Western Gallery presents Lucile Wedeking + the Impermanent Collection
Western Gallery presents Lucile Wedeking + the Impermanent Collection – a Pop-Up Exhibition at Vaughn Gallery in Austin, TX.
23-25 September
Featuring ‘Legends of the SMS,’ 13 new works by West Texas artist Lucile Wedeking, opposite a curated selection from the Western Gallery Impermanent Collection, which represents 20 artists from across the American West.
Abstract to photorealistic, classic to contemporary—Western Gallery has shown artwork that fits all those descriptors, but never in person until now.
“It’s our first meatspace exhibition!” founder and director George Irwin says of Western Gallery’s debut pop-up exhibition planned for September 23-25 in South Austin. Maybe not what you’d expect from the owner of a gallery focused on cowboys and western landscapes, but then, this isn’t your typical western art gallery, and Irwin isn’t a typical gallery director.
Irwin incorporated Western Gallery in January of 2020 with the goal of serving contemporary western art collectors with an online-first model, curating work from artists he’d met primarily on Instagram. After two years of successful online group shows (featuring artists from Austin, across the West and around the world) and an expanding online program, Irwin is more than ready to host this first pop-up event.
“Western Gallery’s collectors have been waiting a long time for an exhibition IRL,” Irwin states, again revealing his tech background. He notes there have been informal meet-ups and in-person studio visits along the way, but that he’s thrilled to be exhibiting work in person.
Lucile Wedeking, Ripple
Lucile Wedeking, Sooner
LucileWedeking, Yarning
Whitney Gander, Monument of Dust
Carson Bilger, Untitled