Regional artist Scott Sawtell channels the curiosity and imagination from his youth and takes inspiration from comics, music, and animation to inform his abstracted environments and figures. There is a purposeful tension between realistic and familial imagery with obvious abstract and gestural mark making. Sawtell’s self-reflection during the pandemic has informed and strengthened his practice exploring the creative chaos of living in a tenuous time, sharing images that engage the viewer’s experience and provoking an uncanny feeling.

Saturday October 30, 2021 to Sunday January 2, 2022