Wolfs Gallery
April 14 – May 27
www.wolfsgallery.com

BEACHWOOD, OHIO — Wolfs is presenting the exhibition and sale “Kristen Newell: Unfolding,” featuring the works of American contemporary sculptor and ceramicist Kristen Newell (American, b 1989).

A rising star in Cleveland, Newell’s emotional, figurative sculpture is instantly compelling and leaves one wanting to know more. “We first found her work in the window of our framer’s shop and found our way back to her studio in an old west side Cleveland industrial building, where we met the brilliant, hard-working artist amidst a gaggle of other captivating work, leading to Wolfs’ first exhibition of work by a younger-living artist,” Michael Wolf commented.

“I have a desire to create sympathetic figures promoting kindness and portraying emotions not always obvious, not always revealed,” Newell said. In this vein, Newell does not mask cracks from the kiln. “They’re natural, a map of what a piece has been through. They show its vulnerability and when reinforced, become the strongest parts of the sculpture.”

The exhibition opens Friday, April 14, 6 to 8 pm and continues through May 27, Tuesday-Saturday 11 am to 5 pm.

A fully illustrated catalog with more than 35 works, including an essay by Dr Henry Adams, accompanies the exhibition and can be purchased for $20 postpaid.

Wolfs is at 23645 Mercantile Road. For information, 216-721-6945 or www.wolfsgallery.com.