Concurrent Solo Exhibits – Wesley Israel and Liza Valero
Liza Valero (Charleston, SC) is a mixed-race artist whose work is shaped by the people in her life, her connection to nature, and music. Rooted in curiosity, humor, and emotional honesty, her paintings reflect a belief in the power of human.
Oil painter Wesley Israel (Charleston, SC) describes his art practice as a compulsion. He is clearly influenced by the Renaissance and strives for the depth and surface quality first brought forth in that time. In his exhibit, A Painted Life, Israel presents a collection of nearly 20 oil paintings. While his subjects can run the gamut of creation, the themes explored focus on our collective conscience in either memory, story, or experience. In the end, the desire for each work is to possess a timelessness that could also inspire for centuries to come.