Press Release Auburn: Cheryl Sallee Gallery Sharon Gottula Contact: Allison Hyde, Arts Program Supervisor 253-931-5100 arts@auburnwa.gov<mailto:arts@auburnwa.gov> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 8th, 2025 ___________ The City of Auburn and the Auburn Arts Commission are pleased to present the work of Sharon Gottula at the Cheryl Sallee Gallery, on view January 8th-March 5th, 2025. Artwork Statement: Sharon Gottula's artistic journey took a transformative turn in 2010 when she saw her first encaustic painting. This encounter redirected the course of her work, steering it from photography to multimedia compositions. A Leo with a fire-heavy astrological chart, painting with a blowtorch felt like a natural extension of her creative expression. Deeply interested in the environment, the natural substances of wax and damar enhance and intensify the environmental themes that feature heavily in her work. In her encaustic pieces, Gottula juxtaposes transparent and opaque layers, integrating photography, fabric, and paper to create a complex, narrative storyline. Through this combination of diverse elements, she chronicles the transient nature of memory, captures the fragmented moments of human existence, and reflects upon the endangered fragility of our surroundings. * Sharon Gottula [cid:image003.jpg@01DB61DF.B43D5040] Sharon Gottula at Cheryl Sallee Gallery, 2024 Cheryl Sallee Gallery, Auburn Senior Center, 808 9th St SE, Auburn, WA 98002 The gallery is viewable Mon-Fri 8-5. ____________________________________________________________________________ This art installation is coordinated through the City of Auburn, Parks, Arts & Recreation Department and with the support of the Auburn Arts Commission. Questions? Contact Allison Hyde, Arts Program Supervisor or ahyde@auburnwa.gov<mailto:ahyde@auburnwa.gov>. Information on City of Auburn cultural arts program can be found at www.auburnwa.gov/arts<http://www.auburnwa.gov/arts> or call 253-931-5100. Amanda Jenkinson | Arts Assistant Pronouns (she/they) In office Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays City of Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation 253.804.5043, ajenkinson@auburnwa.gov<mailto:ajenkinson@auburnwa.gov> The information contained in this electronic communication is personal, privileged and/or confidential information intended only for the use of the individual(s) or entity(ies) to which it has been addressed. If you read this communication and are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication, other than delivery to the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail. Thank you.