Fresh featured the work of six up-and-coming Oklahoma City-area artists. All of the artists were under 30, and for most this was their first major gallery exhibition. Their work featured ranged from large-scale abstract paintings to small-scale serigraphs (screen prints) to organic sculpture.

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Almost all of the artists were interested in the viewer’s reaction to their work.  Lawson wrote: “I encourage the viewer to become a part of the creative process by finding his own meaning or imagery in each [of my] works,” which are paintings of organic shapes.  Madden wrote: “When observing my [nature-inspired installations], I hope that there is both an aesthetically engaging, and also bizarre sense of familiarity that the viewer feels.”  In curating this exhibition, local artist and printmaker Betsy Barnum hoped to expose these emerging artists to the art world, as well as expose the public to some of the “fresh creative talent flourishing in Oklahoma City.”


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