Running Out of Time
Works by Sheila Cuellar-Shaffer & Sharon Massey
July 30 – October 1, 2022
Artist Reception: Sunday August 14th, 3:00-5:00pm
Touchstone Center for Crafts
1049 Wharton Furnace RD
Farmington, PA 15437
Touchstone currently requires facemasks be worn in all indoor spaces on campus.
Gallery Hours: Thursday - Sunday 10:00am-4:00pm.
Running Out of Time is an exhibition featuring the work of artists Sheila Cuellar–Shaffer and Sharon Massey. Massey's sculptural work explores recollections and collections – specifically how our memories are caught up in souvenirs, talismans, and the assemblages of these objects. Cuellar-Shaffer roots her fantastical paintings in specific visual idioms to convey a sense of urgency and nowness. Together their work asks the viewer to understand how time shapes our shared lived experience and how time is shaped by it.
About the artists
Sheila Cuellar-Shaffer
Colombian-American artist Sheila Cuellar-Shaffer’s work has been shown at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Susquehanna Museum of Art, Kniznick Gallery at Brandeis University, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, and The State Museum of Pennsylvania. In 2018, her design Democracy is Power was chosen by the Amplifier Foundation curatorial team, which includes Shepard Fairey and America Ferrera, to travel around the country with #powertothepolls. In 2020, Sheila was awarded funds from the Heinz Endowments Just Arts program as Lead Artist of the recently completed Billboard Art Project. Her work has been mentioned in publications including Forbes.com, Bloomberg CityLab and The Boston Globe.
Sharon Massey
Sharon Massey is a metalsmith, jeweler and enamelist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her jewelry has been exhibited in Germany, Estonia, Poland, Italy, Spain, China, Japan, Canada, Brazil and Australia, as well as across the United States. Sharon’s work has been included in numerous publications, including American Craft and Metalsmith magazines, The Art of Enameling, and Art Jewelry Today 2nd , 3rd , and 4th editions. Her work is included in several public collections including the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Yale University Art Gallery. She received a BFA from Winthrop University in 1999, and an MFA from East Carolina University in 2006.