Kevin Piepel December 2 – 23, 2010 Flow An exhibition of encaustic paintings Kevin Piepel, Surfacing #3, 30" x 24", encaustic, 2010 photo: Erik Bell First Thursday Opening Reception December 2, 5-8pm Shift hours: Friday & Saturday 12-5pm Or by Appointment: Kevin Piepel manipulates pigmented molten beeswax in his encaustic paintings to form patterns and symbols that flow together creating a visual harmony between the known and the mysterious. Kevin grew up in Wenatchee Washington and moved to Seattle in 1986 to study art at the University of Washington where he earned a BFA in printmaking and a BA in general art. Kevin currently lives in Seattle and his primary focus is encaustic painting. For more information: kpiepel@comcast.net Shift is a collaborative artist's studio that opened in the fall of 2004 in the renovated Tashiro Kaplan Arts Complex. Shift was established as an artist-run space with the primary goal of supporting emergent, practicing Northwest artists. For more information, visit www.shiftstudio.org or email: info@shiftstudio.org |


