Mew Gallery Presents
You Will Always Have Yourself
Artwork by Sarah Pohlman

Philadelphia, PA
June 7 - July 18, 2008

Opening Reception 6/14/8 from 5 to 9 PM

Mew Gallery
906 Christian Street
Philadelphia PA 19147
215.625.2424

Sarah Pohlman is an accomplished local artist and graduate of The University of the Arts. She was named the 2007 Library Fellows Award Winner by the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) for her limited-edition book Everything and Everyone: In the End We All Are One. The book was supported by the NMWA Library Fellows, whose objective is to encourage and promote book arts. Sarah’s exhibit at Mew Gallery will feature current multi-media 2-D work.

What does it mean to be human?

How strange it is to be anything.

My art work is an ongoing reflection on my observations of life and what it means to be human. Everyday I am amazed, perplexed, troubled and fascinated by things I perceive around me. People have always interested me because I am continually contemplating myself and the people around me in terms of our context in this world - specifically our interconnections.

This web of interconnection contains intrinsic value that will enable us to transcend, to prevail, to innovate in whatever circumstances arise. My work is a visual consideration of the connections we share universally such as birth/death, physicality, questioning of purpose, struggle, creativity, and love.

I began investigating the unity of humans on a purely biological level; more specifically I looked at the human brain and the neural networks of cells and impulses that control it. As a result of these works I began to consider the ways in which humans relate to each other beyond the physicality of our bodies. Currently, my work is more involved with connections on a spiritual level and the metamorphic journeys that weave us together - where we come from, where we are, and where we are going.

-Sarah Pohlman 2008

NEW MAY ARTIST OF THE MONTH:
Rhiannon Punzo.

“Rhiannon Lee Cragle  spent 25 years creating and growing as an artist in rural Pennsylvania. From her younger days milking cows and discovering life on country hills to her fine arts education at Kutztown University to her days as an art teacher. Now as a proud Philadelphian for the past five years, Rhiannon Punzo has discovered a new muse. Rhi is a mother of a strong sensitive boy and a sweet mysterious little girl. Rhi’s children have inspired her and fueled her passion for photography. Her other interests include traveling, tattoo/art/design, music, beer, and trying to find the best macaroni & cheese recipe ever.”

check her out in our Artist Of The Month section.
this is only our third month of our “Artist of the Month” feature. our mission is to bring you a few pieces of local original art at the affordable price of only $200! come in to Mew or purchase online here