Pressed at the Seams - An Exhibition of Art by Lisa Solomon

PRESSED AT THE SEAMS is an exhibition combining multiple series of works by the Oakland-based artist, Lisa Solomon, that together raise questions about the making of social spaces, histories, materials, and identities. 

As a child of a Japanese mother and a Jewish-American father, Solomon is deeply interested in the concept of hybridity.  To this end, her art combines techniques, materials, and themes traditionally held apart.  Solomon enjoys locating and working within the “between states” of things in hopes of understanding and mending societal divides around gender, race/ethnicity, Art and Craft.  Solomon follows the craft traditions of the women in her family while she also explores the limits of domesticity, identity, narrative, violence, and science in an art act that is distinctly contemporary.

Works from Solomon’s Domestic Scenes, Pigment Portraits, Rifle Targets, and Pilot Wheel Doilies are on display at PRESSED AT THE SEAMS.

The art may be viewed at Serra House Monday-Friday from 10am-4pm.