What’s So Funny?
A group show about humor
April 3–25, 2021
Opening Reception
Saturday, April 3, 2021
6:00–9:00pm
(socially distanced, masks required)
Gallery Hours
Saturdays - Sundays, 12-5pm
or by appointment
Ben Galaday, Me Time, fabric, cord, clay, polyester filling and foam, plywood, 21 x 21 x 5 inches, 2018
Me Time, 2018
“Inspired by South Florida embracing leisure and carnal pleasures with zero shame.” - Ben Galady
What’s So Funny? Everything. Or nothing. It can be hard to tell. Either way, we’re looking for a laugh. Just to break the silence. Or calm our anxious nerves. Let’s laugh until we cry at the Lynchian absurdity of the world around us. With quirky characters and shameless forms, bodily functions, wordplay, gritty materiality and subtle shifts in perspective, the works in this group show explore the nuances of humor and aim to hit that funny bone. This is an exhibition focused around comedy. And now more than ever, couldn’t we all use a laugh?
Artists:
Zachary Betts (Minnesota)
Maura Campbell-Balkits (Oregon)
Ben Galaday (New York)
Basal Ganglia (California)
Karen Woodward Garcia (Texas)
Cole Goodwin (California)
Olivia Harwood (Oregon)
Samantha Herman (Pennsylvania)
Padyn Humble (Illinois)
Dulce Lamarca (New York)
Ron Lambert (Pennsylvania)
Erin Langley (Oregon)
Haley Lauw (Florida)
Jiaqi Li (Illinois)
Nathaniel Praska (Oregon)
Haylie Roche (Washington)
Forest Salazar (Oregon)
Kevin Smith (Oregon)
What's So Funny?, 2021, exhibition installation view
What's So Funny?, 2021, exhibition installation view
What's So Funny?, 2021, exhibition installation view
Basal Ganglia, extension cord, 7.5 x 1.75 x 4.5 in, 2019
Basal Ganglia, extension cord, 7.5 x 1.75 x 4.5 in, 2019
Haley Lauw, A Couple of Worn-Out, Old Socks, 8 x 4 x 1 in, screenprint on felt, 2018
Haley Lauw, A Couple of Worn-Out, Old Socks, 8 x 4 x 1 in, screenprint on felt, 2018
Haley Lauw, A Couple of Worn-Out, Old Socks, 8 x 4 x 1 in, screenprint on felt, 2018
Cole Goodwin, Hymnboard (DON'T CALL ME DADDY), 22.5 x 18 x 1 in, letters on red oak, 2019
Cole Goodwin, Hymnboard (DON'T CALL ME DADDY), 22.5 x 18 x 1 in, letters on red oak, 2019
Ben Galaday, Me Time, 21 x 21 x 5 in, fabric, cord, clay, polyester filling and foam, plywood, 2018
Ben Galaday, Me Time, 21 x 21 x 5 in, fabric, cord, clay, polyester filling and foam, plywood, 2018
Ben Galaday, Me Time, 21 x 21 x 5 in, fabric, cord, clay, polyester filling and foam, plywood, 2018
Nathaniel Praska, Amber, 30 x 22 in, paintstick on paper, 2020
Nathaniel Praska, Amber, 30 x 22 in, paintstick on paper, 2020
Karen Woodward Garcia, Mostly Sad Banana 2.23 x 1.5 x 2.5 in, flameworked glass, 2021
What's So Funny?, 2021, exhibition installation view
Padyn Humble, Best thing since sliced bread, 6 x7.5 x 10 in, foam, epoxy clay, paper mache, orange peel, oil paint, 2020
Padyn Humble, Best thing since sliced bread, 6 x7.5 x 10 in, foam, epoxy clay, paper mache, orange peel, oil paint, 2020
What's So Funny?, 2021, exhibition installation view
What's So Funny?, 2021, exhibition installation view
What's So Funny?, 2021, exhibition installation view
Olivia Harwood, I AM NOT A PYROMANIAC 17 x 14 in, gouache on paper, 2020
Olivia Harwood, I AM NOT A PYROMANIAC 17 x 14 in, gouache on paper, 2020
Jiaqi Li, Our Television, Your Success, 2020
Jiaqi Li, Our Television, Your Success, 2020
Maura Campbell-Balkits, Talk Show, 2021
Maura Campbell-Balkits, Talk Show, 2021
Samantha Herman, Tus Pies, 2020
Samantha Herman, Tus Pies, 2020
Dulce Lamarca, Kneading, 2018
Karen Woodward Garcia, Orange Snack Hole 2.23 x 1.5 x 2.5 in, flameworked glass, 2021
Ron Lambert, Hard No, 13 x 19.5 x 3 in, cast concrete, 2020
Ron Lambert, Hard No, 13 x 19.5 x 3 in, cast concrete, 2020
Zachary Betts, the ever-mysterious wink, 24 x 24 x 1 in, colored pencil on paper, epoxy putty on MDF, 2019
Zachary Betts, the ever-mysterious wink, 24 x 24 x 1 in, colored pencil on paper, epoxy putty on MDF, 2019
What's So Funny?, 2021, exhibition installation view
Kevin Smith, SPACETIME IS MONEY, 9 x 12 x 1 in, oil, glitter, and aluminum leaf on reclaimed plywood, 2021
Kevin Smith, SPACETIME IS MONEY, 9 x 12 x 1 in, oil, glitter, and aluminum leaf on reclaimed plywood, 2021
What's So Funny?, 2021, exhibition installation view
What's So Funny?, 2021, exhibition installation view
Erin Langley, G.O.R.P. #5 , 6 x 4 x 1 in, acrylic, spray paint, cardboard, found material, 2021
Erin Langley, G.O.R.P. #5 , 6 x 4 x 1 in, acrylic, spray paint, cardboard, found material, 2021
What's So Funny?, 2021, exhibition installation view
Haylie Roche, Selling Weed in 2009, 3 x 1 x 2 in, paper clay, 2020
Haylie Roche, Selling Weed in 2009, 3 x 1 x 2 in, paper clay, 2020
Forest Salazar, Teenage Normal Average Turtle, 24 x 30 in, acrylic and colored pencil on canvas, 2020
Forest Salazar, Teenage Normal Average Turtle, 24 x 30 in, acrylic and colored pencil on canvas, 2020