(Image: Work on Paper by Elizabeth Jabar)

(Waterville, ME) Common Street Gallery is pleased to announce a new exhibition of works on paper by artist Elizabeth Jabar on view from November 11th to December 28th, with a public artist reception at the gallery on Friday, November 11th from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. In “Kindred” Jabar poignantly captures diverse narratives and interprets what it means to be in kinship with our cultural ancestors.

Jabar is a Waterville native and returns to her roots to mount an exhibition of prints, paper cuts, and artist books that reflect on the ideas of kinship, ancestry and cultural heritage. Working from a narrative framework, She uses a lexicon of abstracted and representational forms that come from a diversity of sources including, nature, folk art traditions, textiles, and the human figure. Her densely-layered, vividly-colored works are made using a combination of print techniques—woodcut, silkscreen, and lithography, as well as the use of dyes, wax, and thread. Her works also expand the conventions of the print medium, and utilize nontraditional formats including cut paper, book objects, and unframed wall compositions.

Jabar's unique approach to both form and format creates a multi-sensory experience for the viewer. She explains that her work conjures multi-layered narratives that lead us away from the ordinary into a contemplative space full of color, potent symbols, and a unique visual language that is not easily categorized. These formal and material strategies underscore what Jabar states is her goal of “reflecting upon the richness and complexities of cultural identity.” Her work is in various collections throughout the United States and Canada, and she has won several grants and awards and residencies. Elizabeth Jabar is the Associate Professor of Printmaking at the Maine College of Art in Portland where she lives with her husband, photographer Sean Alonzo Harris and their daughter Enrica.

The Common Street Gallery is located at 20 Common Street, Waterville. For more information, please call 207-749-4368 or visit www.commonstreetgallery.com.

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