About the Artist
Abby Callaghan is a ceramic artist born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. She works as an independent artist and ceramics instructor in Kansas City, MO where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2017. In 2019 she received her Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Central Missouri. Her work explores the idea of tranquil vacancy and the serenity of existence without the pressure of observance. Influenced by Brutalism and liminal spaces, she creates art focused on hollow space, atmosphere, and ubiquitous shapes which lead to nowhere in particular.
Artist Statement
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I want my work to embody the serenity found in solitude. For me, solitude is a place with vast open skies and the silence of space, the soft transition of colors in the sunset, the quiet movement of a cloud, and the gritty beauty of the rocks and earth below. It is the peace of existence without the pressure of being observed. The ambiguity yet certainty and strength of a circle is what draws me to them. They exude presence but present in a variety of forms. They can be holes, pathways, windows, and tunnels. They can be the moon or the sun or a stand-in for the self. Their ubiquity brings a sense of calm and completeness.
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