In Cosmic Ceremony, Soleé Darrell’s paintings evoke distant galaxies, star formations, and supernovae to describe the inner worlds to which she hopes to draw us ever nearer. Each silk velvet painting masterfully blends vivid dyes and texture, elevating earthly hues into celestial realms. Silk velvet works such as Within the body are gardens (2024) and Blessed are they who remember (2024) depict gentle organic forms where free-flowing colors unite in harmony.

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The large-scale sculpture Ritual is all we have (2024) displayed on the gallery’s wall uses silk velvet, boat rope, velvet ribbon, and found trimmings to create a nearly-symmetrical form awash in different pigments, creating a figure dedicated to healing and love. Cosmic Ceremony opens a pathway to clarity, presence, and gratitude, encouraging a dialogue between the viewer’s interior and the greater cosmos.

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Meet the artist in person at the Curator and Artist Talk for Cosmic Ceremony on January 6, 2025!

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Soleé Darrell (@soleedarrell) (1989) is a Bermudian born artist based in Northern California. She is self taught and her work is purely intuition-driven. She explores the experience and depth of being a human in this world while connecting with other worlds through practice and meditation. Each stroke encompasses color, vulnerability, passion, texture, and complete faith in the universe.

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Being from Bermuda and living in the US has given her the unique perspective of place and embracing multiple identities. She is forever fascinated with the idea of things we can never know about our existence, and the self-inflicted suffering that human beings can endure through generations of trying to figure it out. Her hope is to bring some optimism to the viewer and bridge the gap between the intuitive world and the physical world.

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