Ling-Wen Tsai, “Rising/Sinking Study Chair,” wood and milk paint, 12 x 12 x 5 inches. Photo courtesy of Corey Daniels Gallery and Life Forms One of the great pleasures of visiting Corey Daniels Gallery in Wells is always the hunt. The rambling spaces are chock-full of interesting art, objects and intriguing juxtapositions of these that one just happens upon by accident.
The current hunt Daniels offers us is “Life Forms” (through Sept. 21), the debut show of a new women’s sculpture collective of the same name. WHAT: “Life Forms” WHERE: Corey Daniels Gallery, 2208 Post Rd.
, Wells WHEN: Through Sept. 21 HOURS: 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; by appointment rest of the week.
ADMISSION: Free INFO: 207-646-5301, coreydanielsgallery.com The idea for the collective was hatched a year ago by Leah Gauthier and Bronwen O’Wril, a fellow artist mom who Gauthier met at a summer camp she runs for children. It was largely a response to the isolation of the pandemic, which fomented in both women a deep desire for community.
Gauthier and O’Wril assembled a list of artists they admired, and the dozen who now form the collective began meeting over Zoom to plan not one but several shows. Five are in the works, with confirmed stops at Speedwell Gallery in November (all 12 artists), University of Southern Maine (focusing on four of the sculptors) and a yet-to-be-announced final venue that’s just been “penciled in” for 2027. For this show, many of the women pull.