Purple WrapAround, Kathran Siegel
COFFEE BREAK: Artist Talks | Kathran Siegel
Saturday, October 14 2023 | 10:00a.m. – 12:00p.m.
FREE | In-Person Event
Our Coffee Breaks are sponsored in part by the Jenkintown Lyceum.
Abington Art Center is proud to host this artist talk, featuring one of our 2023 Fall Solo Series artists, Kathran Siegel.
Our Coffee Break series is a casual conversation with the artists featured in our exhibition programming. Learn more about the exhibiting artists’ process and technique through a talk and a Q&A. Coffee and bagels are provided for free.
This event will also be live-streamed in real time on our Instagram page for those who are unable to attend in person. The livestream will begin at 10AM EST on October 14.
Kathran Siegel
“I like to mix vocabularies, searching for the syntax that will allow the languages of two and three dimensions to coexist [and] synthesize in my work.”
Though trained as a painter, Kathran Siegel began creating sculptural work early in her artistic career. Using power tools and large industrial machinery, she carves organic forms out of wood, and uses her exacto-knife for precision. This manual approach slows down production and gives Siegel time to reflect and revise. She states that “it is this process that keeps [her] coming back to the work.” Siegel’s manipulation of materials creates two dimensional works that exude a painterly quality with their organic, freeform shapes. Adding paint to highlight specific areas creates even more visual interest. The evidence of the artists’ hand is present in her artwork making the objects feel like unique hybrid’s which exist as both paintings and sculptures.
Select Works
Left to right
Corsage, 2023, Linden wood, gouache, $1,800.
Yellow Earth, 2018, Linden wood, acrylic paint, $2,500.
For more information on a particular artist or piece please call 215.887.4882
This event is produced as part of our 2023 Fall Solo Series, on view from September 14 – October 23.
Our Coffee Breaks are sponsored in part by the Jenkintown Lyceum.