KALEIDOSCAPE
Kaleidoscape (2025) is a collection of mixed media works — primarily acrylic and ceramic paintings — that explore the relationship between identity and belonging within community. Each piece features playful, colorful figures within larger crowds, reflecting the tension between the desire to stand out and the longing to belong. The work captures the journey of self-discovery: the need to express individuality, and the simultaneous yearning for connection and tribe.
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Visually dense and vibrant, many of the pieces are intentionally overwhelming, and meaning often emerges only through closer inspection, when the viewer isolates a single figure among many. Themes of queerness, family (chosen and otherwise), and creativity recur throughout the series. While the crowd may feel chaotic, it is also a space of joy, intimacy, and recognition.
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Solvay’s visual language is deeply playful and whimsical, inviting viewers to engage with and explore the crowd — many of the works in the series are inspired by particular places and people in the artist’s life. The work celebrates the absurd, the ordinary, and the joyful, offering viewers permission to encounter the pieces through a lens of play.
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Gallery information and hours can be found HERE.
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Interested in purchasing a piece?
Information and pricing available here.
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Pieces are available for pre-purchase now, and will be available for installation December 1st.
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If you have questions or are ready to purchase, please reach out through the contact form.
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Game answers below:
Can you find someone reading a comic book? Top left, in the green chair of the lift.
Can you find someone blowing bubbles? Bottom left edge, just the lips and hand of this yellow figure.
Can you find the one-eyed caterpillar? In one of the ferris wheel cabins, the green caterpillar is in a yellow pod
Can you find both happy dogs? Both are yellow, the first is bottom left below the midway arch, and the second is top right, in between the biggest dark blue guy's legs.
Can you find a someone wearing a nametag? On the bottom edge on the right, on the red figure with a blue bow tie
Can you find the flamingo? At the very top right, the clown in pink stripes is holding the 3D flamingo
How many stars can you count? This one's tricky! The blue figure on the bottom is holding 8, there's 3 stars as eyes, 2 as sunglasses, 1 on the tent pole, 1 on the midway arch, 1 on the strength test game, 1 getting tattoed, 3 on the inflatable figure in the chair lift, and 1 on the clock, for a total of 21!
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