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metal. This is the first solo art museum
exhibition for the artist. The show, titled
Old Tree, includes more than 30 wood
carvings, bronzes and stainless steel
sculptures.
“[The exhibition showcases] the trajec-
tory and fluidity of O’Gormley’s artistic
career,” says Greg Robinson, chief curator
at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art. “The
artist combines various styles of art-
making, from realism to cubism to abstrac-
tion. His sculptures are both personal and
powerful, reflecting the beauty of nature,
themes of environmental conservation
and sometimes even humor.”
O’Gormley’s sculptures have resonated
with collectors in poignant ways. Collector
and fellow artist Karen Hackenberg
comments, “From the first moment my
husband and I set eyes on Peregrine
O’Gormley’s animal wood carvings, we
were hooked...This heartfelt connection
with nature’s life force is obvious in all of
[his] delicate yet powerful carved wood
sculptures of the native animals that
surround him in his daily life in the Pacific
Northwest.”
Peregrine O’Gormley: Old Tree will be on
view March 14 through June 7.
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
550 Winslow Way East • Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 •
(206) 842-4451 • http://www.biartmuseum.org
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After the Broken Wing,
juniper, 8 x 18 x 10"
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Scythe, bronze,
first ed., 32 x 30 x 18"
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New Eyes, bronze,
ed. of 9, 10 x 10 x 5"
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Old Tree, Alaskan yellow
cedar, 22 x 10 x 9"
Photos by Alec Miller.