Just Drawing, on view June 8, 2024 – July 28, 2024, will showcase a collection of new works on paper. An opening reception will be held from 3-5p on Saturday, June 15, 2024. A closing reception will be held on Saturday, July 20th 3-5pm with a conversation between artists David Humphrey and Jennifer Coates and Haggarty about her work and the topic of drawing as both a process, medium and philosophy.
Composed of twelve recent drawings that surround two vitrines, Just Drawing showcases innate references to memory, grief and iconography. Objects are anchored by their positions in space, calling attention to the ground and surfaces around them – an ode to craftsmanship and the hand, inviting viewers to consider shared and individual memories of home.
Using wax crayon, colored pencil and acrylic airbrush on toned paper, Haggarty explores domestic and surreal spaces. Repetition is abound – feline imagery couples with references spanning art history and delve into tropes and techniques that remain consistent in her practice. She has built up a language of symbols that is mysterious and intriguing. The work has a unique surface quality; beautiful gradients and lines of saturated colors create a hypnotic response from the viewer, playing with scale and perspective.
Just Drawing pays homage to the small, thoughtful details of the everyday and heightens these objects to a celestial state.
