vivid dream world, thus setting the stage for her current body of work.”
- Jack Thwachtman, Folio Weekly”
If you would like to read the article in its entirety it is available on the Folio Weekly website here. Huge thank you to Madeleine Peck Wagner, Jack Thwachtman and the whole staff at Folio Weekly for providing artists, like myself, a platform to reach the community in a meaningful way.
Photo Credit: Michelle Calloway
With thirty two pieces and an installation on display for this solo exhibition, I was met with many challenges but in the end extremely satisfied and humbled by the whole experience. Thank you to Kevin and Michelle Calloway of Space 42 for providing the opportunity to bring my ideas to life, and share my work with the greater Jacksonville community on a scale I could only have dreamed of (literally). Here are some photographs of the work and the opening reception, in the event you missed the show.
Image Credit: Sindy Gonzalez of Verance Photography
Space 42 and I decided to provide QR codes as an interactive way of connecting with the detailed information of the work and putting the buying power in the hands of collectors through an online shop. Image Credit: Sindy Gonzalez of Verance Photography
Image Credit: Sindy Gonzalez of Verance Photography
Image Credit: Sindy Gonzalez of Verance Photography
Image Credit: Sindy Gonzalez of Verance Photography
Image Credit: Sindy Gonzalez of Verance Photography
Image Credit: Sindy Gonzalez of Verance Photography
Image Credit: Sindy Gonzalez of Verance Photography
Image Credit: Sindy Gonzalez of Verance Photography
Wheat pasted, magnetic wall to display limited edition, signed prints for sale. Image Credit: Sindy Gonzalez of Verance Photography
Image Credit: Sindy Gonzalez of Verance Photography
Image Credit: Sindy Gonzalez of Verance Photography
Image Credit: Sindy Gonzalez of Verance Photography
Image Credit: Sindy Gonzalez of Verance Photography
Image Credit: Sindy Gonzalez of Verance Photography¥
Image Credit: Sindy Gonzalez of Verance Photography
Image Credit: Sindy Gonzalez of Verance Photography
Image Credit: Sindy Gonzalez of Verance Photography
Image Credit: Sindy Gonzalez of Verance Photography
Image Credit: Sindy Gonzalez of Verance Photography
Image Credit: Sindy Gonzalez of Verance Photography
Interview with Rance adams of River City Live
Interview with Rance Adams of News4Jax River City Live
Interview with Adrienne Houghton of Buzz Media