November 16, 2019

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February 2, 2020

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 16, 2019, 5:00 – 7:00 pm; Gallery Talk by the Artist 6:00 pm

It started with a dinner of homemade Italian food. The joyous experience that accompanied the food led Sioux City artist Pauline Sensenig to recreate a dish using oil paint. That painting led to similar experiences and paintings. While Pauline has drawn, printed, and painted portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and any other subject you can think of, she returns again and again to food. This exhibition brings together a large collection of these paintings from the last ten years. From fresh vegetables to prepared dishes and to her series of much-larger-than-life cupcakes, the food in Pauline’s paintings takes on meanings that are beyond that of subsistence or sustenance. They represent both personal passions and personal friends.