EMILY ENDO

Sculptor Emily Endo uses organic materials of contrasting hardnesses, textures, and chemical compositions to compliment and contrast one another in harmonious tension. Here Endo employs large hollow cast glass forms based on fossils, geology, and ancient sea life. These reference metamorphosis, the passage of time, and reaction to environmental change. Furthering the theme of aterritoriality, Endo describes this work as “an investigation of the shifting and porous borders between landscape and time,” noting that the California desert was underwater 280 million years ago. A current resident of Yucca Valley, Endo is the recipient of numerous grants and fellowships and has also lectured at Otis College of Art and Design, Rhode Island School of Design, the Art Institute of Chicago, and many other venues. Their work has been shown in galleries across the country.

Artist website: www.emilyendo.com