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Brenda Mallory - Thirteen Moons - 2021

Thirteen Moons

2021

waxed cloth, hog rings, welded steel

70 x 44 x 2 inches

Brenda Mallory, Thirteen Moons (detail), 2021

Thirteen Moons (detail)

2021

waxed cloth, hog rings, welded steel

70 x 44 x 2 inches

Brenda Mallory  Reformed Packings #19, 2021

Reformed Packings #19

2021

honeycomb packing sheet, paint, encaustic

49.5 x 23.75 x 2.25 inches

Reformed Packings #19 (DETAIL)

2021

honeycomb packing sheet, paint, encaustic

49.5 x 23.75 x 2.25 inches

Brenda Mallory  Reformed Packings #20, 2021

Reformed Packings #20

2021

honeycomb packing sheet, paint, encaustic

49.5 x 29.75 x 2.25

Brenda Mallory - Broken Flow - 2020

Broken Flow

2020

deconstructed linen firehoses, dye, paint, nuts, bolts

77 x 50 x 2 inches

Broken Flow (DETAIL)

2020

deconstructed linen firehoses, dye, paint, nuts, bolts

77 x 50 x 2 inches

Brenda Mallory  Drivebelt #4, 2019

Drivebelt #4

2019

rubber drive belts and paint on wood panel

26.25 x 13.5 inches

Brenda Mallory  Zen Scrubber #3, 2017

Zen Scrubber #3

2017

nylon scrubber pad, paint, rubber cable, metal

54 x 18 x 6 inches

Brenda Mallory  Interrupted Lines #2, 2017

Interrupted Lines #2

2017

ink on handmade paper

22 x 24 inches

Brenda Mallory  Zen Scrubber #2, 2015

Zen Scrubber #2

2015

scrubber pad, deconstructed linen firehose

54 x 18 x 6 inches

Brenda Mallory  Rifts #2, 2014

Rifts #2

2014

collagraph print, thread, paint on Rives BFK

38 x 11.5 x 1 inches

Brenda Mallory  Warm Lines (triptych), 2014

Warm Lines (triptych)

2014

wool on paper

25.5 x 33.5 inches each framed

Warm Lines (triptych) (DETAIL)

2014

wool on paper

25.5 x 33.5 inches each framed

Brenda Mallory, Warm Lines 1 (top panel), 2014

Warm Lines 1 (top panel)

2014

wool on paper

25.5 x 33.5 inches framed

Press Release

Russo Lee Gallery is also pleased to present Working Through by guest artist Brenda Mallory. Mallory uses found and common materials to create abstract works inspired by the natural world. This exhibition will include wall sculpture and painting on handmade paper. Brenda Mallory has received a Ucross Fellowship for Native American Visual Artists, a Visual Arts Fellowship from the Native Arts and Culture Council as well as grants from the Oregon Arts Commission and the Ford Family Foundation. She holds a BFA from PNCA and a BA in Linguistics and English from UCLA. A member of the Cherokee Nation, she lives and works in Portland, Oregon.