My most recent paintings draw from the history of plastics (invented by Leo Baekeland in his Yonkers laboratory in 1907), the Greek myth of the Furies (Erinyes), and sci-fi horror films (too many to list). Baekeland’s former lab became, for me, a generative site of transmutation and spiritual activity. The “mad scientist” figure merges with that of a wizard or shaman, interwoven with references to demonic forces and angry spirits. A central part of my process is using image-making to think through a story—not to illustrate it. That’s what lets me explore the poetry in unresolved narrative space. - Joseph Burwell
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I’m interested in images that suggest partially constructed narratives—stories that don’t necessarily follow logic. My work often borrows from historical facts, mythical characters, or worn movie tropes to create scenes that feel familiar but are distorted, hybridized, and corrupted. I want to leave room for personal and divergent readings because I respect the viewer’s desire to fill in the gaps and co-create meaning. - Joseph Burwell
Eric SallADA GALLERY THIS MONTH : March 2025
Eric Sall is in town and is doing a nightly live painting performance with the Richmond Ballet this month at the Virginia Museum. And this month, We are exhibiting some ERIC SALL artworks from our inventory. Please email John at adagallery@gmail.com to recieve list of available works.
Eric Sall received a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. He has attended the Marie Walsh Sharpe Space Program in Brooklyn, NY, the LMCC Workspace residency in New York, NY, the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program, Roswell, NM, and the Yale Summer Program of Music and Art, Norfolk, CT. Sall is the recipient of an Art in Architecture commission from the General Services Administration, a Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant, a Virginia Museum of Fine Art Fellowship, and a Charlotte Street Fund Award. Recent shows include Tinney Gallery, Nashville, TN; Haw Contemporary, Kansas City, MO, Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK; Joseph Nease Gallery, Duluth, MN; Orth Contemporary, Tulsa OK; Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, NM; BravinLee Gallery, New York, NY; Regina Rex Gallery, Queens, NY; ADA Gallery, Richmond, VA; Brain Factory, Seoul, South Korea; Nerman Museum of Fine Arts, Overland Park, KS; and Bemis Art Center, Omaha, NE. Eric is currently residing in Tulsa, Ok, as a fellow of The Tulsa Artist Fellowship, a program of the George Kaiser Family Foundation.
(bio taken from Volland Foundation, KS)
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