Exhibition dates: July 28 - September 10, 2024
Opening Reception: Friday, July 28, 5-8 pm
Rainbow Spirits, Sarah Mathilda Stewart’s solo exhibition at Tyger Tyger Gallery, is informed in large part by her years of experience studying and working with the healing properties of plants, along with extensive knowledge of the Tarot. Stewart’s surfaces are executed with precision in a language honed from years of practice, with the grain of the panels often visible under gauzy translucent glazes embellished with prisms of vivid color rendered in acrylic, paint and ink markers, and colored pencils. Snakes, figurative elements, dotted strands and spirals of light, droplets, rainbows and rivulets form sinewy arcs and patterns. Many of the paintings in this show represent Tarot cards from a larger grouping of 78 images she is producing for an upcoming deck to be published in 2025. Symmetrical, complete, and geometric, each one is a universe unto itself.