Glen Echo Park's Stone Tower Gallery presents intimate exhibitions of work in the Park’s most historic structure. This gallery is a welcoming space for visitors and is well suited to solo or themed exhibitions featuring a small group of artists.
Saturday & Sunday | 12pm to 6pm
Stone Tower Gallery Hours: Saturdays & Sundays, 12 pm – 6 pm
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 30, 6 pm – 8 pm
The Stone Tower Gallery presents Wrapped Attention, a solo exhibition by artist Leigh Lambert. The artist’s current artistic exploration is based in both fiber and waste transformation. About her work, Lambert says, ”I choose to work in fiber because it is a familiar and universal material. We sit on it, sleep between it, and wear it. It is so ubiquitous as to be overlooked.” She takes advantage of this intimate knowledge to invite the viewer closer, aiming to make the foreign familiar and the known questioned.
Artist Biography
Leigh Lambert grew up in Washington, DC. She returned to the area after graduating with a BA from Colorado College. While her love of fiber started with traditional crafts, such as needlepoint, her curiosity soon led her to explore unconventional materials and applications. She has shown across the country, including New York City and the Atlantic Gallery, and her work will be included in an upcoming Fresh Air Sculpture exhibit in the United Kingdom this summer. Her work has been published in The Washington Post, National Geographic and Stuffed magazine.
Artist Statement
My love of fiber and alternative materials has led me through many experimentations with traditional craft, pushing it further and further from its expected roots. I am process driven and delight in the unexpected discoveries that come from hours of dedicated practice. My current work focuses on the contrast between the man-made and natural worlds –where they collide and how they merge.
Stone Tower Gallery Hours: Saturdays & Sundays, 12 pm – 6 pm
Opening Reception: Friday, May 3, 6 pm – 8 pm | During Art Walk
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